First Day Post Radiation & Chemo.....

Max had a very restful sleep last night. He was not nauseated at all and slept through the entire night.

All day on Tuesday, 8/6, he was pretty tired. If he wasn't outside going potty, he was inside resting comfortably. I was careful with his feedings today bc I didn't want to upset his tum tum so he had 4 small meals throughout the day.

Dogs on chemo can get fussy about what they want to eat so I wasn't sure how he'd do but he did pretty well! He had 1/2 cup of ground turkey for breakfast and then some cottage cheese and blueberries for a mid morning snacky. For dinner he ate dehydrated veggies along with more turkey and blueberries and then for a snickity snack around 8pm he had some green beans, cottage cheese and fruit. He did well with everything except when I went to give him his NSAID pill, he spit it out (it was wrapped in cheese which he usually loves!). I am assuming maybe it was the texture or the smell of the cheese that he didn't like. No problem! I stuffed it into a large blueberry and he loved it. :)

Look at this snacky before bedtime! I would eat this all day long!!!

I started him on Claritin 10mg today bc his seasonal allergies have kicked in and his ears are yeasty so with ear meds and the Claritin, we should see that clear up soon. Since we are heading into fall soon, his allergies should not last long either.

Even though Max was tired today, he did go CRAZY when he saw a baby bunny in our backyard. Colin took him out to go potty and when Max saw the bunny, he took off after it like a lightening bolt! That bunny has a death wish and better find a new place to live! We have 2 live traps out there to try and catch it but we think he's too light weight to set off the trap. He is eating the food but not getting caught. Stinker!

Max had some loose stool today so we started him on Metronidazole 250mg. We made sure to block off the backyard so Max will go on one side of the yard to go potty and our other dog, Sammy Lammington, will go on the other side.

For up to 3 days after Max's chemo, we need to be careful around his urine and poopy to make sure we don't come in contact with it and we didn't want Sammy stepping in it or eating his poop (oh yes.... Sammy is a poop eater).

We go out with our dogs every time they go outside bc they ALWAYS pee and poop right away before running around chasing birds and digging up mole holes so we've made it a habit to go out with them so we can pick up the poop right away so Sammy doesn't have a second meal and so they don't step in it and carry it all throughout the house (yes this has also happened before!). Before you ask, YES we do this in the winter, too (insert eye roll here).

We didn't really know what to expect after his treatments so this week will be interesting to take notes and to see what we can expect moving forward. So far, nothing too major but we will see what the next few days and weeks have for us.

Thank you for all your prayers for our family and for our sweet boy. We continue to be humbled and amazed by the generosity of people and the kindness of others. Amidst the 3 horrible mass shootings in California, Ohio and Texas within the past week, we find ourselves praying for our country and the families that have experienced such great loss. Despite these 3 men that have taken so many lives, we have heard stories of heroism and love. There are wonderful people in this very broken world and we need to all focus on being the solution and the love that this world needs.

We are grateful and thankful God has surrounded us with such loving friends, Britt lovers and family.

Much love,
xoxoxo