All things going great - finished all the pills

She is done completely with her pills, so hopefully things will get better.

Quick update - 1 pill left

Sunny is down to just 1 cytoxin pill and then she is totally finished with Chemo for now. Hopefully she can build up her immune system and get back to 100% in energy. She is doing far better than expected but it is important to remain guarded and know that this is the type of cancer that doesn't ever fully go away.

Sunny gets agro

Not only is her energy level up, but as typical, she wants to go after any dog, no matter where. Here she is going after the dog on the TV. If we leave her long enough, she'll knock the TV off.

She also got into a stare down with Tuck over a toy. They held that position for a good 10 seconds before Tuck backed down.

Little scare, but doing great again

Last couple days Sunny had almost no appetite and threw up a couple times. As it turns out, she ate something and got some kind of food poisoning. Now she is BACK at full strength. She got a new bed today (from Target) and took to it like a rockstar at a sorority party. What is so amazing is the picture I took. The TV was on and just happened to catch some commercial, which seems to be perfect for this shot to match her attitude.

Sunny's 5th and last Chemo drip treatment and tests

Visited the vet today for her last Adriamycin chemo treatment (1-hour drip). We made it past 4 months and her 5th treatment. She has to take her last set of Cytoxin pills for another couple weeks then she is done with chemo and we watch for 7-8 weeks before another checkup.

Her tests came back great. White blood cell counts and her energy level is great. She weighted in at a healthy 48 pounds, which is a gain of 10 pounds after her initial surgery to remove her spleen. We also did an ultrasound. Things looked pretty good. The vet said that there was a small nodule on the liver, but it appeared to be more related to age so nothing to over-worry about yet.

Although her chemo has cost plenty, it has been worth it. Besides her treatment days, she is pretty much the same crazy dog. She has surpassed the average life expectancy of dogs with this type of cancer. I'm hoping that after her chemo pills she gets even more energy and can get back to giving Tuck some hell.

New photo coming soon. Just as she got all her hair back, she had to get shaved for the ultrasound.