With all that goes on with Beni it's easy to forget the other two dogs... and the cat. Here are some additional updates.
Keiko you may remember had some issues with his thyroid gland. He was diagnosed as being hypothyroid. Before the diagnosis he had become lethargic to the point where he couldn't even finish a short walk around the block. He had also gained weight and before the medication he weighed 36 pounds. One and a half years later through medication and diet he now weighs 25 pounds and is back to being a bundle of energy...this in spite of his bad hips. Now with the weight loss his thyroid dosage has been reduced and I still continue to use the Cosequin DS.
Toshi for the most part remains to be the healthy one. Her only issues are her continuing allergies during the spring and summer months and an occassional cut on a pad during the winter.
Boo the cat is still hanging in there with his cancer though he too has lost some weight over the past year. He is going to be 16 this year and I have already made the decision that I won't use a chemo protocol on him. The cancer has been held in check for almost 2 years using prednisone only and that will be all that I will use. He is still active and feisty and as long as he is I'm not changing anything. He too has a thyroid condition but he is hyperthyroid and that complicates things as far as meds or any possible surgeries.
Well that about brings everyone up to date. I do have some new pictures to upload so I'll have to get on that.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
