I hope everyone is staying home & staying safe.

Yesterday was Day 10 after Izzy's surgery and time for the staples to come out. Since the vet's office is on restricted operations and lockdown (no clients in the building) we had to pass Izzy to a vet tech in the parking lot then wait for him to be brought out to us. Thank goodness they are still there for emgergency and follow up appointments!

Our vet passed the message on that Izzy's incision is healing well. Izzy himself is healing well too and adjusting just fine to life on three legs. He's back to doing his normal 'Izzy' things and is his happy little self again. 

I can't believe it's only been ten days from surgery to now. Seems like a lot longer what with all the emotions and decisons and worry. Would we do it all again? Yes! Seeing Izzy now, we know we made the right decision. And we're so happy we were able to.

Roo has finally decided that even though Izzy is different, he is still her Izzy. She curled up in the cat bed with him. All is back to normal there. (yay!)

Will have more pictures soon, Izzy's incision (with and without staples) and Izzy 'the tripawd'. Just need to download them from my camera.

Take care all, thanks for listening

I hope Izzy's story will help someone. I really do. That would be pawsome! 

Way back on March 4, when Izzy was first diagnosed and amputation was recommended by our Vet, we were horrified. And numb. And about a hundred other feelings.

Once the numbness wore off, I started reading some of the posts here. They helped me in so many ways. I realized that we weren't alone. Others have gone through this! Others had felt what we were feeling. Other dogs and cats had the surgery and were doing great. I think what struck me the most though, was the compassion, the warmth and the support of the people here.

I can honestly say that reading the posts here helped change our minds from "there is no way you're amputating my cat's leg" to "we should consider this option"

So we considered. Izzy's age (eleven) was one of our doubts. I guess though, when you get right down to it, if your cat or dog is otherwise healthy then age doesn't factor in here. 

Another doubt "How could we put our beloved furbaby through this?" Watching Izzy do his hop/skip run down the hall, jumping up to have his water from the sink, sleeping in his bed, watching his bird videos, just being Izzy - that's how you can do it to your beloved furbaby. Izzy is no longer in pain and we still have him with us.

Words cannot express how helpful it is to me to be able to jot down my thoughts and feelings here. Every post I make takes a weight off my mind. It's great therapy through such a stressful and emotional time.

It's so pawsome reading your replies and stories too. They're inspirational.

I hope everyone is staying safe, thanks for listening  

LOL, as you can guess by the post above, I wasn't overly successful in uploading a picture. 

We're jumping for joy here too. So happy to see our Izzy being...well, Izzy! 

Jerry, thanks for offering to upload more pics - I'll send them to you. Izzy would be honoured to be a Tuesday's Tripawd feature! 

I hope everyone is staying safe! 

Hello! I hope everyone is weathering the Covid storm and keeping well and safe. We're doing a lot of staying home here.

The biopsy results arrived. Although they aren't the results we were hoping for I guess they could be worse.

Seems it wasn't Osteosarcoma after all, but another type of sarcoma. I have a mind like a sieve these days, what with all that's been happening. I think our vet said it was chondrosarcoma. I know he said the tumour was graded a Stage 3. 

What does this mean for Izzy? Well, if the cancer has not spread then all is well. From looking at Izzy's X-rays, there's no detectable signs of cancer anywhere else. It's whether or not there's any undetectable spread that is a concern.

For now though, Izzy is doing well. We took his t-shirt off today, he seems to be quite glad to be rid of it. His fur is growing back and he's getting around on three paws almost as well as he did on four. And he's still with us. That's what really matters. We'll deal with whatever happens next when (and if) it happens.

Enjoy today! Who knows what tomorrow may bring.

Take care everybody. Stay safe. Thanks for listening (hugs)

Izzy (with his cat Roo) and their humans too just want to say Happy Easter to everyone. We hope you're well and safe. Hugs.