It's nearly been a week since Rocky's surgery, and he's still doing really well. We've got another week to go before the stitches come out, and he can start really living life again. 

Thanks everyone for all the support and advice. I really appreciate it. 

This is from the weekend: 

His dad says that. 

And I only say that because (other than possibly eating) his most favorite thing in all the world is to play ball in the backyard. And he's been under doctor's orders for a month now not to do that. We're both really looking forward to being able to do that again. 

To be honest, he and I both are going to have some work to do after more than a month of no activity other than eating and laying on the floor watching TV. 

Update time: 

It's been a busy week so far. Monday, Rocky went back to the surgeon to have his staples removed. There's still some scabbing, but the surgeon said he's healing nicely. The best news though is that the leg biopsy came back and there was no evidence the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes.

Today, we made the trek to Nashville to begin chemo. He'll get chemo treatments every three weeks for a total of six doses. So far he's handled it well, although the oncologist said it would take 3-5 days for any side effects to show up. 

He did really well the first couple of days after the amputation, then some lethargy set in for a few days after that. From reading other threads on here, that seems to be pretty normal. He's perked up a bit the last week or so, although he still prefers to sleep most of the time. But overall he's doing pretty good. And he's figuring out how to move around on three legs pretty well. 

Random question that may or may not have anything to do with the cancer/amputation: Has anybody ever experienced their dog constantly licking his nose, smacking his lips, almost chewing air at times? Rocky started doing this, mainly at night, a couple of years ago. Multiple vets looked at him, couldn't figure it out and said not to worry about it. He continued to do it, but not as often. But it's picked up again post-amp. It's been more of an issue when he sleeps at night. 

Guess who went on a walk today? 

It was just a short trip down the street and back. He wanted to go further, but I thought it best to ease him back after six weeks of inactivity. He is going to have to figure out another way to let the other neighborhood doggies know he'd been there. Lifting up his rear right leg doesn't work as well without a front right leg. 

So proud of my boy. 

Thanks again for all the re-assurance and advice. Y'all have been a huge help.