Canine Bladder Cancer

Jon--I will NEVER forget you and your beloved Aiko; the pictures you had of her on your website were wonderful.  Sadly, I will never forget your terrible battle with TCC either.

BUT, I am beyond THRILLED to hear that you have let another pup into your heart and it sounds as if this fellow really needed to find you.  He must surely think he has found doggie heaven having found you.  I wish you both a long and happy life together.

Annie was a "replacement" dog after the dog of my heart died suddenly of kidney failure.  Annie didn't take his place--she built a BIGGER spot in my heart and has stubbornly stayed there all this time.  (And to protect myself further, I have a back up dog so that I always will have at least two furry sources of comfort!)

Annie continues to hang in there, some days are better than others.  We've been going through a period of constant blood in her urine and it is still disturbing.  I try so hard to follow my own advice and enjoy every minute I have; this weekend we hope to get to go the beach--there is one that we can go to (by invitation only) where the dogs can run free.  Annie puts her nose to the shoreline and takes off until we catch up with her and turn her around. (It's the one instance where the constant peeing is a blessing,otherwise she'd never get caught!)

Jon, if it's okay, I'll send you my email address (by private response) and you can send me pictures of your new buddy!

Thank you so much for your kind word and for thinking of me when it came time to share such wonderful news!

Marty 

Hi,

My 14 year old Sheltie Jake, was diagnosed with
Bladder/Prostate/Urethral cancer just a couple of weeks ago.  He
presented with drips of blood in his urine. We started Piroxicam and an
antibiotic. I have started to change his diet over to no/low carbs and
high protein.  My problem is that although he has never been picky
about his Science Diet kibble his entire life, he is now starting to
not eat on a regular basis.  And when he does eat, he sometimes vomits
within five minutes.  Unfortunately, that means that his medicine comes
up too.

He also use to be so easy to pill whenever he did need medicine, but now he is becoming almost impossible. 

Does
anyone have any advice on how to easily pill him. Ihave tried putting
them in something tasty, but he has gotten wise to that trick.  I tried
him on the Science Diet ND, which is their cancer diet and he doesn't
like it. He seems to be hesitant whatever I give him to eat.

Thank
you in advance for any advice.  I am hoping to have some of the
successes that some of you have posted about the longevity of his
life.  I just want it to be good for him and not just for me.  My Vet
has said he has approx 2-4 months because of the extent of his tumor.

Take care,

Julie, Jakes Mom