Bailey Report

It's been three weeks since we received Bailey's cancer diagnosis. We didn't expect her to last this long. But Bailey has always been a tough, determined little rebel and that's still true.

We've adjusted our routines to accommodate her condition. She doesn't run or climb stairs. She gets four meals a day and special supplements. She eats breakfast and dinner with her pack and in the afternoon and at bedtime she and I go off by ourselves and I hand feed her the two extra meals. She gets a tiny bit of kibble with a helping of homemade food, mostly veggies. She also gets either rice  or pasta mixed with veggies and some kiefer . She gets yogurt and sometimes low fat cottage cheese and once a week she gets sardines.

Her supplements are B complex, super cucurmin , fish oil and moringa.

Over the weekend Rob and I both noticed a change in Bailey. She started wandering around the yard and barking at people on the trail behind our fence. She carries her stuffed dog around with her again and at mealtime she's spinning and bouncing again. Sunday she even ran to meet me when I called her for lunch. She's wagging her tail and seems much happier than just two weeks ago.

When I spoke with Dr B yesterday, he was surprised that's she's so improved. He also thought she'd be gone by now. If she continues to improve he wants to see her in two weeks to check on the tumor.

We're well aware that Bailey could be gone in minutes, but seeing her happy and not in pain makes us so happy. I'll take every extra day that she can give me.