It has been a long time but I wanted to give an update on my Bailey.  He has done so well.  Four days after his surgery he was up and down our porch stairs with zero help.  His recovery went smoothly without any complications.  Within a short amount of time he was no longer complaining of pain.  I think we had him off all pain medicine around 2 weeks.  Initially we were told that we should expect him to be with us for 3-6 months, maybe 6 since his lung x-ray was clear.  His surgery was in February and here we are in December and he is still doing well!!!  

Last week we thought that it was time to say goodbye.  All of a sudden he couldn't walk without falling down, he lost interest in his food and what he did eat he ended up throwing up.  His eyes were moving oddly and he was so lethargic and just wanted to lay there.  When we went to the vet the next morning she looked at his eyes and said that the movement was actually a good sign.  Since the movement was side to side it indicated an ear problem rather than a brain problem like an up and down movement would indicate.  She said that it could be what was causing all of his problems, the dizziness, the nausea and so on.  So she did an ear swab to confirm and sure enough he had a major infection that was causing all of his problems.  Now a week later he is just about back to himself.  The vet also listened to his lungs and said that she didn't hear any tell tale signs of the cancer overcoming his lungs yet.  I can't tell you how happy we are that we have more time with our first "baby".  I am hoping that we may make it to the year mark.  

I wanted to thank all of you for your stories, videos and wealth of knowledge that you gave to us.  Amputating his leg was one of the hardest decisions that we had to make but I am so glad that we decided to do it.  I can't imagine how much harder his life would have been with that painful limb still attached.  He is truly doing amazing!!