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Hi Stacy and Cole
My girl Eurydice had her amputation 3 and 1/2 months ago.
The first couple of weeks were difficult, it all started really improving from the moment stitches were out.
She stopped eating and drinking a few days after the surgery and I had to hand feed her and give her water with a syringe for one month.
She had hotdogs, scrambled eggs, ham etc but what worked better overall was grilled chicken breast alternating with boiled chicken with olive oil added to the water for extra taste.
Let us know what the vet thinks.
Sending you big hug and cuddles to Cole
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 :-)
we found that mixing cooked plain chicken and or salmon with his food really helped
Good morning all,
An update on Cole - after the vet's office removed his bandage and gave us a cone to prevent licking, Cole came home much happier than he had previously been. He has spent the past weekend going in and outside with little problems, making the three steps he originally had problems with look like a walk in the park. His spirits have definitely lifted and that makes Russ (daddy) and I very happy.
Cole is still being very finicky with his diet: I tried buying a different brand of dog food (originally was Science Diet and now tried the natural brand of Iams) but he only sniffed it and then walked away. For now he continues to exist on scrambled eggs, chicken, cooked ground beef and dog treats. He was doing the cat food but as of this morning he turned his nose up to that as well. We will continue to work with him to ensure he is getting adequate nutrition one way or another.
He goes for his follow-up and staple removal this coming Wednesday, so hopefully all will go well with that. Overall, with the exception of his crummy diet, he seems to be doing well.
Thank you all for your care and concern!
Stacy
Glad things are looking up, besides the appetite. We also struggled with getting Nitro to eat - he ate nothing the first week after surgery, other than the yogurt we spooned down his throat to get his pills in him. And we still have to coax him to eat to this day, and it's been 2 years since his amp. I don't know if it's due to his advancing age (he'll be 11 years on Halloween), if he is still suspicious that I'm trying to give him medicine, or if it's just because he's spoiled beyond belief - or a combo of all the above. It makes me crazy, as I use his willingness to eat as a sign of him being sick or not. When he did finally start to eat, I fed him WHATEVER he would eat - and didn't worry about nutritional value one bit.
He will love it when the staples come out - that is when a lot of dogs really start to show signs of their former selves.
Paula and Nitro
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
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