It's been about a week since Lulu has started Cycle 3 of her chemotherapy and she's been experiencing some side effects. Starting last weekend she has been a bit sluggish (especially coming up the stairs) and pants a lot in exhaustion. Also she's lost her appetite, which is very unusual for her. She'll start her meal but have a hard time finishing, even after we've topped it off with some pumpkin (girl loves her fruit and veggies) or dried meat.
Also we learned our lesson with putting off her grooming. She has been biting at her paws (poor, itchy things) and must have bitten through the skin because one started to bleed and it looks infected. We took her in to see Dr. Turner today and the team was surprised to see her so shaggy.
Today's diagnosis:
• Stopping the Prednisone early may have affected Lulu's appetite and energy level. Starting today she is back on at 10mg 2x daily for three days, 10mg 1x daily for another three days, then back on to 10mg every other day.
• The doctor gave her an antibiotics injection to last her two weeks. Hopefully this will fight off that nasty infection on her foot. She is to soak it 2x daily for 5 minutes in a Chlorhexadine dilute and is back in the cone so she can't chew on her foot.
• Lulu's white blood cell count is normal so she is to continue on the Lomustine tomorrow.
The peach fuzz on the right side of her muzzle is slowly turning into fur and the left size now has some peach fuzz. Top of her nose, not so much. :( The pigmentation is starting to return too so you can see parts of her nose and top lip that is starting to match her bottom lip. When we take her out people have stopped asking about her nose -- I suppose she just looks like a "mature" dog now that has lost a bit of her fur. :P
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