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11/09/2026

2 weeks. 14 days. 336 hours. 20,160 minutes without our special boy. It still doesn’t feel real.

There aren’t enough words to express what Loki meant to us, how much of our lives revolved around him, or how lost we feel without him. We miss him in a million little ways every single day. The quiet in the house. The absence of excitement. The little sounds and routines that once filled our days. There’s an emptiness that nothing seems to fill.

What makes losing him even harder is how good he was doing right up until the very end. He had the best week. Playing with his ball, trying to run even though his legs had failed him, being his sweet, silly, playful self. He still had so much life in him. So much fight.

Then Saturday morning came, and everything changed. He suddenly crashed. He became restless, and by that afternoon, he was peeing blood. We rushed him to the ER, and within 24 hours, he went septic and was gone.

Sunday morning, we were still so hopeful. Imaging showed that his tumors were stable. Unchanged since his last scans in May. After everything he had endured, after all the months of fighting, the cancer wasn’t progressing. We thought we just needed to get this infection under control. But they couldn’t find the right antibiotic in time. Just like that, we lost him.

That is the hardest part to accept. After everything he had overcome, after all the odds he had defied, it wasn’t the cancer that took him from us.

Loki, you were so much more than a pet. You were part of every moment, every routine, every day. You were our constant, our little shadow, our special baby. You were loved beyond measure, and I hope somehow you knew just how fiercely you were loved and how hard we fought to keep you here. And we were prepared to keep fighting.

Two weeks later, and we are still looking for you everywhere. Still expecting to hear you. Still feeling the emptiness where you should be.

We would give anything for one more ordinary day with you. One more ball toss. One more cuddle. One more moment of watching you just be you.

You will Never be Forgotten and the hole in our hearts will always be gaping. Forever our special boy. Loki Forever. 🤍

10/28/2026

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10/16/2026

It’s been over a month since our last update, and today marks exactly 5 months since Loki’s second bout of IMTP and the beginning of this most recent chapter of our journey. ❤️

Since his birthday, he’s had mostly good days, with one really scary week when we worried hard decisions might be closer in the future than we hoped. But once again, Loki pulled through.

After a round of doxycycline, he’s been doing well for about 3 weeks with just a minor upset recently when switching up some meds. We’re continuing our alternative treatments, laser acupuncture, and pain management, taking it one day at a time.

We never know what the day will hold, but one thing we do know is Loki keeps fighting his way back to us. For now, we’re celebrating every good day and cherishing all the quiet time with our Bub. 🫶🏼

Thank you so much to everyone who has checked in the last month. It means so much to have your support and know you love him like your own.

09/08/2026

King Loki is 8 ✨ Happy Birthday to our most handsome bubba. Love you to the moon and back!
This won’t be a long birthday post. I’ll save our memories and celebrations for another time. Today I’m just so grateful Loki got to see another birthday, he’s comfortable and he can still bust out a smile when i take his pic 🫶🏼

08/24/2026

A lot has happened since our last update.

First, we started addressing Loki’s gut issues after receiving his microbiome results. We added penicillin to his plan, and now that his round is complete we have seen a noticeable improvement in how he’s feeling.

Then came his second ketamine infusion—and it worked even better than the first. His pain has been much more manageable, and we’re seeing more of our happy, comfortable Loki again. ❤️

And in the middle of all of this, we finally got the answer we’ve been searching for:

Loki has metastatic prostate cancer.

It’s heartbreaking, but after months of uncertainty, finding a diagnosis gave us something we desperately needed—a direction.

Better gut health.
Better pain control.
More comfortable days.
And more time with our little King 👑
f**kcancer

08/16/2026

Part 6: Another Piece of the Puzzle

It’s been over week since our last update. Thanks to all who have checked in. We have just been taking things day by day as we never know how our day will look, and trying to be present with Loki. ❤️

Loki had his first ketamine infusion 11 days ago, and we are happy with the results. It was a rough 24 hours, but then it magically kicked in. The effects lasted about a week, and we’re now using amantadine between infusions to help maintain the pain relief. We’re starting to see that kick in too.

Then came his microbiome results—and we were not shocked by how disrupted his gut was. We knew.

This gave us valuable information that routine bloodwork couldn’t, and we’re now using it to better support his GI health and comfort.

What surprised us most? He had none of the classic GI symptoms—no chronic diarrhea, allergies, skin issues, or persistent vomiting—until just two days ago, 12 days after the testing he finally had some diarrhea which has since resolved.

Another reminder that sometimes the pieces of the puzzle are there long before we can see the whole picture.

We’re using everything we learn to make his care more targeted, keep him comfortable, and give him as many good days as possible.

We have another new development which I will share tomorrow during his second ketamine infusion. We are finally closer to a diagnosis that makes sense to more than one vet. We have the best team helping us and I’m so grateful they’re letting me work alongside them to help our baby.

Part 7: Changes to diet and finding a primary lesion

08/05/2026

Part 5: Building Loki’s Integrative Care Plan

Friday was supposed to be our oncology appointment.

