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9:34 pm
19 July 2008
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Maggie - he did have a malignant melanoma on his foot. Given the extensive surgery otherwise, they highly recommended amputation. Otherwise, they would have had to remove the entire pad and then take pieces of the others to fill in what they removed due to the cancer. At first that's where I was leaning, but after researching more and learning that it would create a lot of extra pain and longer recovery time, we did amputation. It wasn't until a friend of mine asked me if I would rather have Smokey with three legs or not at all that put everything into perspective. And I will forever be grateful to him!
8:40 am
15 January 2009
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I am in awe of your pawsome ampuversary!! What a blessing for Smokey and his family. Great to see he got to spend the day on the coast! Nothing better then a road trip......well, maybe a cheeseburger 🙂
Ginny, Addy & Angel Paris
Grateful for every moment we had with Paris…..no regrets!
Honoring her life by opening our hearts & home to Addy!
Sorry we missed sending you a greeting on the big day, but we think you should celebrate each and every day.
Two years, that is alot of everydays.
JD and her mom
JD
One Tough Girl
(1999-2010)
-Diagnosed with osteosarcoma of her left front leg –
-Amputation July 23 2010 –
-The cancer didn't get her, but she is gone-
-She fought the cancer and loved life till bloat brought her down August 29th, 2010-
Now she watches over her mom and two new sisters, the Quad-Paws Serena and Maya
