Yesterday we took Bovver Boy to his regular vet, Dr. Gardner, to get some X-rays of his chest. Good news! The X-rays showed his beautifully clear lungs! No signs of pneumonia at all, but they did have some concerns about his esophagus. They could see some signs of enlargement of his esophagus on the X-rays, which means we are now dealing with Megaesophagus. So, in the same way that the muscles in his legs aren't properly working, now the muscles in his esophagus are weakening as well. From now on, after Bovver eats or drinks we have to keep him in an upright position for a minimum of 5 minutes, but ideally 20 minutes.
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| He doesn't mind doing it when he gets to snuggle on the couch :) |
Dr. Gardner has been so sweet to our boy and has given us some really great advice throughout all of this. Yesterday we learned that one of her dogs was also diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma and she chose to do the same treatment plan with Lomustine that we are doing. We picked her brain for a while and learned that her dog has been in remission for a year and a half! This is definitely not common, but it gives us hope and makes us feel that we made the right decision with the Lomustine treatment. She also recommended some new food, it's called Hill's Digestive Care and Bovver LOVES it! We're happy that he is finally eating something with more nutritional value. Anyways, Bovver's attitude and mobility has been great yesterday and this morning! We rarely had to carry him yesterday and he was able to potty completely on his own this morning. Such a resilient little boy, we are so proud of him! It has been getting cold here at night/early morning so this is how Bovver was sleeping as I left the house at 6:30.
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| Yes, he is under three blankets. |
I am writing this post with a huge sigh of relief. Not only is our boy starting to show some more normal behavior, but Eric and I have received so much support from so many people lately. Thank you guys so much! Eric's mom came over with a donation to Bovv's treatment and some hamburgers and carrots for him. Thank you! We have also been trying to sell Eric's car to pay for some of his treatment and yesterday we sold it to none other than my brother! We're happy the car is going to a good home and we're extremely happy to have money in the bank for more treatments and emergency expenses (like $250 X-rays). After we signed the title over I got a call from my mom and sister. They said they knew we were going through a lot and they wanted to do something nice to cheer us up, so they are hiring a photographer to come take photos of us and our boys!! I cannot wait to show everyone! On top of all of this we have still been getting donations through our YouCaring and so many messages of love and support from everyone. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
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