Well, another milestone. The staples came out yesterday and Maggie continues to improve. Still not walking like I'd like her to and it seems to be a struggle, but I do see improvement. If she misses the yoga mat, she slips very easily. Bought her some booties that I really didn't care for as they tend to slip on her giant paws. Found some "grippers" that I've ordered and hope they help her on the wood and tile floors. Still have to keep her in her little playpen, but we're not quite at 2 weeks yet, so I guess that's OK. She's been a great patient and doesn't mind relaxing all day with just a few potty breaks. She likes to go outside to just lie either in the shade or the crazy-hot sun for a few minutes, but one of us is always with her as we have a pool and I don't trust her around it due to her unsteadiness.  I plan on blocking the pool off today so she can go out on her own again. 

Well, the "grippers" finally arrived and they're great. Maggie let me put them on her which kind of surprised me. They're snug on her paws (I got the biggest size) and they stay on. She was leery of walking on the wood, knowing that she slipped every time she had tried post-surgery, but after a few steps, she realized she wouldn't fall. We dismantled her barriers (chairs placed on their sides) removed all the quilts and towels and we're back to normal. Maggie had a great night sleeping on the floor next to our bed and is getting the hang of having the run of the house again. We're 2 days away from 3 weeks, which I knew to be a milestone. Maggie seems to be pain-free, happy and getting around better every day. Her fur is growing back nicely and the shaved area is harder and harder to see. The incision has healed nicely. I know we made the right, hard decision for her.  It's been about a month since the first diagnosis of "maybe cancer". If not for this website, we may not have made the right decision and we'd probably be very close to losing her. So, again, we're very thankful for the folks who obviously believed in this and help so many others.

Not here, but I didn't really look. (I did buy a harness that I found here, though). Found some booties on Amazon and didn't really care for them. One of the reviews for another type, I think, pointed me to these "Grippers". They're from "Dog Quality Enterprises" in Canada. I think they were like $22 with shipping. Their website says 8 days shipping and that was pretty close. These things go on like socks and have "grippy" material completely around the bottom, so if they do twist on the paw, like the first ones did, they'll still have the good stuff to walk on. They also come with velcro ties that can be used to further secure them but I haven't found them necessary. Not sure how they'd hold up if wet, but we're not in for rain any time soon. Our mail comes really late (like 6:30) so didn't get to see Maggie walk much last night, but they stayed on all night, and she's able to get up off the wood and tile floors. Big help.