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What a handsome boy Greg is! Glad to hear he is out of surgery and doing well.
My Otis is 1/2 Great Dane and 1/2 English Mastiff. He was 125 lbs when he was diagnosed at the end of December. The 1st couple of weeks were a little hard but he's so worth it. He just had his 2 month Ampuversary and has been doing great and loves to run. Tripawds have a hard time walking slow.
Hoping Greg has a speedy recovery.
Otis - 121 lbs pre amp - 114 lbs post amp and now 118 lb Great Dane - English Mastiff X. Started limping on 12/24/16. Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma 12/28/16 - amputation of front left leg on 1/6/17. Stitches out and 1st round of Chemo on 1/19/17. 2nd round of Carboplatin on 2/10/17 - 3rd round on 3/2/2017. 4th round was scheduled for 3/22/17 - however due to low WBC postponed - 4th Chemo completed on 3/28/17. Had breathing difficulties, stayed in Tufts ICU overnight. Due for 2 more rounds of Chemo but we are opting to go with homeopathy with Dr. Loops instead.
JESSUpYAAAAAAAAAY FOR GREG!!! SURGERY IS DONE!!! WAA HOOOO! 🙂 🙂 Get some good well deserved rest!
Maybe if Greg is up and movile by Monday you can bring him home a bit early.:-)
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!
Hi Brian and Mr Greg 💗
Let me just say what a gorgeous doggie you are, love your picture 🐶💕
Me and my Great Dane girl Eurydice (77kg before amp) are soooooo pleased surgery went well and they are keeping him until for the first few days!
My girl came back 3 days after surgery and I could have got her 1 day earlier but just felt more reassured she was being looked after by pros during the first few days.
So now that the road to recovery has begun for your gorgeous boy, you will see how happy Mr Greg is going to be on 3 🐾🐾🐾
Eurydice has been deliriously happy and vigorously hopping for over 10 months now so no reason your cutie will be any different, right?
If you like to see how happy and fit she has been you can check the Anything Goes Forums and have a look at Eurydice's travels in Europe (5, 7 1/2 and 9 months after amputation), we've done 3 lots so far and hopefully will do some more travels to celebrate her one year mark, if she is still with us (fingers and paws crossed!)
Is Mr Greg a front or a back legger?
Cannot wait to have updates on his progress and pictures, lots of pictures, too!
Sending you an avalanche of kisses and many, many cuddles to your handsome 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 :-)
Greg is a front Amp and is recovering well still not allowed visit him but surgeon has said he is eating and drinking and going to the toilet which isn't surprised as Mr Greg is a massive foodie.
looking forward to getting him back house feels empty without him but this time has allowed us get non slip rugs and a special bed as well as a ramp for our car.
i will post a pic of Greg the day we collect him
thanks everyone again unreal support
Great to hear Mr Greg is progressing well 👌🏽 he'll be back home in no time !
Being a front legger you may want to use a t-shirt under a soft harness to protect the incision.
Eurydice wore t-shirts until stitches were removed 10 days or so after surgery.
Sending you a big hug 😘
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 :-)
Great idea for t shirt will defo do this
Got to visit Greg today was great he was full of life walking on three legs like a champ. Full of licks and super happy to see us was so surprised at how well he managed.
Surgeon doesnt want want him to come home until his fluid drain is clear of blood so looking like Tuesday .
i have a few pics will post them when I get to my pc tomorrow
brian
ABSOLUTELY GREAT news! :-):-):-)So glad you got to see Greg and he is doing so well! I know that's a huge relief! :-):-)And just so you know, sometimes the dogs have a bit of a crash once all the hospital meds have gotten out of their system. So if he's not quite as perky when you get him home as he is at the hospital, that may, indeed, be the reason.
And to hear that he's already up on three legs and handling it like a champ is spectacular! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Can't wait to see more pictures and can't wait to hear all about the homecoming! Good job everybody!
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!
That's really good to hear!! Manni stayed for that amount of time, too, because of the fluid drain.
(actually, come to think of it: the amp was on a Thursday too and we didn't get to take him home til Tuesday 🙂 )
To a speedy recovery and a happy homecoming!! Keep us posted Brian!
tina
Guardian of Manni the Wonderdog. -Or was it the other way around?
Osteo and amputation in Dec 2015. Second, inoperable, primary osteosarcoma found in June 2017.
The end of our adventures came Dec 10, 2017. 2 years to the day.
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