Hi Patricia and Chance ❤️🐾

I am sorry you have to join us but know you can count on us to help guiding you through your journey the best we can 🐾

My girl Eurydice is also a front leg amputee due to osteosarcoma, it's been over 5 months after surgery now and she is doing great. 

I never, ever regreted having gone for amputation, she is still here and enjoys life to the full.

During the first couple of weeks after amputation she wore a soft harness over a t-shirt and after stitches came our I switched for a ruff wear harness which is just great as it has a handle that allow us to help our babies in and out of the car, lifting themselves from the floor if need be etc 

Also terribly important to cover your floors if they are slippery as traction is a main problem with Tripawds. 

We bought carpet and rubber underlay and made paths for Eurydice all over the house.

The first couple of weeks after surgery may be challenging, you have to remain calm, let Chance have lots and lots of rest, make sure he eats, drinks, pees and poops (that can take a while to happen) and take his medicine on time. 

As for chemo, my girl did 6 sessions of carboplatin and had zero side effects, she sailed through it like a trooper as most dogs do. 

I am so glad you decided to remove that painful shoulder, I bet Chance will surprise you at how quickly he can adjust on 3. 

In the meantime lean on us and ask any questions, big or small, we are all by your side 💕

Sending lots of hugs and cuddles to your baby boy ❤️❤️❤️🐾🐾🐾😘🐶

Well done getting the surgery moved to an early date!

As for chemo, it is not compulsory and in any case there are no guarantees either way.

I am just curious, was your other dog given carboplatin? 

Apparently this is the best of the 3 chemo options, it's the one with fewer side effects, I gave my girl nausea pills for 3 days after chemo and she always was as good as gold.

I am not advocating it, though, this is a totally personal choice.

And you must concentrate on the surgery, not on anything else, for now.

Glad to hear you have carpets, that is just ideal 

Sending you a big, big hug and cuddles to your cutie 

Hi Patricia and Chance🐾❤️

Oh, I see ... as you say totally different cancer totally different drugs ... for osteo Chance would only take 1 type of chemo every 3 weeks for 4 to 6 sessions, not a combination of drugs. 

I tell you what I've done the night before surgery, I snuggled up with my girl and hugged her all night long 💕💕💕

The day he is at the hospital try and rest (easier said than done) because you will surely be sleep deprived for a while during the first stages of recovery. 

Staying calm is not always easy but you must do it for Chance's sake. He will pick up on your energy and if you are stressed out and sad so will he be.

Just stay close to Chance, talk to him and let him rest as much as he wants. 

If at some point you get overwhelmed, leave the room for a minute, breathe and come back with a smile for your boy.

Be prepared for the fact his first outings for peeing and pooping are very, very short so do not focus on how long the walks were or how energetic he used to be compared to now. 

He will improve as the days/weeks go by.

In fact, some of our dogs here are so energetic that even during the first stages of recovery pawrents are worried with their excessive energy levels.

In my case (and Eurydice being a huge dog🐘) the first weeks were very hard as she had trouble moving around until stitches came out. 

Be prepared for a possible crash between days 3-5 as the medicine gets out of his system, this is normal.

There may also be a lot of panting and restlessness due to the medicine he will need to take. 

I was sent a photo of Eurydice sitting after surgery a couple of days before picking her up and that helped me to adjust.

They shave a huge amount of fur so the incision looks enormous but remember not to look at it, as Sally says, when you pick him up, look into his eyes and tell him what a good boy he is and hug him and kiss him 💗💗💗💗💗 be happy together. 

I took a t-shirt with me when I picked Eurydice up and that was a good move as it protects the incision and gave me time to adjust. 

You may have doubts at some point about your decision to amputate and may think he will not forgive you for removing his leg, lots of us went through that to a bigger or smaller extent at some stage.

Just remember you are removing his pain and letting him have a new life with you, a really, really HAPPY pain free life ❤️❤️❤️ 

We are all here for you, sweet Patricia, so do not think twice in asking anything at all and please keep us updated about Chance's progress.

You can do this and so can Chance ! 

Sending you an avalanche of kisses and cuddles to your cutie pie 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🐾🐾🐶

That is perfect Patricia 👍🏼 make sure you get some chicken breasts to serve him at meal times 🍴🍴🍴 as an extra treat during recovery 🍖🍖🍗 I alternated between grilled chicken and boiled chicken with olive oil added to the water for extra flavour 🍲

Chance is such a lucky boy to have Mom around for 1 1/2 weeks after surgery 🐾🐾💖

Sending you lots and lots and lots of hugs and tummy rubs to your sugar pie ❤️❤️❤️🐾🐶

Hi Patricia 💗

Today is surgery day, me and Eurydice are sending as much pawsitive energy as we can master 🌪🌪🌪🐾 please let us know how Chance is doing as soon as you can. 

Thinking of you both 😘😘😘🐶❤️