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Totally don't need to say it, but will anyway: PHEW, WHAT A RELIEF!!!!! So glad to hear Sammy is going to be fine, and is currently probably having some very weird dreams right now!
Hooray for the good news!!! It really works when you get the Tripawds Team sending good thoughts! It worked for us!
Enjoy your medicinal naps, Sammy!
Sending hugs and healing Abby kisses,
Jackie, Abby's mom
Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
Scared the dickens out of me! But I'm glad I came in late! What a relief!! Neck issues really suck but thank goodness it's neck issues! Yay for Dr. Pam!
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She 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.
Oh YESSSSS!!!!!! This is the best news ever. Psychic Team Tripawds vibes work!
Dr. Pam is the BEST. VET. EVER. I can't say it enough.
Wooo hooo!!!!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Once again we find ourselves in the odd position of being happy for an injury!! We get to be happy (and hugely relieved) that it's not the nasty 'C' and it is fixable.
Yea Sammy! Happy, trippy dreams!
And quit scaring your Mom.
Karen and the pugapalooza
PHEW!!!! We are soooo relieved to hear that it's not the Big C! We've been anxiously awaiting an update, and now we can breathe again! Hope Sammy is feeling better soon.
Micki and Rio
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Poor Sammy to have to go through that pain. And poor you for enduring it with him. But I am so happy to hear that he is going to be ok!! That did sound really scary!! Glad that he is out of pain and hoping for his full recovery!! Sending healing thoughts and prayers your way!!! 
So happy that Sammy's feeling better! Hope he has a speedy recovery! I know it will require some maintenance, but it sounds like he'll be alright. Wooohooo!
Sadie is my 9yr old Rott/Shepherd mix. Diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her right scapula 1/28/10. Our brave girl had her amputation 2/13/10 and her last chemotherapy on 6/6/10. Unfortunately, a tumor appeared in her back right leg and on 10/7/2010 Sadie's earthly journey came to an end. On 10/24/2010 we adopted Ranger, a handsome Rott/Lab mix tripawd (got hit by a car) I think Sadie sent him to us.
http://ranger.t.....pawds.com/
We both zonked out at 6:00 last night, (I get up at 3:30 am anyway, so 6:30 is probably a smart move) and slept through the night. The muscle relaxers and pain killers have done their magic for Sammy, but he has to remain quiet and still for several more days. He cried a couple of times but after potty breaks he was back to snoozing.
I have one of those microwaveable hot packs, so he got a massage and hot pack on his neck before bed, boy was he looking relaxed 🙂
Thanks guys, your advice was spot on. I had given him one of his old pain pills in the heat of things maximutt, and worried that was the wrong thing to do, so reading your advice made me feel better.
After everything, this morning he was banging his tail against the wall like a set of tribal drums when he heard my alarm go off and me wandering down the hall.
I love that sound more than anything!
Hope everyone has a tail banging day 🙂
Elizabeth and Sammy
Diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the right front leg 8/23/10,
leg fractured 8/27/10,
leg amputated 8/30/10
http://sammyand.....pawds.com/
I couldn't begin to say how special Sammy is to us. Living and laughing with and loving this wonderful boy is priceless.
Phew, glad to hear that Sammy is going to be okay! You had me worried there! Get some rest- extra medicinal naps for both of you- right Charon & Gayle?
Jenna
Diagnosed with OSA: 5/2/2011 Ampuversary: 5/11/2011 OSA returned in hip: 8/26/2011
Chili Dawg crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 8/30/2011 & is now pain free. He was my heart dog, and I miss him every day.
Elizabeth,
I just read your post after being out of town for a few days and initially I must say my heart sank. I'm so glad that Sammy is doing better and that Dr. Pam didn't find any cancer. That's great news. Give Sammy a big hug 🙂
Thinking about you guys.
Brett and Spirit Fortis
Hope Sammy continues to do well. We have recently been dealing with back pain in our Dane. He is 10 months post amp. He has a lot of crepitus in his lower back and remaining back leg. We have done acupuncture several times and he was so tight from his mid to lower back that he cried out when she put the needles in- he has never done that before! We used muscle relaxers and an increase in frequency of gabapentin to get him through this crisis. He is still weak in the back. We added in prednisone daily for a week and then backed off to every other day. He is maintained on 20 mg every other day. Zane has wobblers syndrome so his back is more delicate than the average dog's. Daily tui-na style massage and working on distinct acupressure points seems to help too.
Jenny & the Z Pack in NC
Amazing Zane the Dane
wobblers syndrome - 4 spinal & 3 acl surgeres
amp 12/8/10
The wonderful thing about Tiggers ~ Is Tiggers are wonderful things
Their tops are made out of rubber ~ Their bottoms are made out of springs!
Hi Elizabeth, I'm so glad Sammy's ok. I've been out of town for several weeks and have not had a chance to log on. I was worried when I saw the subject line, but am glad it was a false alarm!
AJ
So happy Sammy is drumming his tail! Logged on after you got the good news so I didn't have to wait to get it!
Huggs and wags back at ya 🙂
Lylee & her Mum
xoxoo
http://lyleegir.....ipawds.com
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