Patch

I gave up on this blog about 6 months ago since I was doing it for me. Well now I am doing it for Patch.

Patch Blue Merle Australian Shepherd Male born April 1993. Initially diagnosed with cancer of the spleen yesterday 1/7/06. The x-ray showed a large spleen and not much else. He has been lethargic for about a week that I found out is due to him being anemic. The vet thinks he is bleeding into his abdomen, not a lot, but enough. He has not eaten much for a week but with Parvo as a puppy we don't take eating issues too seriously. Hindsight is 20/20. Who knows how long this has been going on. His eating has been up and down, not eating for a day or so every few months for years.

Last night I wasn't sure he would make it thought the night, I had to drag his dog bed from the living room to the bedroom because he didn't have the strength to walk down the hall. In the past he would have run to bed for his treat. He did eat a small bit of canned food that Michele hand fed him last night and he finished the can this morning. Not much food but better than nothing.

I hope that he will be ok until Tuesday he goes in for an ultrasound and we will see if the diagnosis is more accurate. Right now there is still a very small percentage of hope. Then we need to figure what to do next...Remove the spleen, nothing, chemo, euthanasia. None are easy or fun choices.