Well, I have to admit, a few weeks back she had this weird infected spot the size of a time on her incision site and the vet said that they were "fast growing cells" and you all know what that probably means…

So I had my little cry and then I decided, screw that!  She's happy, she's smiling, she chatters with excitement with the hope that one of my little ones (the human kind) will decide that they want to give her a meatball instead of eat it themselves. (One of the perks of being a doggie in a home with 3 kids under the age of 4 is that they also spill a lot. lol)

So yeah, maybe she's not in "perfect" health, I mean she *is* missing a leg already so DUH, but I'm not going to think about what her insides are like or how much time we hypothetically have left, because then I wouldn't enjoy the time we DO have.  Besides, I need her to stick around because I spent a lot on supplements and damn it, we are NOT going to let perfectly good kelp powder go to waste!!  :)  Plus, I promised to take her on some fun outings and I don't think the backyard camping is going to cut it…

Long story short, 5  months and going strong!  GO MIKA GO, you Wonder Dog, protector of the WeeBeals!

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xoxo,

Mari & Mika

Our new adopted girl is 9 months out and doing well.  She was 10 years old and lost a right fore leg.

She sleeps a lot (not sure if she did prior to adopting her a couple weeks ago), but she managed to un-dogproof our fence today and get into the schoolyard behind us where her feral cat friends go during the day.

Our cattle dog was going nuts which is how I knew something was wrong. :)

I am ok with her sleeping.  She reacts to food, her leash, and the back door opening.  I'd probably sleep a lot more myself if I had no responsibiilities.

Happy Ampuversary Mika!!!!  Treats all around.  Tai's on side for the dropping of the frittata, wouldn't that make a nice Ampuversary celebration? Keep up the great work in the cancer fight!!

Laura and Tai Dog