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Date: | Tue, 26 May 1992 10:26:15 -0400 |
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Bandit is much improved as of this morning. His eyes are clear
again & he is steadier on his feet. He's also eating & drinking
on his own again & didn't fight the Nutrical & prednisone this
morning.
Jeff called Dr. Jeglum's office this morning to report our
experience & was told that it was apparently a combination of
the heat & the chemo that got to him. We are to keep him under
observation for another 24 hours & if he is still rocky by
tomorrow morning, we are to take him to Dr. Harris
(our regular vet) and ask to have a white blood cell count done
& put him on antibiotics. They think the reason he was refusing
food & water was that he was probably feeling nauseous & sluggish
from the combination of heat & Vincristine. It seems that Vincristine
lowers the white count; it usually makes him tired for a couple of
days afterward anyway. This is the first adverse reaction Bandit
has had to chemo.
If indeed it was heat & chemo that go to him, I am concerned
about how things may go once the summer heat hits for good.
It is over an hour drive to Dr. Jeglum's and our car is
not air-conditioned. Does anyone have any suggestions on
how we can keep Bandit cool on the long drive? Jeff was
thinking about putting a cold pack under the towel in the
pet carrier. (This is not a hard-sided cold pack, but a
flexible pack in a cloth cover that we usually use for
household first-aid.) Any other ideas?
Hoping to hear good things for Percy & Slink. . .
Katie, Jeff, Bandit, Molly, Charlie & Pogo (who really thinks
he can fly!)
[Posted in FML issue 0255]
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