But when we woke up, Loki’s pain and anxiety were through the roof. We knew it would be a long shot to get him there, but we attempted anyways.

We didn’t even make it to the highway. Instead of pushing him through another stressful appointment, we made the decision to postpone it until after his ketamine infusion. Right now, our priority is getting his pain under control so he can feel as comfortable as possible.

While we continue searching for answers, we’ve also built an integrative care plan focused on supporting his body and improving his quality of life.

Here’s a look at what we’re currently using:

• Ivermectin
• Fenbendazole
• Turkey Tail
• RSO oil
• DMSO
• Vitamin D3
• Salmon oil
• Chinese herbal medicine (Wei Qi Boost, Stasis Breaker, Bone Stasis Breaker & Double P II)
• Chlorine dioxide
• Milk thistle / liver support
• Vital Defense
• TA1 peptide

For pain management, Loki is receiving laser acupuncture with our Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine vet, and today marks his first ketamine infusion with Dr. Wall.

We’re hopeful this combination will help make him more comfortable and give him more good days.

As always, we’re just sharing our journey—not as medical advice or a recommendation for your pet, but as a record of the choices we’ve made while navigating an incredibly difficult situation.

In future posts, I’ll break down why we chose each therapy, how each works, and how Loki responded along the way. ❤️

08/03/2026

The day we met Loki.
This perfect little face popped up in memories today. So thought I’d use it to share an update.
Last Friday we were finally supposed to meet with the oncologist we really like for a second opinion and further testing, if he felt it necessary.

It was a long week of visits. Papaw came to see him Monday. Wednesday we met our new pain specialist to tweak his pain management. Thursday was holistic vet day and he got his favorite Laser acupuncture. By Friday morning he was done.

He made it clear to us he didn’t want to go to oncology or be messed with. We listened. Instead of making the 1.5 hour drive to Sugarland, we went to Common Bond and got him a pup cup before heading back home.

Am I bummed we didn’t make it? Of course. But, ultimately his comfort and well being are our top priority. It’s not fair to put him through that for my own peace of mind when he’s having a bad day.

The good news is we have a new game plan for this week and I’m excited to try an alternative treatment to help with the anxiety/CNS reaction to his pain.

I was hoping to share our entire intergrative plan once we met with oncology, but since that won’t be happening anytime soon, next post will be all the things we are doing to keep him as comfortable and strong as possible.

Thank you for being here 🫶🏼

Part 5: Our Integrative Approach

07/29/2026

After meeting with oncology, we were advised to begin chemotherapy and radiation immediately while we waited for DNA sequencing results.

The challenge was that we still didn’t have a confirmed primary tumor or definitive diagnosis. We weren’t comfortable starting aggressive treatment without fully understanding what we were treating.

After many conversations and a lot of additional research, we chose to seek a second opinion and wait for more answers.

In the meantime, we focused on an integrative approach—supporting Loki’s nutrition, comfort, and quality of life.

This was the path that felt right for Us and for Loki. Every pet and every diagnosis is different, and you never know what route you’ll go til you’re faced with these decisions.

We’re sharing our journey not to tell anyone what they should do, but to document what we learned, the questions we asked, and the decisions we made along the way.

Have you ever been in a situation where your gut told you to keep digging?

For Part 5: the treatments and therapy we chose and why

07/27/2026

Part 3: The Endless Vet Visits

By May 2026, we thought we were heading in for what would be a routine follow-up.

The day before Loki’s appointment, everything changed.

He developed petechiae—tiny red spots that can be a sign of dangerously low platelets. Given his history of IMTP, our priority immediately shifted. Instead of doing his routine X-rays, we decided to avoid the extra stress and focus on getting him stable first.

Since prednisone had worked so well after his IMTP diagnosis the previous October, we started another course hoping we were dealing with the same thing.

The very next day, Loki vomited dark brown blood.

Our vet felt it was most likely old blood caused by irritation to his already sensitive GI tract from the prednisone, an ulcer, or possibly underlying IBD. We started on anti-nausea meds, and he never vomited again.

Over the next few weeks, he slowly started to improve.
Then we began tapering the prednisone…and things went downhill.
This time, he wasn’t coming off the medication the way he had before.

We knew we needed answers, but we also knew prednisone could mask inflammation and alter bloodwork. We restarted the meds and completed an even slower taper so we could get the most accurate picture once he was off.

After he had been off prednisone for over a week, we went back for bloodwork and X-rays.

His bloodwork was reassuring.

•Platelets were back in the normal range.
•No evidence of infection.
•His organ values looked good.

It felt like we should have been celebrating.

Then came the X-rays.

At first, everything looked normal—including his stomach.
Before the appointment ended, Loki’s dad asked one simple question:

“Can you take another look at his spine?”

That question changed everything. We had the X-rays sent off to rad.

The radiologist found an abnormal area around the middle of his back that no one was expecting.

That single finding sent us down a path of advanced imaging, specialists, and potential diagnosis’ that we never wanted to hear.

Next I’ll share the worst case scenario and what we opted to do while we figure it out.

Part 4: The Holistic Route

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