I DO feel the love, you all are awesome. I have definitely made notes of all of the suggestions; I am an extremely aggressive (ugh, assertive, that's it) healthcare advocate, which comes half from growing up in a medical family and half being a corporate attorney who is used to pursuing answers to the nth degree.

All this started not after his first chemo, actually (he was only sleepy after that, and it didn't affect his appetite), but his second chemo, when he was on the cipro, and then after that he went on ALL sorts of anti-nausea drugs and anti-diarrhea drugs, none of which worked, so the detox was actually to go off those and only back to the ones he needed (pain meds for his back - going off those wasn't an option, and they have never bothered him) and the Cipro (not knowing it was affecting him he needed it for the staph). The 24 hours IV fluids helped, but he started going downhill again not long after, so I'm sure the fluids helped flush some toxins out, but being on the cipro they came right back. Then he finally got to go off the Cipro last Monday night. And then he got brighter, started eating again, and was happy. But we think he played too hard at daycare Thursday and pulled his back.

The acupuncture didn't really help this time, but we did alternate ice and warm packs over the weekend, and he seems to be getting better. His attitude is VERY bright and happy, even though he seems like he's struggling when he walks. He has been eating very well, and especially based on a number of the comments here, we have been trying to make sure he always has a little food in his belly, and that seems to be helping (or at least isn't hurting). And he is pretty happily eating it. We have come up with a method for his pills that is working well, but of course it does also help that I'm not giving him a bajillion pills each time. We have sent him to daycare this week, but with very strict instructions on what he can do, and he was no worse yesterday, plus very happy. The daycare folks pretty much provide him a place to lounge (I bring a bed each day) while everyone else is playing, and he can meet and greet some and also go outside for potty breaks, but no actual playing. He'll do that through Wednesday, and 3rd chemo is scheduled for Thursday if everything looks ok. Based on his improvement, I am inclined to go forward if his bloodwork, etc. is good. He was scheduled to get xrays done of his chest Thursday, but since he got xrays the other week, and no one saw anything visible, I'm not sure if they'll do it again. Hopefully, since he is off the Cipro, he'll do much better, more like he did after the first chemo. One of us will stay home with him Friday, and then he can chill all weekend too. The following Monday we finally have a follow-up with PT vet so he can get a complete check of his back and also legs, so we can make sure we are on the right track to managing his pain and help him feel better going forward. He gets out of breath easily when he walks, and I'm not sure if its physical or there's something else going on. Hopefully we'll find out more soon.

So that is the Mosby update. I am very superstitious, so I don't like saying things are going "well," because I'm afraid I will jinx it (seems to keep happening). So I can say that things are not going too bad. 🙂 The most important thing is his attitude and happiness. We are spoiling him with lots of back massages and (a reasonable amount of) treats, and generally reminding him that he's the best dog in the world.