Not Yet

Rowdy seemed to have regained his minimal sight and was able to navigate around the house today. So I preempted his trip to the Vet. He still is somewhat blind, but regaining his mobility means that he is still okay and not ready to cross the Rainbow Bridge yet.

I have determined that he only has night blindness, as after the sun came up, his vision improved. Tonight, I am expecting for him to have trouble again, but we will see.

From now on, it will be a day to day struggle and daily determination of his health, until his time.

 

Bad to Worse

 

After almost a month, my treatment for his cancer was not successful. I actually didn't think it would be, because I was doubtful that it was going to do anything for bone cancer. It was really for other types of cancer, but I thought it was worth a try.

Rowdy has quickly deteriorated over the last month, losing a lot of weight and his vision has also been deteriorating. He has stopped eating his dry food and would only eat one meal a day with his wet food on top of it. I have been supplementing extra wet food, including adding an extra meal, and he has been eating plenty now, but still losing weight.

This evening, he all the sudden lost all his vision and is now completely blind. He is unable to function, especially with the cancer in his right rear leg, for which he can no longer walk on. Also, with a large loss of hearing too, he can only hear claps or whistles, but now hunts for where the sound is coming from. I will take him to the Vet tomorrow, however I believe his quality of life is all but gone. I will comfort him as best I can, till tomorrow.