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smileysmom said
Also has anybody used the supplements: K-9 Immunity or Armor up?
Ah yes definitely. This is a great topic for our "Eating Healthy" forum so please do continue by posting over there. In the meantime you can check out our K9 Immunity information in the Tripawds Nutrition blog.
Armor-Up is a big improvement over K9 Immunity in our opinion. But to find out for ourselves, we are currently giving our Wyatt Ray a trial run with it and will have a full report soon. Meanwhile you can also read about Armor-Up here:
How to Support a Dog’s Immune System Without Pills
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Smiley's surgery went well yesterday. I get to pick her up today. I haven't seen her yet because we live 2 hours from clinic. The removed several tumors and one of her lymph nodes. I called this moring and they say she's smiling and doing well. Will update after I get her home and have some time with her may be a few days.
Thanks everyone.
YAAAAAAAAY! SURGERY IS DONE!!! AND SMILEY IS SMILING (and high as a kite on pain meds)!😁😁😄
Wh3n you fompock Smiley up, don't even bother to look at the incision! Smiley will be looking at your smiling face telling her what a food firl she is and she's going home 😎
STAY CONNECTED! Recovery isn't easy. This is major surgery and it's not a pawty for a week or two! We'll help ypu navigate through this, okay?
Drinking and peeing are important . Don't worry about pooping or eating for now.
Rest, rest and rest! Short potty breaks and more rest! Some dogs sleep a lot, some or more restless and more vocal. Mobility may take a few days to stand on her own, etc. can take a vit of tweaking to get the pain meds balanced right for Smiley. Try and get some rest when you can. And eat CHOCOLATE!!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Yay for Smiley! That's wonderful news! Congratulations on getting to the recovery road. If you have any questions let us know.
When you return be sure to start a new topic in Treatment and Recovery, you've both graduated from this forum. Yay!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Wonderful news 🎈
Surgery is done and dusted and Smiley is about to start her new happy pain free life on three 💕🐾
We are all here to help you both during these first couple of weeks and after recovery is over we're still here to enjoy the stories of his new life with you 💓
Sending you hugs and cuddles 😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
Sorry Smiley, I didn't mean to call you a boy 🐶 of course you are a lovely, lovely girl 🎀💞
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
Thank goodness! So glad she did well, I know you'll be happy to get her home ❤️
I hope you have a smooth uneventful evening 👍
Hugs,
Jackie and Huckleberry ❤️
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
Good morning everyone. Smiley is home and sleeping. Potty breaks are a bit difficult we have pouring down rain, So I took a garbage bag and wrapped her up and we hop outside. I was able to get some sleep last night after checking on her 1000 times.
Going to local vet Friday to remove her bandages and check her stitches. I had to put her in her kennel because she wouldn't stop moving around last night and I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep. So far it's not been too bad I just feel bad for her trying to figure out how to stand on one front leg. I made a sling out of a recycled Walmart bag and sewed a towel in it to help with comfort.
Will let you know how our week goes. RAIN PLEASE STOP.
Hey there! That's wonderful news about Smiley, not so great about that pesky rain. Ugh! Of all times!
Sounds like you got a couple of inventive pieces of gear to get you through this week. You'll have to check out tomorrow's Tripawds Gear blog for our review of the Sun Shower Rain Jacket. I hope it doesn't continue raining but if it does, this is a pretty slick piece of gear to keep Smiley dry!
Don't feel bad kenneling her, as long as she wasn't stressed, it's good to keep her in smaller spaces in your home to help recovery progress.
I hope that this week goes well. Keep us posted OK?
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Great job! Smiley is home!!!
Mum you are a blooming genius for adding a bit of comfort to the shopping bag sling! Well done for thinking outside of Smileys box!
As Sally said, this is no picnic for a couple of weeks, but we will hang in there with you and it sounds like you have the right idea with putting Smiley in her kennel to be quiet for the night. The rest for both of you will do you the world of good!
All the best,
Stewie and his Pride of Kittens
Remember...“live in the moment!“
WELCOME HOME SMILEY!!!😁
GREAT JOB ON THE SLING MOM!!
And you got some sleep?? YAAAAAAAAY!!!
As the hospital meds get out of her system, she may be a bit more uncomfortable, so keep tabs on her pain meds and signs of any increase in pain.
Live in Virginia and, in my area, we jave had rain for werks! Downpours, torrential downpours! We've had a little break recently, so hopefully that will be the same for you.
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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