Radiotherapy done... finally better news.

Davide just called and I have got news regarding Dylan. The radiation treatment went well, and the methadone is keeping the pain under control. (When the methadone wears off he apparently starts lifting his leg up again, but with the methadone he puts the leg down). He is sleeping in his kennel most of the time which is a good thing. Now the thing is that we need to keep him comfortable until the radiotherapy effects are kicking in, which is about a week. To do that, he gets some additional super potent pain medication (which is like a spot on) which means that he has to stay in hospital for another few days (by law apparently!). So he is not coming home tonight, but I can go and visit him every day, which I will do of course.

Tomorrow however my car has to go into the garage (essential as otherwise my exhaust will come off eventually, the bracket holding the exhaust is split open), but I hope that I will get it back by lunch time so I can go and visit Dylan.

I hate leaving him at the AHT as I want to spend every minute he has left with him, but I know that it is the best place for him to be as they can control the pain much better than me at home, and he will be a lot less stressed about it than me. He really doesn't mind the vet and the staff are brilliant there.

Now of course I am off to Switzerland on Friday evening. Davide suggested to keep him at the AHT over the weekend then, and I think he might be right. If it was anything else but my mum's 70th birthday, I would have cancelled the trip, but this is very important to my parents and if I can keep Dylan safe and comfortable at the AHT, I think I will go with that. I wouldn't see him anyway for a couple of days, so it doesn't really matter whether he is at the AHT or at Karen's.

Although I miss Dylan terribly and I hate the thought of leaving him at such a difficult time whilst I go abroad, I do feel a lot happier now that I know that he is comfortable again and in the hope that the radiation will work and give him a bit more quality time.