So yesterday I completely freaked out (as a couple of members in the chat room saw - thanks again!) because when I got home from work, Mr. Clyde had what felt to me like a fluid filled lump in his amputation area. The lump was soft with something that felt hard inside. Immediately my mind goes to a new cancer growth, and I'm crying and hugging poor Clyde who's looking at me like what is wrong with this crazy lady.

Couldn't get to the vet until this afternoon, so it was a long day. I actually came home after my morning court appearance and worked from home because I was just too distracted to be in the office. Go to the vet - bracing myself for the worst (because of that one time I went in thinking I just had a dog with a pulled muscle and in turned out be cancer) and this time, it was nothing

My vet thinks its just loose skin and maybe some scar tissue. He didn't think it was fluid filled and the hard thing is most likely scar tissue. I explained that the reason I was worried is that it showed up quickly - again, he was not concerned and said to keep an eye on it, if it gets bigger then to bring him back. It could be related to the pretty big tumble he took a couple of weeks ago chasing a squirrel. But for now, nothing to worry about. This is the second time I've brought him in with something that turned out to be nothing. I'm glad I took him though for my piece of mind. Poor Clyde was not thrilled with another vet visit so he got a McDonald's hamburger for being a brave boy.

He's been doing so well, any little thing brings me back to our reality and I have trouble with that. Really trying to learn to live in the moment with him and enjoy how happy and bouncy he is, and how much he is truly enjoying his life post amputation at nearly three months post surgery. So that's where we are for what its worth. My big, goofy loveable boy is happy and that's all that matters.