Thanks OK Scout for the offer.  We are from KY.  But if we make it that way we'll look you up. 

Dozer is back at CSU for his CT scan to eval. the tumor and check on how stable the remaining bone will be.  Happy thoughts and prayers we caught it early enough.  Otherwise we are in a pickle because he has an atypical location, proximal radius "elbow" is not easy to rod or fuse.

My advice to any pet owner, tripawd or not, at the first sign of limping, licking, swelling get it xrayed.  Don't wait.  This SRT therapy has been shown to be the equivalent to amputation on eradication of the tumor.

Keeping pawsitive. 

GOOD NEWS!!!  Dozer's ct scan showed only the one tumor and can start stereotactic radiation on Monday.  We still have a long treatment road ahead, but that's ok.

Dozer is having a rough evening.  Had his first SRT today.  But he also had to have an additional procedure this morning because they noticed a node in his arm pit area that was enlarged.  Thankfully it was reactive and not malignant.  But he is laying in the floor intermittently whimpering, I think mostly out of frustration of not being able to move like he wants too.  Last night we made a litter out of a tarp to pull him to the hotel door so he had the strength and energy to make it to the grass.  The help em up harness is beyond help at this point.  He has progressively gotten more lame in the front leg since we got here.  But he has also had A LOT of activity since we got here too.  We have adjusted his meds several times to help this, but he still is not sleeping.  (I feel like I'm talking about a newborn)  Shaun and I have taken it in shifts sitting up with him.  I think it is mostly a " I'm freaked out about this hotel", than everything he is going through. I so hope he feels better tomorrow.  Some reports we've had was there was relief by the next day, some reports were 2-3 weeks.   Here's to some sleep for all of us tonight.

Dozer is doing well today.  We made it home home about 11am.  We decided to drive the 18 hrs straight through as Dozer was content and actually trying to use his front leg.  The docs at CSU adjusted his meds again and did a nerve block before we picked him up, so we could make sure he was comfortable during the trip.  He spent several hours lounging in his front yard when we got home.  When we finally convinced him to come in he proceeded to try to chase the kitten we have.  She insistes taunting him, sneaking up to him then running off when he notices her.  She's is not very happy right now as she is confined to the bathroom downstairs.

He has actually gotten himself to a sitting position and putting weight on his foot.  All good news, just gotta keep him from using any of his fancy spin moves and fracturing his leg.

We did not start chemo yesterday as he was having issues with pain and swelling at the radiation site.  They felt it was a better idea to get him home and recovered a bit and start chemo 7-10 days.

Thanks to everyone for all of your support.  At times I had my doubts that we were doing the right thing.  But, now it's all good.  We still have a lot of recovery and treatment to go.  Seeing Dozer not in pain had been worth it.  Again, I can't exxpress how awesome the staff and students at CSU are; the radiolgist has already emailed us checking on him and sent some of his scan pics.  I'll post them later.