We took Cole in this morning and he is in great shape other than the tumor so he was approved for the amputation. His surgery started about an hour and a half ago and should be about halfway through. I was so sure of this last night. I would look at his leg and the now visible lump there and wish we could get that evil thing off of him as soon as possible but as soon as we were at the office, my brain was still sure and my heart was screaming with doubt. I am still feeling that doubt even though I know this is what is best for him. I will feel a little better when he is out of surgery. We just called to check on him and he is doing well under the anesthesia. They are just about ready to start closing. He was really scared when they took him back and put him in the kennel this morning and they gave him an anti-anxiety drug to help him and he did well with that. It kills me to hear he was scared. He wouldn’t walk back to the kennel area without us so we had to walk with him and I wanted to just curl up with him and hold him.
We left Ella with our friends and their dog while we went to the appointment. She has been looking for him since we got back. She won’t eat and seems really nervous. Ella skipping a meal is unheard of so I know she is stressed. I wish I could explain this to her. This is from the day a few weeks ago when they got their new bed and refused to move for 45 minutes. They sat like this and sighed and groaned. I can’t wait until we can go pick him up. It will be so weird not having him here tonight. I think one of us will be sleeping with Ella.
OOOOMMMDDDD!!! How can pictures of these two get annnnyyyy cuter?? A D O R A B L E!!!!
I told Merry Myrtle and Franki Ella had to sleep by herself tonight. They immediately went and got their suitcases and started packing their Pajamas so they coukd spend the night with her! I explained that Ella’s humans would be sleeping with her and she would be just fine!
I know it will be such a relief when she is out of surgery and counting pink elephants!!
Hugs!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Waiting is hard, no doubt. And I do feel for Cole being afraid (we always had to walk Ellie back too). It is heartbreaking when all you want to do is explain it to them and you can’t. I sure hope Cole is resting comfortably by the time I write this. It will be good to get him home I know. Good luck!
Denise, Bill and Angle Ellie.
I hope all is well by now. I’ve been following your blog and wanted to post about a couple giant breed dogs that have done well with a front amp. My tripawd was a 17 pound pug who lost a left rear leg to mast cell cancer. The first other Tripawd we met was Cemil, a 150 pound Anatolian Shepard who lives in the same town. Maggie far outlived her 6 to 9 month prognosis, living almost 4 years. Cemil just passed his 6 YEAR ampuversary! Yes- 6 years post amp for OSA! Another I can think of is Queen Nova- a Great Dane who lived more than 5 years with OSA after her front amp, and became blind during that time.
There are no guarantee, and not all are so lucky, but you are giving Cole a chance.
If you haven’t already you might want to check out the forums- lots more people are there and you can get answers to any questions you might have.
I’ll be back looking for an update.
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
Hi Karen. We talked to the surgeon and everything went well. He had not woken up yet but she was expecting him to come to any minute. I’m so excited to see him tomorrow. We are hoping for him to be one of the lucky ones and get at least a few years. It is good to think about the ones who made it so thank you for the examples. I have been reading the forums and I am sure I will be posting there this week once we get him home and we are in the thick of it. I have gotten so much great information from the posts there so far just searching for topics. I’ll keep updating here for sure.
Best wishes to Cole and you…today is the first day of the rest of his life – and may it be a long and happy one! So glad you found this wonderful site – they literally saved my life last summer when we were going through this with our Dobe Nitro. The first couple weeks can be ruff, but be patient and pawsitive, it gets better day by day. Give him a big hug from us when he gets home!
Paula and Nitro
Oh good! Went searching for your blog as it was already taken down. Hadnt seen the update til jist now. So glad to hear surgery is over and the recovery has started!!
PLEASE update more when you can!!
Sending hugs!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!