PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Day 74

Jan

27

I am here!

Pompom's coughing problem is due to the "Tracheal Collapse". It has a lot to do with the weight gain and I think we should try to have him loose weight. I will try this. He is whining a battle with lymphoma, I will not loose him for "Tracheal Collapse".

Source: https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/tracheal-collapse-dogs#1

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Day 73

Jan

26

Pompom coughed and woke up only twice last night. He does not like the taste of cough medication so he does not take it. Only if he understands what I am trying to do. I only want to make him comfortable.

Other than Pompom's occasional coughs, there is no sign of lymph nodes getting enlarged. That is a good sign. Next chemo is scheduled for Monday. It is one in two weeks now.

For Pompom's cough, I ordered small humidifier ... I hope this will help him breath better. Tiny and Pompom are sleeping comfortably next to me. They make me sleepy too. Nano does not like to stay with me. Not week, Mayumi is going to travel to California, so Tiny and Nano will be staying with me.

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Day 72

Jan

25

Pompom woke up couple of times middle of the night coughing. I will chicken the net to see what I can do for him. Other than that his cancer is under control. This is the first week of not having chemotherapy every week. I am keep eyes on his lymph nodes.

I took this picture last night when I left office. I and Pompom are almost always the last one to leave. It was not a full moon but it was bright.

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Day 71

Jan

24

We are here!

Nothing In The World Is Friendlier Than A Wet Dog!

The picture was taken right after the morning walk.
I would love to take them out to a warm morning walk.

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Day 70

Jan

23

Today

2003

Today marks his 10th week since the start of chemotherapy. That is amazing accomplishment considering how bad his lymph nodes were back then. He is still gagging and coughing sometime but he does no breath hard any more. I am so happy that he spends more time with Tiny.

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Day 69

Jan

22

No chemotherapy today.

We finished weekly chemotherapy last week and we are starting biweekly treatment. So we are skipping this week. May be because of the cold weather and dryness, Pompom seems to be gagging more often. That worries me. But I am happy that he is still with us. I hope we can keep him this way.

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Day 68

Jan

21

Pompom does not eat very much. He tries to eat but he drops his food out of his mouth. It worries me. But he does seem to eat certain things. His taste has changed a bit. Is it caused by the chemo ... I do not know. Pompom does not say anything.

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Day 67

Jan

20

I am here!

We are keeping eyes on Pompom’s lymph nodes. So far there is no sign of cancer coming back. That is a good thing. I hope we can keep him this way.

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Day 66

Jan

19

Pompom is recovering from chemo nicely. I am feeling confident that nothing will happen while I will be on business trip to Japan from February 5 to 15. He will have one more chemo before I go and he will have another right after I come back. We will keep our eyes on his lymph nodes to make sure nothing is growing.

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Day 65

Jan

18

Pompom slept well last night. I think his appetite is not as much and he is starting to loose weight. Do not worry, he gained almost 3 pounds in last 4 months. I think he is getting back to his normal size. As he loose weight, his breathing is getting better.

Mayumi went on a day business trip to Spokane, I am with Tiny and Nano today. Nano is 10 years old as well. I just hope all three dogs to be healthy.

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