Why am I writing this?

I have known many, many people who have had their dogs die from cancer. In many cases, the cancer was too far advanced to treat. Of those who did treat, you don't know the details of what they went through. It sounds quite simple when summarized with 'we went though chemo and he lived 2 years'. There is a whole lot more emotion and decisions to be made. Treatment is not always simple.

This blog is my own personal experience. Some days are filled with frustration, others are filled with laughter. If anyone is offended, I can't apologize for my emotions. I typed what I felt at the time. It does not mean I feel the same today. If you want clarification, just ask. No matter my frustrations, I know my vet and oncologist are doing a fantastic job of caring for Arri. He just is not co-operating by being a 'typical' case.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

May 25, 2012; a quiet day


Arri can now get out of the house, going down one step.  He still does not have the strength to bounce his back end up the step.  So today we threw Arri a curve ball.  To make the step outside easier on him, Tim picked up some large landscape tiles.  We turned the single large (9”) step into 2.5 shallow steps.  I never would have guessed this would have made life so difficult for Arri.   Now, he doesn’t seem to be able to go down but he can go up.  The blocks are light grey so maybe the color is throwing off his depth perception.  Oh well.  We will get it figured out eventually.   As quickly as he is adjusting, he will be fine tomorrow.
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