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He looks so happy sleeping. I am so glad you figure it out! And I love the Team No Sleep t-shirt!
Otis - 106 pound lab/Dane mix, lost his right front leg to osteosarcoma on Febuary 9, 2016. Four rounds of carboplatin completed in April, 2016. Lung mets August 25, 2016. Said goodbye too soon on September 4, 2016. Lost his adopted sister, Tess, suddenly on October 9, 2016. likely due to hemangiosarcoma.
Wherever they are, they are together.
otisandtess said
One thing I did with Otis (and an idea I picked up on the site) was aromatherapy. I scent my bedroom with peppermint and lavender essential oils, so I scented a hand towel and put it in the living room where Otis and I were sleeping. Not sure if it really helped or not, but it seemed to.
I picked up a tranquil candle from the store last night (lavender) and it's in our living room. Not sure if it helps, but it makes our apartment smell better 🙂
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LOOOOOOOOOOOVE THE PICTURES!!!!! He is so cute! And so is Puppy Ollie!! 
Okay, so much for my attempt at humor this morning! Ollie really is adorable!
That t-shirt is brilliant!!
Sounds like you have a good med p@an going on that works for Puppy. Glad you were able to get the stitch removal moved up.
Team no sleep is doi g a great job!! Hang in there! Recovery doesn't last forever, it just seems like it!
Hugs to all!
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!
benny55 said
LOOOOOOOOOOOVE THE PICTURES!!!!! He is so cute! And so is Puppy Ollie!!That t-shirt is brilliant!!
Sounds like you have a good med p@an going on that works for Puppy. Glad you were able to get the stitch removal moved up.
Team no sleep is doing a great job!! Hang in there! Recovery doesn't last forever, it just seems like it!
Hugs to all!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Barrett will appreciate the compliment, Sally lol!! 
Puppy just jumped up crying, so we're leashing him up for a walk and gave him another 1/2 a tram.
Hi there !
Just saw your thread and have to say you and Oliver are such a great team 
he should recover really nicely, being so young and full of energy, surrounded by the clouds of love and attention you and your family give him !
You are keeping everything under control, he is so, so lucky to have you as pawrents !
Sending you lots of pawsitive energy and big cuddles to your gorgeous 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 :-)
eurydice said
Hi there !Just saw your thread and have to say you and Oliver are such a great team
You are keeping everything under control, he is so, so lucky to have you as pawrents !
Sending you lots of pawsitive energy and big cuddles to your gorgeous boy
Thank you so much!! We are lucky to have him and we love all the thoughts and cuddles
Yeah for sleep! Your t-shirt is hysterical! It really is like having a baby again at times. Great job being an advocate for Puppy.
Donna
Donna, Glenn & Murphy
Murphy had his right front leg amputated due to histiocytic sarcoma at 7 years old. He survived 4 years, 2 months & 1 week, only to be taken by hemangiosarcoma at 11 1/2 years 6/12/17
Read about Murphy's Life on Three Legs
midnighter94 said
Yeah for sleep! Your t-shirt is hysterical!Donna
Donna,
We are getting married in August, and his mother has been very serious about us having a baby immediately (we're almost 33, and apparently that's pretty old lol). I'm not so sure this experience has convinced me that new born babies are for me! 
3-Pointer Oliver said
Donna,
We are getting married in August, and his mother has been very serious about us having a baby immediately (we're almost 33, and apparently that's pretty old lol). I'm not so sure this experience has convinced me that new born babies are for me!
Hahaha!!
Love the shirt. LOVE the pictures of gorgeous Ollie. I LUFFS him!! And I am so glad you have found the tricksy right balance and routine for meds that are allowing you all to get some blissful, recuperative sleep!
Super news you have an earlier appointment - can't imagine the removal at that point will be an issue!
Lisa, Minneapolis
On October 27, 2016, nearly 6 months after amputation, and 18 months since his cancer likely started, we lost Pofi to a recurrence of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in his spine quite suddenly. His canine sister also succumbed to cancer on March 1, 2019 - we lavished her with our love in the interim, but life was never quite the same without her only real canine friend. Cliff kitty had to leave us, too, suddenly, in August 2019. Lucia kitty grieved all these losses, but helped us welcome two new Lurchers into our home and our lives, Shae and Barley.
Ollie is ADORABLE! And so is Barrett! Ollie looks really happy, and it sounds like you guys have it really figured out - give yourself a huge pat on the back! Good luck with the biopsy results!
Clyde's Mom
Awe love the sweet pictures! You and Barrett are tremendous advocates for team Ollie! Congrats for getting through a very tough part of this journey! Well done! LOL at that t shirt! A good sense of humor helps in this journey.
Hugs,
Linda, Riley & Spirits Mighty Max & Ollie
lawcat said
Ollie is ADORABLE! And so is Barrett!Clyde's Mom
Thank you! Sleepy puppies are so much better than crying ones ... we're so happy he is getting the rest that he needs to return to our baby boy!
linda8115 said
Awe love the sweet pictures! You and Barrett are tremendous advocates for team Ollie! Congrats for getting through a very tough part of this journey! Well done! LOL at that t shirt! A good sense of humor helps in this journey.Hugs,
Linda, Riley & Spirits Mighty Max & Ollie
Thanks Linda! We'll get through it all to give him the best life possible!
3-Pointer Oliver said
Donna,
We are getting married in August, and his mother has been very serious about us having a baby immediately (we're almost 33, and apparently that's pretty old lol). I'm not so sure this experience has convinced me that new born babies are for me!
Ahhh, well in that case, this is good practice! lol 33 is ok, you're not officially "old" until you're 35 (in the OB world, advanced maternal age is any woman over 35 yrs...sorry!) I remember when Cassie was a puppy, I was working midnight shift and trying to house-train her ugh! She woke me up every 2-3 hours for months, so I really did feel like I had a baby in the house lol. She started sleeping longer periods at night, so it was better for my husband. Now, of course, she loves to sleep all day. Murphy was about 8 months old when we got him, and Max was about 6 months old, so they were both mostly house-trained.
Donna
Donna, Glenn & Murphy
Murphy had his right front leg amputated due to histiocytic sarcoma at 7 years old. He survived 4 years, 2 months & 1 week, only to be taken by hemangiosarcoma at 11 1/2 years 6/12/17
Read about Murphy's Life on Three Legs
Hey there Linda,
Just wanted to congratulate you for your wedding, you could not have found a better man (and handsome too, like others have pointed out already
) always trust an animal lover to be a proper and kind human being
Sending you lots of hugs and cuddles to you know who woof woof
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 :-)
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