Miracle in Greenville, SC. (SIRIUS)

[DemoTex]

Sirius's lung cancer is gone. On St. Valentine's day he was given 4-8 weeks to live. We were told that once cancer got into a dogs lungs, it was almost impossible to treat. We were told that there was an outside chance and that, given his good health and happy disposition, chemo might be a viable option. I said, "Do it!"
He still has his primary tumor, but it is marginally smaller. He has one more chemo on Adriamycin, then they will look for a more effective drug for the prostate tumor. Radiation might be an option. He is doing extremely well, and that is the news.

Mac


Sweet Sirius

[jeff30997]

1. Great news !

I'm so glad for both of you.:toast:

[ProfessorGAC]

2. WoW! That's Cool!

Glad to hear it! Get well, li'l doggie!
The Professor

[Liberal_Andy]

3. congrats!

keep hope alive! (and sirius!)

[napi21]

4. That's GREAT!!! Was the chemo hard on him?

I know most of the time it's very hard on people, and I had never heard of them giving doggies chemo before. He looks like such a happy bay, I hope he gets completely well!!!

[DemoTex]

5. No, it was/is a piece of cake.

He lost some of his beautiful snout mustache and beard, but that will come back. Dogs tolerate chemotherapeutic drugs much better that humans. I'll be a walking, talking advocate of chemotherapy for certain canine cancers. What a great decision and outcome. However, it has been expensive. I would guess that I have spent nearly $4000 on this veterinary problem. Maybe more.


Sirius