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anitalynn wrote:
Day 11
At day 11, no significant updates to report. Chloe is definitely showing signs of muscle fatigue/soreness at the end of each day but that is largely our only issue at the moment. We've begun to taper the Gabapentin, she's only getting the dose at (More) |
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anitalynn wrote:
Fourth day - ups and downs
Here we are, mid-way through the fourth day. Last night was h.a.r.d. Chloe yelped out around 2 am, and vocalized for a good 5 seconds. She was very upset, confused, and restless. We tried medicine, food, going out to potty, massage, laying with her, (More) |
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Jackson wrote:
Increasing the pain medication...taking it one day at a time!
1/28/16 It's been almost 3 weeks since Jackson had his first zoledronate IV treatment and the subsequent fireworks night when we think he injured his shoulder/scapula trying to get up off the hardwood floors. After our meeting with Dr. K we ende (More) |
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msjessicalc wrote:
Crazy Weekend
Hey Everyone! Harley hadn't gone by Sunday, so we decided to give her the enema at like 6:45 in the morning after a very sleepless night. Within seconds she was going... and then she went again a few hours later. She was still urinating outside of (More) |
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greydrizzle wrote:
Back To Our Routine
Cole from about a week ago Cole has been doing really great. We had the one hiccup in recovery with the Tramadol not working but the Fentanyl patch from the ER vet did the trick. The first few days, he was like a bag of wet sand and feeling reall (More) |
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sugar05 wrote:
Hello Tripawds!
First blog on my 12 year old gal, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, diagnosis a month ago of baseball size hemangiomasarcoma. One week post rear leg amputation as of today. Doing much better, but it has been a long recovery week, specifically no desire to (More) |
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osadad wrote:
Chemotherapy has begun!
Osa had her post surgery followup and Oncologist review. It went well. Stitches are removed now and she is being treated with 15 minute IV infusions every 3 or 4 weeks for 5 total sessions. Her white cell count showed normal and will be monitored w (More) |
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rascallyadventures wrote:
Awful News
Hey Tripawds, I got the worst news today. It looks like the swelling and issue with Rascal's stump is a lot more serious than we thought. After a third trip to the vet this week when the fluid spread to his back leg, our vet has him on an intense (More) |
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Jackson wrote:
Maw must be a miracle worker!
In the days that followed my 2nd diagnosis Maw is a mess crying all the time and I think she's fearing the worst. I try to show her that I'm strong like she's told me, but it's hard because I'm in a lot of pain. I can hardly put any weight on my righ (More) |
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cpessoni wrote:
Accidental good news...
...that started out with me hovering over my pup on the sidewalk, at 11:30 Thursday night, thinking she was in serious trouble. We had gone out for our last quick short (they're never quick) walk of the night, and Maggie laid down either to rest or (More) |