3rd chemo 2nd cycle

Not much to report. Shadow bounced into the vets, wagging his tail furiously and greeting all his friends in there, and bounced out so hard that the veterinary nurse had to let his lead go to avoid being pulled over (Shads did a humongous wee when he got outside which explains this uncharacteristic lack of courtesy). His hole is no more, leaving a tiny pink scar surrounded by a ring of white scar tissue. We don't know if hair will grow back over the scar, and if it does, whether it too will be white hair - I have heard of that happening - but it doesn't matter.

The fact that he seems to be so healthy, even though he is still having chemo, is fantastic. He has his last chemo on Friday, and then will get a bit of a break as each chemo will have at least a fortnight's gap until the next. He gained so much energy back on his last weeks break from chemo that I am hoping that the next two cycles will affect him less than these first two. Shadow was a very energetic dog - the chemo has had an affect on his energy levels, he is running at about 80% of his previous maximum (which is still quite a lot) but he does tire, and it will be good if he recovers some of his lost energy back.