Hi Guys,

Thanks for all of the resources and encouragement! We dropped Cooper of this morning, the vet is going to do a full check while he's under to see if there is anything else suspicious looking so we have our fingers crossed that they don't find anything.

Unfortunately not long before we found out that Cooper has osteosarcoma we moved city's from what would of been an ideal house for him to recover in and into a double story house that has stairs to get outside. The floor down stairs is slippery and the bedrooms are upstairs. Cooper is very much our shadow and he sleeps in the bedroom so while he gets used to things it looks like I might be on the couch! I have gone out this morning and bought a raised feeding bowl and some matts for the floor so hopefully we can mange ok.

We will keep you updated on how we are going 

Cooper is home from his amputation on Tuesday and doing well! The surgery went really well and the vet was very happy, the chest x-rays were also clear. Yay! I'm really proud of him, its amazing to think that 48 hours ago he was in surgery. 

He wouldn't walk at all when we picked him up but the vet dobbed him in because apparently he had been up and hopping around when we weren't there! We think he's milking it a little with mum and dad and he is more capable than he lets on haha. Fair enough too, I would do the same!  When I ask him to get up for food he tries and cant buuuut if I just turn around and go and get his food when I turn back he's up and standing ready and waiting haha. This morning he ate standing up on his own for the first time.

We got him a webmaster harness which has been great, he can hop along in a straight line almost on his on his own with us next to him incase he gets a bit wobbly and we are managing the outside stairs ok with a little help.

One thing we haven't haven't yet mastered is going to the toilet, he is still just peeing in his bed. We have taken him outside to try a few times to try but he keeps trying to go on the wrong side and nearly falls so will just stop and wont try anymore. 

We are only at the beginning and I don't want to speak too soon but he's improving so much day on day that I think he's going to be ok doing life on three legs!

Tripawds has helped make this whole experience so much easier we are so much more confident just knowing what to expect, I honestly think it would be a very different journey had I not found you! 

Hi Guys, thanks so much for your messages and all the love!!

We have had some tough moments but I'm so happy with how Cooper is pulling through this and I'm still in awe of how they adapt and try to do everything that we are asking of them. 

Coopers doing ok today, he made great progress through last week and on Friday we drove him to the park and he was great. He was very happy to sniff around where he usually gets walked everyday.

He went in for Chemo on Saturday so he was pretty out to it Saturday night and has been quieter and less interested in us, food or getting up to go outside to the toilet and just looks generally a little under the weather.

It really is up and down isn’t it!  One day they are hopping about starting to look happy and you are feeling so positive and the next day when he goes to get up and hop he’s yelping and stiff on his other legs you feel heartbroken for them. Then he’s happy again and now he’s dealing with Chemo side effects.... its a roller coaster for everyone!  

We are booked in for a rehab appointment on Friday, I can imagine going from three legs to four must throw everything out! So hopefully he will be feeling some relief soon in that regard.

He barked this morning and that quickly turned into a big yelp, I’ve left a message with the vet but has anyone experienced that? I’m hoping its like coughing when we have broken our ribs?

The pictures are from our park visit on the Friday before the chemo on Saturday, he was very happy to hear the word walk, very excited and wouldn't lie down in the car (we were impressed he managed to stay up going around the corners!) and and then pretty happy hopping around when we got there. Lets hope Cooper is back to feeling like this version of himself soon!!