Bear's chemo began yesterday with the insertion of a catheter into his leg vein and about 30 minutes of IV. He is such a good patient and throughout the pre-chemo blood work and the actual procedure, he remained calm. I brought him home and he felt okay, mostly becauser for the last few days he's been on a big dosage of prednisone. Dr. Ellen warned us that the bad response would likely be on Day 2 and Day 3 and sure enough, he is quite flat and tired today. I am continuing the chemo orally at home for three days after each session at the clinic. The drugs are so toxic that I have to wear gloves to give him the pills and to clean his litter box. The nausea blocker seems to be working fine, thank goodness. Here are some photos, the first two of which are of Bear yesterday when he got home. His little brother Aidan would not leave his side all day - it seems he knows. The second photo is today and he has been in that same place hunkered down most of the day.
We have three weeks in a row of this protocol and then we'll assess his progress. If the chemo seems to be helping, then he will graduate to a once every three weeks schedule indefinitely.
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| January 9, 2012 Day 1 Chemotherapy |
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| Kitties resting after Bear's chemo treatment January 9, 2012 |
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| January 10, 2012 Bear feeling effects of chemotherapy |
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