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Yeah on the normal! I understand that now. Things are better already just the first few hours I panicked .
He was crazy coming out of the carrier . His eyelids are ok now. He has decided the closet is his space to rest he is laying on a bed in there .
He fell asleep and woke up saw me laying beside him and started to purr ,rolled on his back and said oh I am really home.
He ate canned food for me. All of those huge things made me feel way better and I got back on track.
Once I saw Purrkins was in there and happy to be home. Thats all the assurance I needed. Im not saying Im not going to panic again.
I hope not but like you said anything goes so. Sure will give it my all. You find strength you didn't know you had during this thats for sure.
Thank you Kerren truly helps to hear all this! Yes if only love could heal right! None of us would be here.
Hugs back! sure can use them!
Going to try to post picture of the sweet man.
I sewed tripawds rule on his onsie. A yellow cancer ribbon on it too can't see it .
Ooooooooh, look at that lovely smile 
the onsie suits him beautifully too
Love the pictures, your Purrkins really is a cutie pie !
Sending you much love and lots of ear scratches to your sweet 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 :-)
I was so hoping Kerren would see your post and hop in here to ease your mind. Yay. Glad things are already getting better for you because we all know how tough this journey is. You're doing great as is sweet Purrkins give yourseof a huge pat on the back! Sending many hugs yours and Purrkins way!
Linda, Riley & Spirits Mighty Max & Ollie
I want to give Purrkins a BIG SMOOCH! What a total doll, I can see why you're so in love.
Well it's just wonderful to know how much your mindset has changed in a few hours. Purrkins is even more amazing than ever isn't he?
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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P.S. I love your embroidery work on the onsie! That is definitely a first around here and SO darn cute!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Yes she did any input and thoughts help ! you guys are all great ! thank you a million times. He is resting comfortable for the time being. Mark is home now too. That helps ,so glad its the weekend. We can take a shift sleeping when all is quiet.
I told Purrkins I am his shadow now ,he has been mine for 6 years Im happy to be his now!
Thank you , it was busy work while Purrkins was in hospital and we are so grateful for tripawds. Its not easy on a onesie lol .
I did a few will send them as he wears them! I made sure the hospital knew all about you guys! They were happy to hear there was support when we got home. They don't get to see what happens afterwards and hopefully they will pass the word along and check it out.
yes he is my sweet sweet man. Im glad you can all see how sweet he is. I swear these things happens to the gentlest souls ! Why we will never know. Just glad we met and we can get thru this journey together . We have his brother as well . He is a tuxedo with the same round yellow eyes. 
Of COURSE you can get through this journey, and you will be stronger and wiser and even hoppier because of it, guaranteed.
How is Purrkins brother taking all this activity? I'm curious how he's doing with the changes.
Meanwhile about your hospital: thanks so much for telling them about us! Be sure to fill out our Tripawds Brochures Request Form and we'll send some their way:
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Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Definitely will do that brochure request.
Thank you for asking. You guys wow!
Purrkins brother he has been lost while Purrkins has been away. Looked all around for him. He is not sure whats happened .I let him smell Purrkins in the carrier when we got home. I closed the door for first few hours ,Saxton pawed at the door for awhile then gave up. When Mark got home we let him come in and he is very leary, smelling everything , seems afraid. Definitely seems concerned he is not himself.
We had problems with them fighting after Purrkins had biopsy. Purrkins had his defenses up then. Just going to have to take it a day at at time and see how it all goes. I will close the door tonight .
Purrkins and I are resting in the closet and Saxton comes by to check on us but then is very afraid? Would love to know what he is thinking. I know animals don't think like us ! I most certainly hope not for there sake. lol We have a Multi cat Pheromone diffuser going to try to help with the stress on them along with a calming spray.
I will include picture of them being brothers I am going to try to get the blog going just got few pictures up.
I am keeping notes was as we go and will add them all when I can. 
We are so happy and wanted to report we had a Pawsome Night!
At 2 am our life turned completely around again!
Instead of letting Purrkins figure the walking and flopping out on his own. I decided to try to help him stabilize himself .By sitting him up putting his one leg in the middle and then let go of him. Showed him and let him feel what that did. I read on the other kitty tripawds sites that is what they end up figuring out the one leg in the middle.
This worked perfect he understood what that meant. Less frustration for him and less scary for us! I helped him walk a few steps supporting his underside instructing and cheering him on.
He looked at the litter box, that was my clue. Ok lets do the litter . Stabilized him first let him sit and see ok this works. Then to the litter box he hopped. Getting in was face plant , I just adjusted him and held his chest for him to be stable. Bless his heart he peed in the box as I held him stable! He tired quickly he peed and rested his head on the side of litter. I thought he was done oops nope still peeing. Yeah Purrkins.
Amazingly he also stood on his back two and scratched the closet door marking his territory happily. Wow we were just in awe of him. What a difference a few hours of being home and love did for him! He jumped on the bed jumped on the chair, (not great for us)but we were right there to assist the down part. He hopped around great a little to great all at once like a lighting bolt! Purrkins is dong Like Kerren and Tripawd Kitty Mona did lightening fast all over then he's back laying down resting!
His incision looks great! He gets warm compress 3 times a day in a baggy warmed in microwave. He loves it rolls over and soaks up the warmth! We have his meds dialed in where it appears he is comfortable we are doing the 8 hours on pain meds and gaba a hour before or after. I will list at some point his supplements he gets along with this on his blog. We will share anything and everything hopefully Purrkins can help others like all of you have done for him!
Will keep you all posted but couldn't wait to report all the great great news. This is quicker for me right now to do then his blog but will get to that at some point!
We are no longer worried, Purrkins wants to do this and we will do this one minute at a time together we will keep trying harder!
These posts on Purrkins have me grinning ear to ear! ' Such a bright spot in the day! 🙂 🙂
Sounds like Saxton is aware Purrkins has a big owwweeee and is being very respectful.
Great job EVERYONE!!!
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!
We wouldn't of got this far without all of you! thank you!
Im glad he is a bright spot in your day he is our sunshine too!
Hugs
I forget to mention Saxton, He is defiantly being respectful. He continues coming and going checkin in on Purrkins.
We are doing our best to include him in all this. Only closed the door for a few hours last night.
Mark took Saxton out to the patio that will make his day! Couldn't ask for better boys.
Working on little sleep not complaining , Just the mind gets a little scattered.
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