Just got back from the vet. All the tests have come back and the news is sad. Our sweet Chip has cancer of the spleen. The 'stroke' he had wasn't caused by a blood clot but instead from a small piece of his spleen breaking off and traveling to his brain, causing a block. The meds he got soon after opened his veins wide enough to pass the clot, and he has recovered his normal behavior.
The bad news is it won't go away, chemo isn't an option and removing it is very dangerous because of his age. So for now we will give him the meds plus vitamins to strengthen his immune system and keep him as healthy as we can. His spleen is breaking apart slowly so this will happen again. We will take him to the vet every week to check the progress of the cancer and hope for the best. The main thing is to keep him as comfortable as possible for as long as possible.
Right now he is very happy and you would never know how sick he was. We can only take it a day at a time and live in the moment - as with all things, right? I've packed up the last of our things in our little apartment and we are just waiting for Eric to get off early from work to settle up with Shandor and move everything to the house. The only thing keeping me from being totally excited is knowing we won't have Internet, probably for awhile. Since that is my only connection to friends and family and the "outside" world, I will feel very disconnected. I will also miss posting something daily on my blog. I'm sure that there will be many good things come from not having internet that I won't discover until it happens. Signing off for now. :-)
I'm SO sorry about Chip. Gisele's dog, Diesel, has an inoperable tumor on his spine and they only gave him three months to live. That was two years ago, and he's still alive and doing pretty well. I truly believe his life has been extended by love. Let's pray that you'll have the same experience with Chip. My heart is with you!
ReplyDeleteYou probably won't read this for a few weeks but I wanted to tell you how sorry I am about Chip. I'm sure it probably feels like "one more thing" in the long list of problems you have had trying to move to Hungary. He is a very sweet dog and it must be so confusing and painful for him. How strange, to have his spleen literally "coming apart". I've ordered TJ's surprise and hopefully he will get that before you are back on the internet. Talk to you soon and prayers are with all of you.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sad to hear about Chippy. He has been such a wonderful part of your family. He was very lucky to have you find him to love and care for him like he had never experienced before. He's been a blessed puppy. Give him a hug for me.....
ReplyDeleteHey mommy! Sorry abt chippy. I hope you guys are doing ok. I saw a papa tail in ramstein and I couldn't help but wonder if it was Eric. Miss you!
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