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innez14 wrote:
Hello Tripawds!
Bruce!!! well my baby isn't a tall Labrador or a great Dane but he is just a small shitzu-toypoodle mix and as you know is a small dog. little did we know we were going to have a tripod baby I was sad at first he was my second fur baby I didn't want (More) |
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eider515 wrote:
Eider's Cancer Journey-Timeline
Hello everyone. As you may have discovered in the forums, our sweet little Eider passed away on 12/22/2019. If you would like to read that post, please click here. As you can see there, I promised him that I would share his story, so that people w (More) |
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jkopper wrote:
It's a roller coaster ride
We are, admittedly, behind in updates of #Groversgrandfinale. Week 2 after surgery was ... challenging and emotionally draining. Week 1 after Chemotherapy? That was nothing. Grover never blinked an eye -- no nausea, no diarrhea, no worries. But (More) |
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jkopper wrote:
Day after chemo and ... rehab!
We are pleasantly surprised that the day after chemo G is digging into breakfast and seems far less worried than we are. Lesson 1: I need to learn to "be more dog". The oncologist said she chose a slightly lower dose for him until we see how he re (More) |
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jkopper wrote:
Post op days 2-4
Although Grover had exceeded our expectations in terms of getting home and walking/hopping, these first days weren't without their hard moments. Getting up when Grover was laying in lateral with his amputation side down proved to be not only challeng (More) |
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jkopper wrote:
Decision Time
After a weekend of soul searching (and a lot of crying in the shower) we came back Monday and had the opportunity to talk to all of "the teams". It takes a village to keep an old Great Dane going and we are lucky enough to have a teaching hospital cl (More) |
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jkopper wrote:
Diagnosis Day
My hope with this blog is to provide information for other owners faced with decisions regarding amputation in their large breed geriatric dogs. As a bit of background, Grover is a 10.5 year old male neutered Great Dane who was diagnosed with a mi (More) |
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zubear wrote:
Mommy Love
First mommy said she is SOOO embarrassed that she has not updated my site in so long, but you know what mommy has been super busy. We have some exciting news to share... I have a new baby brother named Bruno! Mommy met him last December at the same s (More) |
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jerry wrote:
The Greatest Dane Thrives with ELIAS Dog Cancer Immunotherapy Treatment
Roscoe the Great Dane was not considered a good candidate for amputation after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. But his mom Diane felt otherwise, and two years later her “Greatest Dane” is standing here today thanks to a breakthrough dog cancer imm (More) |
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gusandmigbfff wrote:
Oncologist and Chemo Treatments (Aug 4, 2017)
We went to the Oncologist the following Friday. She recommended we do 4 or 6 rounds of Chemo. We would do these treatments once every 3 weeks and Gus would be finished up by December. My wife is very smart, she is an educator. She has her masters (More) |