Save time spent searching, download the new Tripawds e-book for immediate answers!
Bookmark Jerry's Required Reading List for more amputation recovery advice and care tips.
Review the Tripawds Featured Blogs for the best three legged dog care product recommendations.
Tripawds is a user supported community. Please do what you can to help keep it online.
Log In
Register
Members
Home
Add Reply
Add Topic
Topic RSS
10:00 am
13 October 2011
Offline
QuoteHi Everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that Levi is doing great. I actually went out for dinner with friends last night to celebrate the return of my Mental Stability 
I feel like my life has been a mess since the 4th of July when Levi first went Lame. But anyway, He is getting around great. We have been doing 15-20 min jogs off-leash the last two days and he is sooooo happy to be getting outside again. I think the boredom was making him super depressed. His Chemo went great. He had no side effects whatsoever. He is eating his normal portions of food morning and night. No more canned food or hamburger and chicken breasts. YAY!
Our only issue right now is that he is obsessively licking to a point where he has huge red sores on his hocks. We had to put him on antibiotics because one started looking infected. I had to go buy a muzzle to keep him away from himself 
I'm hoping once he heals up everything will be fine. I can't figure out why he is licking so much…He was doing it even before his first round of Chemo. Leave it to my Levi to handle the hard things fine but come up with a new problem on his own…sigh.
Here is a video of us on our morning hike!
10:57 am
Team Tripawds
25 April 2007
Offline
Ohhhh those first Tripawd hikes are SO beautiful! Congratulations Levi, on a spectacular recovery.
But please stop licking that leg so much, you don't have any spares! Could it be a seasonal or food allergy?
Latest Tripawds News
Read my story here.
11:24 am
Moderator
14 August 2009
OfflineWonderful update and video!
Sending you lots of "let's don't lick" wishes!
Comet - 1999 to 2011She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
11:38 am
29 October 2010
Offline
What a happy hoppy baby!
Hope he stops licking soon! I was also wondering if it could be food allergies?
All the best,
Jackie, Abby's mom
12:11 pm
Moderator
18 October 2009
Offline
Hey Levi- you look great! Happy one month ampuversary!
And mom- happy return to mental stability!! What is your secret? 
I told you before that my quad pug Obie licks obsessively- but I have been very fortunate that he has not injured himself. We have pretty much ruled out anything but his bad start in life- he has several other obsessive/compulsive behaviors. Can you distract Levi with a nylabone or other toy? Obie is much less likely to do the licking behavior when he is tired out- hopefully as Levi gets more active the licking will subside.
Really great to see him doing so well.
Karen and the pugapalooza
5:32 pm
Moderator
12 February 2010
Online
gosh, that video makes your heart sing!!! so glad levi is doing so well, what a handsome lad. sam, our monkeybrother, had a tendency to lick some when he first came here….we were given some tea tree oil 'hot spot foam' from "vets best" by trouble's mom…it seemed to be soothing, and he eventually gave up on most of the licking.. you might want to check into that, if you haven't already tried something of that nature. thanks for sharing your video, we'll have some extra cheese to celebrate levi's 4 week ampuversary!!
charon & gayle
7:37 am
9 November 2010
OfflineHe looks great! I'm so happy for you, and glad you're starting to feel like life can get back to normal.
9:42 am
25 August 2010
OfflineHappy 1 month, the video was great! He does look happy and it is a good thing to see. I think the mental stability night is also good to celebrate. These tripawds can turn you into a worry wart with a quickness.
Elizabeth and Sammy
Happy wonderful update Levi!!! We are all soooo proud of you!! You are looking GREAT!!! Please stop that licking though. It's not worth it. Chew on a bone instead lol!!! So glad your Mommy is better too!! Keep getting better!! 
Most Users Ever Online: 165
Currently Online: etgayle, goldenhero
98 Guest(s)
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
AngelAbbysMom: 1513
Emilysmom: 1231
fightingforsammy: 1120
jakesmom: 1111
Cooper: 976
10711: 942
riosmom: 939
Cherry: 930
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 443
Members: 3492
Moderators: 8
Admins: 3
Forum Stats:
Groups: 4
Forums: 22
Topics: 5894
Posts: 81559
Newest Members: alen305, Ursa, clara43802, jwalker, rositasmadre, wish2bme2, drakes73, ronnie3716
