etgayle said:

etta, sounds like you are in a real rough patch!!  gayle did five rounds of doxorubicin.  four of the five times, the day she did the treatment, she was so full of IV fluids, that when she napped, she had the dribbles..but that passed after the first 24 hours.  no other incontinence issues for her.  maybe it's the nausea meds?? is it cerenia?  this might be a "pam question".  hope you get to feeling better soon!!

I was also wondering about the nausea meds… I am going to call them tomorrow when they open.  She is on the generic form of Zofran and takes it twice a day since she started Chemo.  Actually, because she continues to vomit the doc was thinking about adding cerenia to the zofran. 

She vomitted this morning but that was because I prematurely switched her back to her regular food…  Won't be doing that again anytime soon ; /   We also noticed that she isn't drinking much and I have been hand feeding her gatorade diluted with water or diluted chicken broth and she really likes both of those…   oy vey!  Thanks all for your responses… I will update when I know more…  julie

Hi Julie,

I hope Etta feels better….this chemo treatment can be pretty rough at times.  Sorry to hear that Etta's going through this.   On the anti-nausea meds, my oncologist (Dr. Davis – maybe you're seeing her too?)  prescribed both Zofran and Cerrenia for Mackenzie because she had pretty bad side effects – nausea and loss of appetite.  I also gave her these ginger supplements that was recommended by Dr. Davis too.   Also was wondering if Etta was given an injection of Zofran before her treatment.  They did that with Mackenzie but she was doing carboplatin  not doxorubicin so don't know if they do the same things.  I found that most dogs on this website have been prescribed Cerrenia as the first anti-nausea med.  Dr. Davis however has a different protocol where Zofran is prescribed first and then if Cerrenia is needed she'll add that.  

Good luck with your appt.  Will be keeping our paws crossed that Etta feels better.

Kami (Mackenzie's Mom)   

kbryant said:

 Dr. Davis however has a different protocol where Zofran is prescribed first and then if Cerrenia is needed she'll add that.
 

Kami, Dr Davis is Etta's doctor too!  She told us the same info on the phone so i have a feeling we will be on that protocol too…  I will ask her about the ginger as well… 

Thanks everyone for the tips and support!  julie

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to give you all an update:  Etta saw Dr. Davis today at VCG and we still don't know exactly what's up but here is what we do know.  Etta seems to be in a lot of pain around the base of her tail as well as her right back knee (torn cruciate).  It may be as simple as a muscle strain.  They also took a urine sample to check for a UTI…  It's good news if thats whats causing all the problems. 

However, it could also be signs of a new tumor possibly in her brain or spine or some other place.  We knew we had quite an uphill battle ahead of us so the news of course was not shocking.  Regardless, we remain hopeful. 

In the meantime,  Etta will have her Chemo tx tomorrow and she will also have added G.I. support with a new rx of celenia to go with her zofran and also the ginger supplement that Mack's mom talked about (thanks Kami!).  She is also on heavy duty pain meds… we are back on the trammadol and also gabepentin.  She will continue on her deramax as well…  

She goes back in a couple of weeks for a re-check.. She will probably do some xrays at that point and maybe an ultrasound.. We will keep her off her paws as much as possible and hopefully she will feel better!

Thanks again for all the well wishes and support!!!!  julie

jerry said:

As for the ginger supplement, we'd love to hear more about it. What's the name?

It's called "Nutrigest"  "nutritional support for Gastro-Intestinal Mucosa"  The brand is "Rx Vitamins"  Formulated by Robert J. Silver D.V.M.

Here is a link to the ingredients
: http://www.petn…..-pets.html