JAKE'S DOING GREAT!!!
We went away for our honeymoon and Jake was home for 2 weeks without us. His "nanny gail" came to the house several times a day, walked, fed and played with him and he did great!!! We had been so afraid to leave his side- which we haven't done since his cancer diagnosis 7 months ago.
Remarkably we're still seeing improvements - his gait his more steady, eating great, wants to be with us all the time (when he doesn't feel well he would "sulk" in the hallway by himself) and he's taking longer and longer walks now!
He is ready for his 6 month post cyberknife MRI scan to recheck the tumor size and check on his progress. We'll schedule it this week and are eager to find out if the test confirms what we already suspect- that nasty tumor must have shrunk or, as the dr described may be the case, the tumor may have become 'deactivated' by the radiation so its no longer growing or causing the brain to swell. We are beyond happy with the result since cyberknife.
7 months ago my baby dog was lifeless laying flat and couldn't get up. I have had all this extra time with him an it is filled with an awesome quality of life for Jake (and us). Proof of how good he is feeling is last night he made 20 (yes that's T-W-E-N-T-Y) laps around the dining room table during dinner. It was always his habit to make circles around the dining room table to show he was excited about what food was on the table that night for dinner (especially on steak nights!) but I NEVER remember him doing this many laps. He had just taken a good long walk and then ate dinner and then started circling our table hoping for table scraps. Completely amazing! He's not only holding his own - he's still improving little by little.
Will post pix again soon. Big paws up to all Jake's followers. We hope your doggies are doing well too :)
