Holly’s white blood cell counts were back up this week! Yay! They went up to over 7,000 so the vet and oncologist said she was ok to resume chemo. So she had her 3rd chemo treatment today. They cut the dose by 10% to be on the safe side. And she’ll be getting Metoclopramide for the next few days to hopefully help with the nausea she experienced last time. We’re keeping fingers and paws crossed that all goes well. She’ll have her blood work checked again next week just to be sure, and if it’s too low they’ll start her on antibiotics.
Holly, of course, has been true to her name today – Jolly Holly. She was so excited to go in to see her friends at the vets – of course to get the treats they all give her. A treat to stay on the scale to be weighed. (hey – I might not mind the scale so much if I got treats when I went to the doctor and had to be weighed!) A treat from the vet tech who gives her chemo (who she adores!). More treats from the ladies at the desk. She was true to form and gave the vet tech kisses all the way through treatment. And then barked at every dog we passed on our way home.
So… for now she’s doing great. She even licked her bowl clean tonight! And armed with some meds to counter the nausea, I’m optimistic that this round will go better than the last round. 🙂