Play Day!

Yesterday we spent some time in the park and went to Aquatic Park to take pictures of the moon in the evening. Pheona was feeling good, she wanted to play most of the time we were there. I am kind of glad she has no concept that she is sick, it can't depress her or give her anxiety like it does me. She just knows that she is on medicines that make her drowsy at times, but other than that, she just knows whether she feels like playing or not. Yesterday, she felt like playing!

She was a little groggy in the early part of the day because of her oral cannabis oil, but perked up in the evening. We decided that it might be best to start giving her the oral oil at night, that way she is sleeping during the heaviest sedative part of the day. Once she is used to taking it the time won't matter, she won't feel groggy from it nearly as much. We still have a ways to go before she is at what I would call a full dose for her though. I want to have her on about 1/2 gram per day. 

We aren't sure whether we should pick off the oil that is on her bump to re-apply more. I am afraid of pulling skin or hairs and hurting her. I also don't want to rip open any wounds and start them bleeding again. Tomorrow we are thinking of trying to clean it off somehow to apply fresh oil. I have no idea how long it can be effective topically. For all I know we are wasting anything we apply to the bump directly. But, like I have said before, at the very least the oil is sealing the wound. That is preventing it from bleeding and protects from infection. It looks like it has also helped heal quite a bit of the raw, open wound we started with last week. 

I want to say it looks just slightly smaller, but it is probably wishful thinking. The fresh new skin is thanks to the oil though.

 We plan to head out to a park today again to let her play if she wants. Even on the days she isn't feeling playful she seems to really enjoy hanging out in the park and sniffing the air and the grass. I can't spend all day in a park with her, like I wish I could, but I want her to have as much enjoyable time as possible. She has spent 10 years taking care of me, being my faithful Service Dog for every single day of those years. It is time for her to get to relax now, and just be a dog for the rest of her life. She has definitely earned it.

Please keep checking in, I am confident we will start to see some changes in this tumor soon!