brownie1201 said
I am sure Lucky is enjoying all this special attention. And he is here now, so that is what is important 

When I had to let Brownie go I thought I would be a basket case. But because I

loved him so much I found the strength to stay strong. And you will see because of your love for Lucky, and his love for you, you will stay strong too.

Just keep spoiling that beautiful boy!

As always you and Lucky are in our prayers.

  

Thank you Nancy.  I am doing my best to stay strong!

Thank you again to everyone who has been so very kind and supportive over this last week.  Last weekend, Lucky seemed to be going downhill pretty quickly and we thought we might have to put him to sleep very soon.  Then on Monday he started to seem a bit better.  He is still enjoying many areas of his life including his newly improved menu of human food, the beautiful spring sunshine, and having lots of cuddles with mom.  My husband and I had a long conversation with our amazing vet yesterday,  I talked to him about the progression of the disease, Lucky's comfort, any other treatments etc.  Lucky was scheduled for a chemo treatment (it would have been his last one ) tomorrow.  I asked him if there was any reason to keep the appt. and he said that he didn't think the chemo would be beneficial, but instead, he suggested that we do a treatment called Pamidronate.  The way I understand it is that is stops the bone from breaking down which in turn has been shown to decrease the pain of osteosarcoma in dogs when surgery isn't an option. Its administered by IV infusion just like chemo.   I spoke to him about adding additional meds as well so that we can keep him as comfortable as possible.  We increased his daily dosage of gabapentin, added prednisone, and will continue with the steroid eye drops to hopefully help with the swelling.  He said that every dog is different with the disease progression, but that Lucky could be with us for a few weeks more up to a few months.  My husband and I have agreed that we will not let him get to the point where he is just surviving. I was looking at old pictures of him and he is just so spunky and full of life, and that is the Lucky that I want to remember. He is such a sweet boy, and I am going to cherish this time with him.  

Thank you everyone for your continued support!

Pam and Lucky

Hi everyone,

I have some very sad news to share with you today.  Yesterday morning, May 8th, Lucky went to the Rainbow Bridge.  The last 36 hours have been some of the hardest of my entire life.  We had planned to move forward with some additional treament, but the cancer was growing so fast, and my husband and I made the decision to let him go. We told our children Thursday night and we all cried.  I didn't know if I would be able to be with him in the last moments, but I asked God for strength, and I stayed.  Out vet was amazing and explained everything and waited until we were ready.  He told us that we were doing the right thing and that he thought that it was time.  He said that in the week since he had seen Lucky, that the cancer had grown to the point that it was affecting his quality of life. The vet tech who always did his chemo treatments with him came in and told us how sorry she was, and that she always enjoyed being with Lucky because he made her happy.  He had that effect on everyone.  He was such an amazing boy!  This incredible dog who came into our lives as a foster puppy almost 6 years ago, filled my life with love and happiness each and every day.  He was always close by.  If I  went to the kitchen there he was.  When I went to bed at night, he would happily follow me up the stairs.  If I was watching tv, he was right there beside me on the couch.  Now, the emptiness is palpable.  Yesterday, the tears flowed freely and the sense of loss was overwhelming.  Today has been a bit better, but there are moments when the hurt overpowers me and the tears just won't be contained.  I miss him so very much!!!  I want to thank everyone who has supported me and my sweet Lucky throughout the last 6 months since his cancer diagnosis.  We had hoped that we would get to keep him in our lives for many years to come, but even though we did every thing that we could do medically, it just didn't work out that way.  I feel blessed that we got him for the 5 months following his surgery and got to see him enjoying his life as a Tripawd.  Run free sweet boy!  I will always love you!

Pam

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