I want to thank everyone who
responded for your help and suggestions for Dakota.
We took him to my specialist
yesterday and spent 3 hours there - more testing and analysis. His
prescribed meds were adjusted and he will need to get blood tests twice
a week for the next 4 weeks if he recovers.
His bone marrow and blood cell
regeneration can totally shut down between 7-14 days after initial chemo
is given. We are on day 10. His White Blood Cell count dropped from
36,000 on 4/11 to 7,000 yesterday. His Red Blood Cell count is at the
lowest on the chart.
He is a big boy and usually weighs
66 lbs. lean. He weighed 45 lbs. yesterday and looks like a 6 mos. old
puppy who has been starved.
The chemo kills blood cells in the
heart, bladder, kidney, liver, bone marrow and more, so he can have
organ complications in the future.
The upside is that he is eating, has
no diarrhea and is not vomiting. He seems to have good boxer spirit.
Please pardon us for not responding
to each of you individually. I am exhausted emotionally and I know this
is affecting Bonney (Dakota's owner) even more.
I have filed a complaint with the
Illinois State Board.
Please also copy Bonney Lindeman
on your emails. She desperately needs the moral support right now
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