BattlingLymphomaForMochi

Thank you everyone for the all the love and support. I am so grateful for everyone's help. You've impacted Mochis, my son's, and my life forever with your generosity & hope.

I'm so deeply sad to announce that after a 10 month long battle Mochi passed on today. I feel devastated so please, if you see me, I'm not in the right place to talk about it right now. He passed at home & is being cremated. Mochi was an incredible friend, the absolute sweetest buddy ever, and Ill miss him forever. I still cant believe hes gone.

Hello, everyone! I want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible love and support during this challenging time with Mochi's battle against lymphoma. I apologize for the delay in updating, but it's been a whirlwind of vet visits and emotional roller coasters.

Mochi has already completed two months of chemotherapy, his complete blood count checks have been coming back great & he regains a few pounds every visit! Mochi was doing remarkably well until his last infusion, which took a unexpected turn. During the last treatment, an unfortunate accident occurred, a vein blew out. Initially, we thought it might have been just saline, but it turned out to be the chemotherapy drug itself. As a result, Mochi is now battling necrosis, which has been increasingly uncomfortable & painful for him.

Currently, Mochi is on a regimen of two antibiotics, gabapentin to manage the pain, and a probiotic paste to support his digestion. He's been quite lethargic lately, spending most of his days resting. I need to carry him outside for his bathroom breaks. It's not easy to witness him in this state. Part of me feels guilty for even beginning treatment.

Today, we have another appointment scheduled to change his bandages and assess his condition. Please keep Mochi in your thoughts and send him healing vibes.

WOW!! Thank you so much everyone!! We are so grateful for all the support! Mochi's second treatment was not as harsh as the first round thankfully.  At the second appointment we found out that he had lost 14 pounds. Before they administered the second dose the Vet checked vitals and did blood work to be sure that he could handle that weeks intravenous treatment. He was sleepy after that appointment but overall his appetite has greatly improved, his mood is better and all lymph nodes except two have reduced in size and are back to normal! He absolutely loves his home cooked meals, especially steamed broccoli. Below is the very first bill we got at the emergency center & includes the diagnosis. After that is what is due so far. Thank you everyone again for your generosity and love! Today Mochi gets another treatment, this time it will be 4 pills to take home. I hope that we find out that he has gained some weight and that his vitals are looking better than before. Mochi also now has an Instagram page so everyone can follow along and get daily updates on how hes doing and what hes up to. Its @handsome.mochi. Here are a few photos of how hes doing now, a trip to the vet, & how swollen he was on the day we took him to the emergency center.