You ALL really are fabulous.  Thank you sooooo much for the support and kind words!  I've prepped the house for his arrival and his truck for the ride home.   Can't wait to see my little guy and give him kisses all over his sweet face :)  

Good for me to keep thinking of all the wonderful people caring for him at Davis.  I might finally get some sleep tonight.  I'm rather a zombie at this point.  

Thank you from all of us!

Alexander has his paws crossed for you!! He is 2 weeks post amp and starts Chemo in the morning (I am a wreck). He is getting around great!!! He is just a spoiled brat that doesn't want to eat!

Your baby. Linus is going to amaze you with his strength. You will have good days and bad, but when you celebrate his first poop, or him adjusting himself on the bed, you will give a little giggle, thinking we will be celebrating with you!!!

Slobby Dane kisses,

Shannon and Alexander

xanderdane said:

Alexander has his paws crossed for you!! He is 2 weeks post amp and starts Chemo in the morning (I am a wreck). He is getting around great!!! He is just a spoiled brat that doesn't want to eat!

 

Alexander is SO gorgeous.   Awesome that he's getting along so well.  We went through Chemo a few years ago with our eldery Dane Xeauie who had lymphoma.   Not so bad really in hindsight.  (course I says this on the day I bring Linus home from his amputation surgery ;)    Lots of hugs and kisses to Alexander from Linus and Silly.

Linus ate a big piece of grilled chicken breast and biscuit on the way home from the hospital.  He's really spoiled too :)  I don't know if you've tried it but Linus' favorite appetite reinvigorator is baked boneless & skinless chicken breast cut into little pieces and mixed into cooked white rice with a table spoon of bacon grease.   Never fails to get him eating.   I mix a few tablespoons of that in with his regular kibbles and viola!  he start eating his regular kibbles again.

 

We'll be thinking lots of super great thoughts for Alexander during his chemo.

 

Many, many GREAT dane hugs !

 

Linus & his Nurse Silly 

I'm so happy that Linus got past that first, big hurdle. Whew!

Like the others have said, the first two weeks can be filled with ups and downs. I have to admit that I was a wreck…stressed out and lack of sleep. Trying to remember, "now, is this normal?"   I still find that things that I wouldn't have given a second thought to  before the osteosarcoma, now I'm is that something??? What should I do?  Yes, I can drive myself nuts…..ok, it's a short drive.

But, that being said, you will be absolutely amazed at how well he will adapt!  That big painful leg is gone and yipppeee, I feel  better!!!

Yea Linus!

You're gonna do GREAT boy!!!

           hugs,

          Denise