Update on Riley

Riley had his first chemo treatment on Saturday, January 9. He did not have a very good Friday and Scott and I were even concerned about going through with the chemo just because of his bad day and wondering if it was the right thing to do. But then the oncologist vet checked him out and she declared him to be 50% in remission with just the one shot that kills cancer cells prior to starting chemo!

I am happy to report that Riley is not having any side effects that we are aware of, and he is eating...in fact his appetite is quite good! I wonder if it has anything to do with my fixing "human" meatballs with rice (had to give him a little carb, you know!), and then adding a bit of roasted chicken with "human" gravy to the whole thing, yummmm maybe he was just tired of the same old dog food day after day after day!

At any rate, we are thrilled with what we see so far! His back legs are still a little stiff and he sometimes needs an extra helping hand to boost himself up, but he is out walking by himself and taking care of his needs. He still comes inside and sleeps a lot, but he is now back to talking to us (dog talk! we totally get it!) He is super happy to see us and lets us know! He will have another chemo treatment this Saturday. The best we can manage is to watch him and make sure his quality of life is good. When it is not and he is hurting, then we will take the necessary steps to say good-bye. And let me tell you, that is a day I am not looking forward to having.

So good news for us and Riley! Just wanted to let you all know!!  And Riley's knew 'place' is in the living room, right in front of the fireplace!!