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Eating, drinking, pooping, peeing and being mobile...all good signs! Resting is how Abbie is healing her body.
Is she engaged? Alert? Getting tail wags yet? One thing you might try is to jave someone come over that she likes. Get all excited and upbeat and have that person make a grand entrance. Make a really big deal out of it. Sometimes a new energy is helpful.
Hard to be patient. We get it. But everything sounds pretty normal for this early on.
Keep us posted, okay? She'll be getting her sparkle back little bit by little bit.
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!
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Actually she sounds like she is doing really well.
I know it's hard to not see her being 'normal' but be patient while her body heals, resting is the very best thing for her now. Not only is she dealing with the meds but hoping on three is exhausting for new Tripawds.
Where are you located? I'm in Livermore CA and we are surrounded by fires and the air quality is horrible!
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. I’m thinking that patience is not one of my strengths. I know I wouldn’t be handling this situation with as much grace and courage as her.
Small victories. Last two nights Abbie wanted to sleep in our bedroom. My husband bless him slept on the floor and I actually slept in a bed! This morning while doing a few chores she came looking for me 🙂
Karen I live in Arnold CA and I can totally agree with the terrible air quality.
Yeah, patience was never my best thing either... all these dog journey's have certainly challenged and helped build my patience 
Keep track of all those little victories- they add up and very soon your girl will be back.
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
YAAAAAY. for sleeping in the bed! YAAAAYfor hubby sleeping on the floor! Good boy!!!
These are the ottle bits of sparkle that we celebrate wildly! Huge!
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!
Awwww, big win for Abbie!!! Its great to hear that shes getting back into her routine. Hubby gets brownie points for taking the floor 😉
Patience for us humans is so difficult, but no worries it sounds like Abbie has totally got this. I think it was 2ish weeks before we saw the "sparkle" really coming back. Lots of rest, love and celebrating all the little/big wins.
Hugs ❤ Bev, nurse Moe cat, Autumn's Angel Roane & Angel dog Gypsy 🐾
My sweet soulmate Roane was diagnosed with osteo in June of 2019. Had a rear leg amp on July 2nd & crossed the rainbow bridge to be with her sister Gypsy on the first day of Autumn Sept 23 2019.
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