Accident

The vincristine seems to have done it's work. Leo had an accident in the house today.

That's not good - he's not had any stomach upset of note because of it. But then again, this last treatment was different. He really didn't want to go - like, needed to be really coaxed into the back. He was shaking, tail down.

I think he doesn't want to do this anymore. It's holding his lymphoma in check, but the cost (both materially and on him) is becoming rather hight.

Rudi!

I didn't take any pictures, but I was walking my friend's dog Rudi this weekend. He broke his collarbone (my friend, not the dog) and walking a dog in ice and snow is a bad idea. It's an even worse idea when your dog is a 10-month old hyperactive border-collie mix.

The last night, Saturday, I brought Leo with me on the walk. Of course, this meant it was going to be a bit shorter - Leo's 11 years, Rudi's 10 months. Leo had to walk up the stairs first, and his old hips weren't happy. And Leo's got cancer. Rudi doesn't.

Tolerating well

Leo came in an rolled on my head this morning. So cute. Seriously, that's the best when he comes in while you're waking up, he jumps up on the bed, does the nose-in-the-face, and then he just throws himself down on your head and rolls.

Brutally effective.

Rough night

Erg.
So the ice and snow aren't making Leo happy - his old hips aren't what they used to be, and the crust on the ice can't quite hold him, so walking is tough and jarring. So, he's a bit sore.

That said, he's been in a really good mood. He's been super social - meeting a lot of dogs, being very good to all of them, and generally acting like a distinguished old man in the park.

Well, he got a bit of a rude awakening last night. He ran in to a husky that was off leash (no big deal - the park was nothing but people walking dogs at 10pm) and things went... poorly.

Maintenance

We are maintaining.

He's doing OK, but that one node just won't go away. It's "plump" - not totally huge, but not really gone, either. It's measurable, but just barely (I think it was ~~2cm x 2cm ish).

So, this is the reality now. That's the bad news - he has cancer. He always will.

The good news is that he's tolerating things well.

And miserable in the snow

And he's got it when he wants to show it. He managed to run after a young GSD in the dog run today. He's lucky the pup didn't realize Leo was on a mission, and thought he was playing. But my goodness is Leo FAST when he wants to be. And wants to be naughty!