I'm a bad mom!

So I have been really bad about updating Monty's blog lately! This past week has been crazy at school with my Academy hosting a huge Ag Day for over 100 4th graders. I'm beat! Everything since the last post has been good. Monty handled her second round of chemo pretty good. She lost her appetite until about Saturday and then it picked up again. My friend Pam suggested that we try peppermint since it's an appetite stimulant and so we'll give that a try next time around.

On Saturday, I took Montana with me down to Manteca for a gymkhana. She had a good time, but boy she knocked over her water bucket about a million times while she was tied up! I finally found a lower bowl for her to use and that helped a lot. She never was too good tied up, but now with her hopping motion it's definitely more difficult!

On Sunday, Montana was tired from all the activity the day before, but she still wanted to head out with me in the morning. Unfortunately for her, I was going on a trail ride with some riding buddies so she had to stay home. She hung out with Torsten and recuperated though:-).

On Tuesday, Montana had a busy day. First she visited Dr. Gabby and had her blood checked. Everything looks good on that front. Unfortunately Dr. Gabby is leaving VCA so Montana will have a new oncologist. Dr. Gabby is having a baby and then she and her husband are moving. I hate to switch doctors in the middle of all of this, but we're happy for Dr. Gabby. She's been a great vet and we're so grateful for all her help during this difficult time.

After visiting Dr. Gabby, Montana had a check up with Dr. Stevens and Dr. Beebe. She did have some soreness in her back again (not so much that she was in pain normally, but she reacted during her exam and treatment). She had another round of immuno-accupuncture, which we want to keep doing through her chemo. Monty is scheduled to go back in a month and we'll almost be ready for summer by then!

After all of the craziness of the diagnosis, surgery and post-op complications, we're definitely back in the swing of things again. We've officially past the 8 week mark of her surgery and things are going pretty smoothly again. Torsten and I are looking forward to summer break and spending a bunch of time with Montana. We unfortunately did plan one camping trip where dogs aren't allowed (Pt. Reyes), but she's lucky to always have her grandparents willing to take her in.