Jasper (12 yr old Mini Schnauzer) is now at peace

Ah darn it!! :( :(

Surely hoping the metronidazole will turn things around for our sweet Jasper boy. Sending many healing wishes flying your way, Tina!

Marianne

I hope this morning has brought improvements for our sweet boy, Tina. Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers!

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Hi Tina,

Sorry to read about Jasper's flare up. I'm crossing my fingers that the metronidazole kicks in.

Thinking of you both

Oh Tina, sorry to hear that Jasper might be having colitis problems. I too hope he is feeling better today.
I know how worrying it is when they aren't well, but I also know he has the best mum ever taking care of him.
Hugs!

Thanks all. Made it through the night with no more poo or vomiting so that is good. Will see if I can get him to eat more chicken and rice in a bit. Oh my goodness Sharlene dear, thank you for stopping in, but don't worry about us right now, you just focus all your energy on darling Molly. You have enough on your mind at the moment! xo

Hi Tina, I only have a few seconds to post right now, as I am on my break, Thank you, thank you, thank you for updating us on our Sweet Jasper. So sorry that he's still stuggling. More later sweetie.

I'm home from work and watching over Jasper and Molly. I hope Jasper was able to eat a little somthing and his tummy settles quickly.

PAWS UP JASPER BOY!!!

(((((Hugs))))))

Hoping today is a better day for our sweet boy!

Hi Tina,
How is Jasper doing? Keeping you both in my thoughts.
Shana

Thank you all. The colitis seems to be stabilizing. I am continuing with the chicken and rice for now, I want to see a somewhat normal poo before I start to transition back to his canned prescription lowfat diet. He was pretty cleaned out so it might take a little bit longer for things to start up again.

After he had the horrible bleeding from his nose episode at the end of July, the lump on his head deflated significantly and actually stayed smaller for a couple of weeks. I was so hopeful that it would just stay that size, but it gradually started getting larger again, indicating that more fluid from the mass in his sinus was seeping through the bone. :(

I took him in to the vet last Friday 9/2 to have her check it, and she agreed that it was worth a shot to try to drain some of the fluid out to see if some of the pressure would be relieved. She was able to get 15cc of very thick red gelatinous fluid out, which is quite a bit. It was difficult to draw out since it was so thick. Jasper tolerated this well, but was starting to get uncomfortable since it was taking so long. She felt there was probably about 30cc still in there, which is a huge amount for the area. The lump itself is about the size of a large walnut right now. She said the next time she will try a larger needle. I know this sounds painful but all along he has not acted like the lump is very painful, and she agrees that it doesn't seem to bother him to do this procedure. He really only acts uncomfortable if I try to mess with it, like when I check it to see if it has grown. I mostly leave it alone.

My vet had been a little reluctant to try to drain it because she said it would probably fill right back up, and that is a big concern. So it has been a little scary. It has been a week and today I notice that it is already starting to get larger again. :( So I think we will have to try to drain it again in a shorter time frame than after he had the nose bleed. She indicated that she was willing to try this as long as he was doing relatively well otherwise and was eating good, etc. I'm so thankful it doesnt seem to hurt him or it would be out of the question. Not really any other options right now.

Over the past month or so I have noticed that he seems skinny along his back and hips, the bones are protruding quite a bit now. He hasn't lost weight at this point which is good. She said it is due to loss of muscle mass because the cancer sucks all the protein out of his system. I'm supposed to try to feed him more of the canned food, but that's a tall order as I usually struggle to get him to finish already. Hopefully after this colitis is all resolved I will be able to get him back on his food and eating more. He sleeps a lot, but has been doing that for quite some time, way before we found the lump on his head.

So that is where we are at. I haven't heard back yet from the job that I applied for. I am hoping they call for an interview, I feel that it would be a good fit for me. So just waiting on that. If I haven't heard anything by early next week I think I will call to check on the status of my application.

I have been getting a hassle from my insurance company regarding coverage for the storm damage to my home and fence. It has been very time consuming and stressful with multiple phone calls. They are going to send out another adjuster for a re-inspection of everything. My roofing contractor is shocked at their response and will be out here to meet with them next time, he feels there is no question about any of the damage, so I am hoping this will be resolved soon.

Thank you all for all the kind words, prayers and positive thoughts. One day at a time, and I am grateful for every minute with my precious boy. I love him so much, he's my world. xo