Kirkepiscatoid

Many of you remember posting about our canine friend Bo. Here is a short update:

After several tests and a biopsy, Bo was diagnosed with a spindle cell sarcoma. The tumor is fairly extensive and the one major worry is one of the masses is near the spine. He is terminal, but no one has a good time frame on that.

Bo's mom and dad decided to agree to a study at the University of Missouri veterinary school where he can get four free doses of chemo, and after the treatment, re-assess and go from there. The chemo will not be curative, but the hope is it will shrink some of the tumor and at least temporarily give him some relief.

He is doing, well...fair. At least prior to the first dose of chemo, he was starting to have trouble keeping his food down. More than likely, one of the masses is pressing against his stomach. There is no doubt he is slowing down. But he may get a little relief there if the chemo shrinks the tumors.

I will keep everyone posted as things shake out.