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Her back legs had a growth spurt, then her ears. She still has knobby foal knees.
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Poppy, 18 weeks, chose decoration
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Oh this little one is a nut. I love her. She is definitely giving me a run for my money. Little fatty is 20 lbs now (she was 12 when we got her a month ago) and you can still see all her ribs. Her little knobby knees are so stinking cute.
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My new vet charges $160 for a fecal. I’ll have to find out why. It seemed really high to me.
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This will be a year to remember for a long time coming. After losing Tessie to osteo last August, I was waiting for the right dog to show up in our lives. I was open to many breeds. But also really missed have a weird skinny dog in the house. I was on Instagram and saw Tessie’s group post a photo of a baby dog that was coming to Colorado from a coyote hunting farm in Nebraska. I reached out to the president and asked if I could foster. Then had to make my husband think that it was his idea. So he agreed to foster unnamed puppy who was arriving on February 18th. 2/18!!!!! Grace’s birthday and Fenway’s gotcha day. Fate? Maybe.
She didn’t have a name. I started calling her Churro. Her was calling her Poppy. Not Big Papi. Lil Poppy. She arrived and could have just as easily been terrified of humans, but instead jammed her cute little puppy face into my neck. She stunk to high heaven. We drove her home and stuck her in the tub. All 12 lbs of her. Turns out a warm bath and a full belly will bring out the spunk. She is equal parts sugar and spice.
Last week when DH asked what I wanted for my birthday, I made it really easy for him this year. I want a puppy and tacos. So we signed her contract today and will be going to get combo #7 for dinner tonight.
Welcome home Lil Poppy. You have a big collar to fill, but I think you’re up for the task.
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Doo, I knew you had it in ya buddy! I’m either just now hearing about this for the first time, or I forgot earlier if your mom told me. Congratulations, you’re a real houndie! My most docile of hounds, Grace, was also my fiercest hunter. But also I don’t think wild rabbits have brains, so there’s that aspect too. Be proud Doolin, ya finally got Sparky bud!
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We have been really happy with the Fi. We don’t need the base to be at someone else’s house. We watch our friend’s dog who has a Fi all the time and she has us set up as a sitter so there’s a perimeter around our house. We have the 3 series and have no complaints. It’s battery lasts forever.
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On 2/17/2024 at 6:20 AM, MP_the4pack said:
I had Diamond off leash in an unfenced area thinking "no way can a 12 year old new tripod chase anything". WRONG! She went right after deer. Thankfully they hopped a backyard fence and she stopped.
Let me tell about the time I thought that there was no was Tessie would head anywhere but my parent’s front door when I took her to their house and instead my brother and I ended up chasing a tripod greyhound around the block. Lol
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6 hours ago, ramonaghan said:
Excellent update! It sounds like she is doing great. Congrats on getting through the first night.
Just checked and the harness is out for delivery. It has a soft handle basically the whole length of her back if she needs assistance getting up or when she squats to potty. That said, I doubt she's going to need it for long the way things are going!
That harness has served many very special greyhounds well though their amp recovery.
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On 8/15/2023 at 4:26 PM, ramonaghan said:
I do too! But we'll have to go back to the harness soon—the leash bounces all over now that she has a kangaroo gait and it must be very annoying to her so close to her face. Until now it hasn't mattered much since we had to restrict her activity, but just now she walked a HALF-MILE. Exactly two weeks after amp.
Dang girl. You champ. Love that half mile for all of you. And she can still wear the collar while you use a harness…we all know the importance of accessorizing those sleek necks.
14 hours ago, ramonaghan said:Biopsy confirmed osteo. No lymphatic or blood vessel involvement. Onward.
What type of osteo and what was the mitotic count?
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16 hours ago, macoduck said:
Lauren,
you tried so hard. Tessie was a very good girl with a fighting spirit like her mom. 
I can truly say we gave it our all. If I could have taken on the burden of physically fighting OSA myself, I would have. She was the sweetest dog and 100% worth all that effort.
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5 minutes ago, FiveRoooooers said:
Tessie fought hard, so very hard. {{Lauren}} I am so sorry.
Thank you. She really did. And didn’t suffer. That was the most important part.
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PK’s Cat Island aka Tessie
12/10/13 - 8/11/23
Osteosarcoma diagnosed June 16. She fought for 14 months.
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I told my nine year old nephew what happened. He started whaling. That was heartbreaking. I hate this disease so much.
