Copper's Cancer is Back

Picture of the lump on Coppers Nose
It is sad to report that Copper's cancer has returned. Last weekend, a bump appeared between his eyes. It grew pretty big over a small period of time so I took him to the vet to have it checked out. While the vet was examining him, she found that his lymphnode on the left side of his head had grown a little bit. She aspirated both and the culture came back cancerous. I took Copper to his oncologist the next day, and she confirmed the findings. The oncologist is very positive that we can get Copper back in remission again through the use of Chemo. She believes that because of his history, he should stay in remission for 9 months or more. The other options would be to use a rescue measure (CCNU), which means he'd be in remission for 3 months or so, or just use prednisone to keep him comfortable. I am still weighing the 3 options.

Also, before preceeding, the oncologist wants to make sure that Copper is healthy enough to go through the treatments. He has been getting better after a kidney infection (e-coli) and still have 4 weeks on his meds for that.

I'll be updating his blog again weekly as he goes through this. Please feel free to add comments to the blog -- If you have experiences those are most welcome for it helps to know how others have dealt with this disease.