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LOL! That might not mean much to some, but bless his heart, he's had some trouble trying to squat with only one back leg...and I'm going through wipes like crazy! (And, oh, does he hate the wipes!)
So, a poop without stepping, falling, or sitting in it...
time to celebrate! Little things count. 😉
Hugs to all!
Jo & Mikey
Mikey, 2/14/16, came to us as a foster the end of June, 2wks after rear left amp. Now, at 6mo, he's doing awesome! Perfect, except for wanting to play with 9yo kitty Pumpkin, who isn't interested. At all.
Love to all! Jo, Mikey and, reluctantly, Pumpkin.
Yay Mikey! 
( I've been waiting forever to use the new poop icon). Thanks Mikey you made my day! And yes Jo you are so right little things do count. Although I do think this is a BIG think for you and Mikey 
Hugs!
Linda, Riley & Spirits Mighty Max & Ollie
Yupiiiiii, Mickey has pooped
What do you mean it's not much ?????
It is a HUGE moment that all of us dreaded until it happened !!!!
I, for one, pestered the surgeon for days asking how on heart would my girl be able to do it on 3
Congratulations, Mickey has passed one of the first milestones
Glasses raised all around and lots of kisses and a special ear scratch to your boy 
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
That's a big deal! Hoppy poop dance!
Otis - 106 pound lab/Dane mix, lost his right front leg to osteosarcoma on Febuary 9, 2016. Four rounds of carboplatin completed in April, 2016. Lung mets August 25, 2016. Said goodbye too soon on September 4, 2016. Lost his adopted sister, Tess, suddenly on October 9, 2016. likely due to hemangiosarcoma.
Wherever they are, they are together.
Yeah Mikey!
(I, too, was waiting for an occasion to use the icon ) Sometimes it's just the little things!
Now there's no stopping him!
Donna
Donna, Glenn & Murphy
Murphy had his right front leg amputated due to histiocytic sarcoma at 7 years old. He survived 4 years, 2 months & 1 week, only to be taken by hemangiosarcoma at 11 1/2 years 6/12/17
Read about Murphy's Life on Three Legs
YAY FOR NOT STEPPING IN
Good job Mikey! 🙂
Hugs!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Thank you, all, so much! What a warm & loving group you are!
& I appreciate so much the understanding of how big a deal this was for us.
Sometimes I want to cry, thinking what he went through as soon as he was taken from his mother. But then I try to focus on making this the best NOW that I can. And now he knows he's safe and protected. And I'm pretty sure he knows he's loved greatly. ❤️
And he didn't step in the 💩! 😄
Jo & Mikey
Mikey, 2/14/16, came to us as a foster the end of June, 2wks after rear left amp. Now, at 6mo, he's doing awesome! Perfect, except for wanting to play with 9yo kitty Pumpkin, who isn't interested. At all.
Love to all! Jo, Mikey and, reluctantly, Pumpkin.
There you are, just keep doing what you are doing
Live every day to the full and spoil your boy to bits
Recovery doesn't last for ever either so you should see big improvements from the moment his stitches are out.
Mickey will surprise you sooner than you think!
Sending you a big hug and cuddles to your baby boy
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
Will do.
His surgery was about two months ago, so he's already come so far, he's like a different dog. Improvement emotionally maybe even more than physically. <smile with tears> he's such a good boy.
❤️
Mikey, 2/14/16, came to us as a foster the end of June, 2wks after rear left amp. Now, at 6mo, he's doing awesome! Perfect, except for wanting to play with 9yo kitty Pumpkin, who isn't interested. At all.
Love to all! Jo, Mikey and, reluctantly, Pumpkin.
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