I've been meaning to give an update on the cone. I ended up getting Greta a Comfy Cone.

My pro:

• It's very convenient to put on and take off. Greta is not bothering her stitches very much so she gets to be without it when someone is home to keep an eye on her. You simply wrap it around the neck and connect the Velcro and when you want to remove it you can just rip it off. Fast and easy especially at dinner time.

My con:

• I don't particularly care for the heaviness of it mostly because it seems like there isn't enough ventilation for my liking. However, this is probably just a problem for me and not Greta.

Greta had been doing so remarkably since the surgery which was one week ago today. Sadly, today, she is obviously not feeling well and I have no idea what to make of it. I noticed when I got home from work. I'll keep an eye on her. I had been adding some extra supplements to her dinner for about a week and I'm going to withhold them tonight in case they're upsetting her stomach. My gut is telling me that isn't the problem though and whatever it is, isn't good.

Thanks Jerry.

I'll try to remember to take a photo of her with the cone on tonight and post it. In the meantime here is a link to the website (I purchased mine on Amazon):

http://allfourpaws.com/

Yes, that's the one!

I have a little bit of an update. In my initial post I wrote the following:

"I agreed to have the x-ray sent to a radiologist for opinion who concurred but could not say it wasn’t a fungal infection. I completely expect any vet or physician to cover their butts when unable to base a diagnosis on solid test results. I’ve read enough about bone infections in dogs to be comfortable skipping a biopsy for confirmation. I’ve also read how painful the biopsy is."

The pathology came back today and it was confirmed to be osteosarcoma so we didn't cut the leg off for nothing (I never thought we had anyway but it doesn't hurt to know for sure).

I posted last night that I was worried because I could tell she wasn't feeling well. I don't feel that way this evening - I feel like she is back to normal. I'm thinking that maybe the drug taken yesterday upset her tummy. I'll never know (well I might know because I'll call Dr. Loops tomorrow to ask if this is something they've encountered before with the particular serum which was Carcinosin).

Have a good night.

Good news. I spoke to Dr. Loops' office this morning (Sage is super nice and knowledgeable) and as it turns out the Carcinosin serum does in fact make the dogs feel bad so I'm happy to have an explanation for Greta acting ill the other day. She says that sometimes it will make them feel bad the first 1-3 times and we should always keep them posted because sometimes they have us double-dilute. I post this in case anyone goes on Dr. Loops protocol and experiences the same thing.

Have a great day and weekend and thank you again for your support.