Hi Ellen, welcome. Saw you pop into the chat room but you didn't say anything. I'm still there for a few minutes, hop on over and scroll down, you'll see the chat box load.

Sorry to hear about Finn, you've all been through so much! I put your post here in "Beyond Cancer" since this where lots of dogs like Finn share their stories, since not all Tripawds lose a leg to cancer. Our own Wyatt Ray lost his leg at 8 months old in a similar manner. I'll tell you though, these doggies don't let their previous situation hold them back, they get right on living with life!

Have you checked out Jerry's Required Reading List and the Tripawds e-books ? These resources will help you so much. For now, here are my top suggestions:

• Put down throw rugs and carpet runners if you have slippery floors. A Tripawd needs reasssurance that they won't slip, this helps their confidence tremendously in the early days.
• Raised feeder bowls really make a difference too, especially for a big dog like a Deerhound (love those pups!).
• When you bring him home make sure he has adequate pain medication (at the very least Tramadol and Metacam, ideally stronger ones like Fentanyl and Gabapentin).
• As a young dog it may be hard to keep him calm while he recuperates but doing to is to his benefit.

I know others will chime in, so stay tuned and welcome! We can't wait to hear all about your pack.

Hi Rachel, welcome to you and Rudi! Your future posts won't require approval.

Good luck with his homecoming, please let us know how we can help. Be sure to start a new topic about him so that we can get to know you both. I would also like to hear about how the adoption process from Romaina went, as I hear there are a lot of adoptable dogs coming from there.

Thanks again, we send all our love for a speedy recovery!