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Tessie is gone now. She had an emergency oncology appointment this morning and the doc said to me “i think this is the end of the road”. Her joints are full of fluid and she’s very painful. We loaded her up with sub q fluids plus steroids to let her have a good afternoon at home. She felt well enough to eat today after the fluids and steroids so she had a junior bacon cheeseburger, a few fries, two chicken nuggets and we spilt a chocolate frosty. She was tired. My heart is broken. 💔 We fought so hard together.
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Thank you so very much. We need a lot of that right now. 💞
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I posted this on Facebook. I might as well post here too.
I could use some advice please. Or prayers. Hopefully both.
I have a 9.5 year old retired racing greyhound with Osteosarcoma. She was diagnosed last June, read left leg amputated last July. Six rounds of carboplatin chemo ended in November. We first saw small lung nodules measured in mm in March. She’s been holding steady with Palladia, losartin and rapamycin. We had the series of vaccine injections, the final on July 13th. She’s been in regular PT weekly since November but recently has developed corns on all three remaining feet. I regularly hull these. She occasionally skips meals which is normal for her even before surgery but she also seemed a bit more lethargic than usual. Maybe the heat? Or storms? (She has storm phobia). Hard to say.
I had a regular chest x-ray scheduled for her last week so I proceeded with it. It reveled a 4.5cm x 5.5 cm mass in her lungs. She also lost 8.8 lbs in six weeks so that’s not great.
As a result we decided to take her off Palladia and rapamycin. Her last dose of these was last Thursday morning. We also put her on a new president diet to try to get more weight on her. So far her lethargy remains unchanged and she has more discharge in her eyes. I should also mention her blood work is perfect.
Any thoughts or suggestions on what I could/ should try next?
I’ve consulted the oncologist and our plan is to give 200mg Gabapentin every 8 hours for pain from the corns. I also have permission to restart her on Palladia and rapamycin if I feel like I’d want to do that. The oncologist didn’t think it would help much though. I’m scheduled for another X-ray on August 24 to track the size of the nodule, that’s three weeks from the date we discovered the sizeable one.
TL:DR - OSA in 9.5 year old greyhound. Amp, chemo, vax, Palladia. Now lethargic with a 5cm mass in lungs. Seeking advice.
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Thank you. I appreciate all those words. I’ve probably said them a lot this week. This is really hard.
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She’s been off the Palladia and rapamycin since last Thursday and I haven’t see a change in her personality yet. She’s still acting painful, but it could also the three corns I have hulled this week (one in each foot). I’m debating whether I get her in for X-rays next week vs waiting until the week after. I’m also debating calling the oncologist to put her back on the Palladia and rapa since she’s actually acting more lethargic off of them. Or maybe I’ll give it a few more days. I don’t know. This sucks. I hate it.
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Thanks for the reminder! We did talk about dry puppy food but I’ll shoot a quick note over to the oncologist about cans as well. Maybe I’ll supplement some of that in. At this point money is no object, as it’s a short term solution to getting the weight back on her and I’m thankful to be in a position where I can spend whatever it takes to get those pounds on.
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Good news is that she likes the new Hill’s prescription onc food. Which is $45 for a 6lb bag and $60 for a case of cans(!!!) We are cutting it with her regular food. Just need her to regain some of those lost lbs!
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Bad news friends. The radiologist thinks the mass is in her lungs. We repeat X-rays in three weeks to give the Yale vax time to work. Then talk next steps from there, which might include a CT scan.
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Bloodwork has ruled out infection. Her blood work looks great, actually. So I’m waiting for a call after radiology is done with their report. Then we’ll determine next steps.
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I’m trying really hard to be optimistic. I forgot to mention earlier that we are stopping Palladia and rapamycin for now to see if it will help Tessie gain weight. She’s lost 10 lbs in six weeks while I’ve gained 10 so we both have work to do on the scale.
you tried so hard. Tessie was a very good girl with a fighting spirit like her mom. 
Poppy: should I use my ears for decoration or listening?
in Cute and Funny things Greyhounds do
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Your guess is as good as mine. We don’t know who daddy is and we don’t know how big mom is. Mom is slightly scruffy so probably partly wolf or deerhound. I’ll report back on her weight on Thursday after her vet visit. Last week on Thursday she was 23 lbs compared to Feb 19 when she was 12 lbs.