hi ho, hi ho, off to chemo we go

We decided to move forward with chemo, but really want to have it done at Medvet.  I called yesterday to find out when we could get in, and the earliest appointment was next Thursday.  Yikes.  So, I called the Akron option, which isn’t a horrible option, just not our first choice, and we could get in any day this week that we wanted.  Hmmm…so hard to make these decisions.  Fortunately we had an appointment with Dr. Sporer and Jess this afternoon, so we were able to get their advice.

Dr. Sporer seemed a bit alarmed at waiting until next Thursday too, but also hated to see us not be able to go for treatment where we were all most comfortable.  She made a quick call to Medvet and worked her magic to get us in tomorrow!  Awesome.  While she was on the phone, Jess was giving Kesey a bath.  I am so grateful for both of these amazing people.  Kesey smells so good and has to feel so much better.  We are admittedly not frequent dog bathers.  I mean they might get four baths a year max, but Kesey hasn’t had a bath yet this summer, and he really needed it.  I just feel better putting him through chemo feeling as good as he possibly can going into it.

We left with instructions from both Jess and Dr. Sporer to call and let them know how things go tomorrow.

We’ll stay in Columbus tomorrow night and hopefully see some friends for dinner, and we’ll definitely have to make a Pattycake run.  I’ll be super anxious until we know Kesey handled the chemo okay, but I have to tell myself that it’s all going to go well.

I have a call in to Dr. Sivula b/c I really want to get some “next step” advice from him.  I have all of these holistic treatments in the kitchen, but am not sure how to use them in conjunction with chemo.  He is leaving town tomorrow and we won’t see him again until July 14th, so I hope to talk with him before he leaves.  If we aren’t able to get in touch with him, Dr. R from CA should be back in town relatively soon, so we can hopefully talk with her about combining holistic with chemo.

I need to remember to ask about heartworm prevention too, b/c Kesey didn’t get it at all in June and now I think we’ll need to wait until after chemo.  I always forget to ask about this one for some reason.

As I type, L is outside building the deck.  The steps are done and the rest will come together soon.  It’s going to be awesome…just hope Kesey agrees!

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