10.02.10
still shining bright…
Hitting the 2 month mark. Apollo is doing great. I swear he moves faster on 3 legs than he did on 4. He is filling out again but still having reactions to different foods. So everything is trial and error. My husband and I have realized that Apollo likes his food soupy and still cant handle dog food…but we are trying everything under the sun. He’s running around the house terrorizing my mini schnauzer Koa. Its wonderful to see him so active and less timid in the house. He still hasnt the courage to make it up the stairs and I dont blame him. There are days when I dont even want to go up the stairs. He and his brother Kochice are like Clash of the Titans when it comes to getting attention. You cant just give one and ear rub… you have to give ear rubs to them all.
. Ive had to put a stop on the chemo treatments. Not because they were there were making him sick: the treatment had no effects but because my husband and I hit a financial bump. I feel horrible. I even went so far as to set up a fundraising account at http://www.giveforward.org/apollosfight in the hope there were some caring generous people out there in my world. It humbled me beacuse I hate asking for help. My co-worker joined in on the fight and tried to get the help of our other coworkers. She was so dissapointed in their lack of responding. Needless to say I am too… even though I realize that non-animal people wouldnt understand the lengths a dog-mom and dad would go through to take care of their children.
I keep praying that people give and show kindness. Im working 3 jobs and the money still isnt enough. I know Apollo notices that Im home later than usual and I know he misses me when Im gone. Im trying to do all that I can to keep my promise to him. I refuse to give up with out a fight!
October 2, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I so understand! I am working all hours and feel horrible for missing this time with my boy. It has been a trade off for me, lose the time I get with him and give him as much time as I can, or take the here and now and not be able to afford to do any more for him.
I am just lucky enough to be squeaking through. If it wasn’t for Carboplatin going generic I wouldn’t be able to afford more than 1 treatment. As it is, I am hoping that the metronomic’s I want to do for him afterward aren’t more than $100 or so a month because again I will be in the red if that is the case.
I pray that people will help you in your time of need. You might want to try rescue groups, sometimes vets donate time and treatments. If all else fails, you know you have done everything you can. That is all you can do. There should be no guilt in that, you can’t bankrupt yourself, nor should you want to. Love him for every moment you can, do your best, and the rest is not in your control.
If this helps at all, I so get where you are coming from!
Oh, here is a thought, on this site people give each other thier unused stuff. Maybe there are some left over metronomics or suppliments you can get?
Elizabeth and Sammy
October 2, 2010 at 3:26 pm
first, it’s great to hear apollo is doing so well, they do seem to gain speed on three legs, don’t they… we’re fortunate in that gayle isn’t too finicky about eating her kibbles – we do feed a little ‘honest kitchen’ every day to help get the pills down. it’s a dehydrated food, that you reconstitute with warm water. you might want to consider this, as you could make it as soft/soupy as you need. it’s all natural stuff, and the girls both really like it. as for the chemo, yes it’s expensive. are there any clinical trials you could maybe get into – any vet schools in your area that might have a way to help out that way??? paws crossed that apollo keeps feeling well, and keeps enjoying all the wonderful moments with his family. you remember to keep enjoying the moments as well, ok??
charon & gayle