Pupdate! My husband just sent me a video of Mosby, lying on his bed, eating a plate of chicken and rice. My husband captioned it "No one can resist my cooking!" So, yay! Good job, Mosby. And Chris.

However, Chris has had no success feeding him his pills. Mosby locks his jaw for poor Chris and wouldn't even eat them in a hot dog. 🙁

Unfortunately, Mosby did not eat chicken and rice the second time last night. And has been pretty spotty with food since then. He'd eat some pieces of hot dog last night. And some pieces of scallops (um, yes, that's what my husband cooked us last night, so I may have fed Mosby some pieces of scallop). This morning my husband woke up and cooked him chicken and rice, and even made a gravy for it, and even pretended to eat it, and Mosby refused. But later he did eat the pieces of chicken. He also fought him really hard on the pills and he only got about 80% down. When I came down, I got him to eat a can of his dog food. He is turning down most treats. Poor fellow. I'm trying to remind myself that this can be a really typical symptom of chemo, but wishing he had sailed through it like the first time. And of course at this point he's not only feeling the effects, but he's also on so many drugs - pain, stomach, etc. - that he's out of it. 

One cute moment - we let him out a while ago, and even though it's cold, it's nice and sunny. He stood out there a bit, and the next thing we knew he was rubbing his face in the grass, followed by a "flop," and then a full on wallow / back scratch roll in the grass. Either his back is feeling good enough to wiggle around like that, or he just did a number to it! Hopefully the former. It was cute to see, and hopefully this tummy issue will resolve itself and he'll feel better soon.

Well, it's hard to be patient, not because I want things to be easier for me, but because I want them to be easier for Mosby. But thank you for the award. 😉

I've been emailing with his onco since yesterday to keep her up to speed. She said if his appetite isn't better by tomorrow, she recommends an injection of anti-nausea meds plus sub-cutaneous fluids, and possibly an appetite stimulant. Mosby is having a nice snooze right now. We're still going to take him out to the barn today, because I think the fresh air will be good, and it will be good for his morale. And maybe it will stimulate his appetite! Although what he'll probably want is some tasty horse muffins, warm from the oven. :/ Dogs love those. Yuck. 

Yes. And we started him on it a day or two prior to chemo hoping it would help help prevent stomach upset. 

Any suggestions are definitely welcome. 🙂 He has been drinking really well (knock on wood ...) so we haven't had to worry about that. 

Thanks! 😀 The support here is invaluable. 

Mosby is on:

100mg Gabapentin 2x day for any residual phantom limb pain, as well as nerve pain related to his back. 

3.75 mg Meloxicam 1x day as anti-inflammatory for his back and joints.

75 mg Tramadol 3 x day for back pain.

Note: His back has been pretty good the last week or so with the above combo, plus we had our first acupuncture Tuesday. I am happy with this combo. 

80 mg Maropitant 1x day for nausea (started yesterday bc of appetite loss)

375 mg Metronidazole 2x day for loose stools (started yesterday bc of tummy issues)

8 mg Ondestadron 2x day for nausea (started right after chemo as prophylactic anti-nausea)

pepcid 1x day for tummy

375 mg Cipro 2x day - this is for the staph infection he got in his incision site. 

I think that's it, ha. CBC and kidney function were normal Thursday pre-carboplatin. 

Yesterday Mosby ate cooked chicken breast with brown rice early in the day after rejecting the food he's been vacuuming up for 5 weeks (blue buffalo kibble w/ canned mixed in). Did not eat the rice and chicken breast when offered for dinner. Turned his nose up at peanut butter and cheese we'd been using for pills. Turned his nose up at the treats he's been eating with gusto. Did eat some pieces of hot dog. 

Today Mosby did not eat chicken breast with brown rice for breakfast, but later ate the pieces of chicken when hand-fed. Still turning his nose up at his treats, except for a few. Did express some interest in peanut butter and cheese but I didn't force it. Did eat a little bit of bacon and scrambled eggs . And ate an entire can of canned blue buffalo turkey, which made me feel much better. 

So I do think his appetite has improved from yesterday. He won't eat pumpkin but we might try some sweet potatoes. And we might try white rice instead of brown - maybe he's just being picky. Hopefully he will eat some more canned food tonight. I am really, really hopeful things will keep improving.