Taking on 2017 as a Tripawd
Hello tripawd family! We hope you all are having a fantastic start to 2017, and we apologize for the delay in updates. It has been far too long since we’ve written to discuss Toby’s progress, but be prepared for the cuteness that is about to unload.
Our last blog update was just a few days before Christmas. Although it was difficult to overlook the big elephant in the room that punched us in the face during 2016 (cancer of course), we really wanted to make the most of the holiday with our sweet babies. After all (and it literally physically hurts to say this), this year taught us one thing for sure, we need to enjoy every moment that we have with them. Toby and Charlie were spoiled to the max with treats and toys. Below are just a few pictures to demonstrate the craziness.
Okay, okay… Maybe this treat was mostly for us but he’s the most adorable reindeer I’ve ever seen, if I do say so myself.
It was a very busy day, and the boys crashed right in the middle of all the action. Check out this brotherly love!
Toby’s next chemotherapy session was scheduled for a little over a week after Christmas. About 3-4 hours after dropping him off, we received a call from Dr. Borden at GAC. Unfortunately, Toby’s white blood cell count was too low to safely administer the ordered chemotherapy. Dr. Borden’s suggestion? Plenty of rest for 2 weeks. Toby had been extremely tired over the past few weeks so following the doctor’s orders wasn’t difficult at all!
Over the course of those 2 weeks, his energy increased and he was feeling quite spunky. I love this picture of him!
On January 19th, Toby was scheduled for his 5th round of chemo. He received a great report from the doctor. His blood count had returned to normal, vitals were good, and his lungs sounded normal. The rest had obviously done him some good so the chemo sessions resumed. As usual, he eagerly jumped in the car when we arrived for pickup and immediately headed straight for his bed once home.
He has since had his 6th treatment. We usually don’t allow Charlie to go with us to take Toby to GAC, but he joined us for the most recent trip. He was so concerned about Toby that he stared out the back window of the van and cried the whole way home. It broke our hearts… When we returned to pick Toby up, Charlie and Toby climbed right into the front seat forcing dad to take the back (LOL!).
Today we have family visiting and they’ve brought their fur-baby, Bonzo, along. Charlie, Toby, and Bonzo have played all day and are now napping (partially by choice but mostly because they have been WILD). As usual, we welcome any suggestions, comments, questions, etc. you may have. Most of all, we welcome prayers!
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Toby is a beautiful Dobie! And I would know, lol. I’m glad to hear he’s doing well, and I assume the chemo is done? Nitro and I will for sure keep Toby in our prayers as he gets on with rockin’ it on 3 legs.
Paula and Nitro
Thank you! Unfortunately, Toby is only half way finished with the scheduled chemotherapy sessions. He is currently on 2 different drugs so we alternate the treatment every 2 weeks.
What great photos! It is so wonderful to see the love between the two of them! Happy 2017!
Happy 2017 to you also! They drive each other crazy a lot of times, but it’s very obvious that they love each other. So many people told us in the beginning that having 2 male dogs, especially their breeds, was a bad idea but we’ve never had any trouble with them getting along.
Gorgeous Toby! I hope his blood count was good again after Chemo as well! Such a cutie! And it’s nice that his brother has his back. Keep on kicking cancer’s butt Toby!
Hugs from
Manni and Tina
His blood count will be checked again at the next treatment but hopefully it will still be good! He’s been sleeping a lot the past few days, but that’s not uncommon after treatment. Thanks for the love, Manni and Tina!