This week we start his 3rd week of radiation therapy. Last week he did great with radiation and doesn't seem to have any side effects except he was overly sedated. So this week we changed up Max's sedation.No trazadone for him any more!!!
When Max was done with radiation therapy (which only took 1 hour today) he was alert and happy! He rested in the backseat of the car with me on the way home but once we were home, he was literally back to his normal self. He didn't have any sedation issues today at all! 0So thankful!
He was not nauseous at all and ate a few smaller meals throughout the day today to avoid nausea from whatever anesthesia was still in his system. He is not experiencing any side effects at all from radiation except he does have discoloring on his tummy area and his wank area from the radiation (instead of being pink in color it is turning black'ish).
Max has had a great week so far and has been acting normal and eating well. He is still straining to poop so we are trying to figure that out but we are starting to think it could be constipation caused by too much protein. He is still around 49lbs (a healthy weight for Max is around 56lbs) so we are trying to put some weight back on. We added in a 3rd meal at lunch time for Max (see info below on this). So far that seems to be helping with some of his constipation issues. It has definitely helped with his poop looking ribbon-like. Some of his poops are full and completely normal, which we haven't seen in awhile. Some other poops are smaller but not as much ribbon-like as before.
This week Max chased rabbits, played with Sammy Lammington, ate a cheeseburger for a snackie and went to the groomer. He had a great week this week as we finish up week 3 of radiation (he only has 2 radiation treatments left) and as we head into his 2nd week of chemo next week.
Fresh back from the groomer for these two this week!
Below is how Max's week went:
Day 1: No side effects. We changed up his sedation protocol so he will no longer receive trazadone. He was alert after his treatment (only took 1 hour today) and he acted totally normal when we got home. Still straining to poop a lot today. Fed him several smaller meals so as not to give him nausea with whatever anesthesia was still in his system. Slept well all night long.
Day 2: Slept well last night. He acted totally normal today. I decided to start feeding him a 3rd meal. I was doing 1 full breakfast, small snack at 11am, full dinner at 4pm, and small snack at 8pm. He weighed in at 49lbs today which is about 7lbs off from his ideal weight so I am changing up his food routine. Today he had a full breakfast at 7am, full kibble lunch at 12pm, full dinner at 4:30pm, and then a light snack around 8pm. He gets his Carprofen at 7am & 7pm and then CBD oil at 12pm and 8pm. He still strained a lot to poop today.
Day 3: Holy poop batman! He did not strain this morning at all to poop and his poop looked completely normal! I am thinking it is because he was constipated that he was straining so much! We have had him on a mostly ketogenic diet so I am thinking maybe we need to adjust his protein levels and add some healthy carbs in to keep things moving and to help him. He pooped 3 times by 9:45am and did not strain at all either time. Another full kibble lunch at 12pm today for Max.
Day 4: Day 3 of us giving Max a full kibble lunch. He had a few great poops today where he didn't strain but then some other poops where he was still straining. I bought MetaMucil today and will be adding to his meals to see if that helps with his straining. Max played with Sammy Lammington after dinner tonight and he was bouncing all over the place. It is the most energy we have seen from Max in quite a while and was wonderful to see. Max woke up this morning at 5:30am to go out potty but before this he had been sleeping until 7am. We did start a new routine of taking him out at 12am before Colin comes to bed so he can get through the night without urges or having to go potty.
Day 5: I started giving Max 1/4 teaspoon of Metamucil to his morning breakfast and then 1/8 of a teaspoon with his dinner to see if that helps his straining. He did well on certain poops today but other poops he still strained. We will see after a few days if the Metamucil helps him or not. Max went to the groomer today and he did fantastic! He is usually pretty nervous when we go there bc he HATES being blow dried and hates having his nails clipped so I gave him 11mg of CBD oil just before we left the house. When he got to the groomer he jumped up on her table (which has never happened before)! When we picked him up she said this was the BEST he has ever been for her! He was calm, didn't bark except for when she walked away from him (hahahahaha!) and he did great with the blow dryer and his feeties!! Amazing! He looks adorable after his new hair cut!!! He was also there for 1.5 hours and never pee'd so he held his urine, which was fantastic.
Day 6: Max had a great day today again and is still eating very well. He is loving his extra meals throughout the day (so is Sammy). He did have an accident in the house today but I think it's because we were outside for a long time doing some much needed yard work and he just couldn't hold it. We don't sweat that stuff any more. We bought a carpet cleaner on Amazon in July and just clean it right up with no problem. He hasn't had an accident in the house since June though! He seemed to strain less today when pooping, too, so maybe the Metamucil is working it's magic!
Day 7: Chemo fence went back up today getting ready for chemo week this week! Max has been pooping GREAT since we added in Metamucil to his diet! He barely had any straining at all today and had great looking poops and hardly strained at all! Have we found our miracle?! Could this have been a simple case of constipation?!
We are heading into another week of radiation (treatment 4/5) and Max will have his 2nd treatment of Chemo this week! Please pray he does great with his chemo and that he doesn't experience the nausea like he did last time.
Thank you for all of your prayers friends!
Much love,
Brenda & Max (and Sammy Lammington too)
Total cost of treatment:
$411.90 (they did a urinalysis today and we had 2 prescription refills for Carprofen and his ear medication)
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