Alas my darling girl did not do so well.

It was a rocky beginning, after amputation.  But with steady progress, we were increasingly hopeful about her chances.

Unfortunately, she became acutely ill a few days ago (lethargy, emesis, fever), and was diagnosed with pneumonia.  Later rad's showed she'd developed a cyst/bulla in her lungs, and there was air in her thorax, as well. 

There were so many factors to consider, but even my eternally-optimistic team of specialists (internist, orthopaedist, oncologist) felt the prognosis for a surgical repair was extremely low.  We were given the option of doing surgery once the pneumonia was under control, or leaving her at the hospital for more treatment and observation but, all things considered (none of them lightly), we decided to euthanize her.   It was 14 days post-amputation, 9 days post-first-independent-steps, and 2 days after her sudden onset of pneumonia symptoms.

I'm so new here, I don't expect to be back, even though this is a fabulous source of support.  But I wanted to let those of you following our story, to know what ultimately happened...and why I haven't returned with updates.

I wish you all the very best of luck and health and as much time with your pooches as possible.