Appointment for blood test

Went back to see Fiona this morning for his blood test. He's had some diarrhoea since Monday's injection (which the Tagamet was supposed to prevent). He very kindly left a sample outside the surgery, which Fiona duly inspected (before I cleaned it up after our appointment, of course). Her diagnosis was this was large bowel-type diarrhoea, rather than stomach/gut-based which is what the Tagamet is supposed to prevent. She's given us some Canikur (kaolin and electrolytes), which are like dog biscuits, to be given 3 twice a day until it clears up.

Jazz is off his food a bit at the moment, particularly in the mornings. The weather is hot though, so that's probably contributing. Weight today was 23.6kg, so it's having a definite effect on him too.

Fiona's has taken twice as much blood as usual (and plans to continue to do so), so that she can send half to the lab for the histology relating to his chemo, and test the other half to monitor his kidneys.

The Canikur seems to be having some effect already. He produced only a small amount of the runny stuff at lunch time, and no accidents.

He's also having more trouble with his bladder - unable to last as long between wees as he had been prior to the Vincristine injection. He certainly can't now make it through the night (as he had been for a week or more) without making use of the nappy.