Histology good; kidneys holding out

The Canikur has worked - the diarrhoea has cleared up now, and he's producing solids again.
I've looked up Tagemet on the 'net, and find that one of its side-effects (in humans, at least) can be diarrhoea, and also that the dose may need to be adjusted for those with kidney problems.

Fiona rang with his blood test results at 7:30pm (she WAS supposed to have left by lunchtime to go on holiday, but didn't get away as planned!). Histology is clear, so no problem going ahead with the next Vincristine dose. Kidney-related tests show the Urea minimally down and the Creatinine minimally up.

I asked her about the issues with Tagamet. First, although there are potentially problems with human renal patients, the same doesn't appear to be true in animals for some reason, and they actually use it with renal failure in dogs and cats to deal with the stomach acids that tend to be related to kidney problems.

However, she has suggested that we don't give it to him after next week's Vincristine dose, and make sure we have some Canikur in case we need it. (The Canikur is just to be taken if he needs it, not proactively.)