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Beachbum1

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  1. Facebook is 13 years and 8 months old today. He is a HAPPY boy who has been with me almost 11 years!!
  2. Taylor had the same chemo. ZERO side effects. He was a happy, hopping, 3-legged hound for a few weeks less than 2 years, until something else sent him to the Bridge. Loving and DEMANDING rides and walks 2-3 times a day, every single day, starting around 3 weeks after surgery. "Shopping" in stores. Walking the boardwalk at the beach, with Facebook, 3-4 times a week. Wandering around downtowns. Every day was a "meet and greet" for him. Loving the hugs he got from people who whispered in his ear what a strong BIG boy he was. (He LOVED hugs from anyone and everyone).
  3. So very sorry for your loss.
  4. Count on it. Congratulations. Decent poops are newsworthy!!!!
  5. For the first couple of weeks, you might try to limit her activity. You already understand about the stairs. Keeping her on a leash when she goes out will keep her from "doing more than what she should be doing". As much as I HATE them, I did use a flex lead in the BIG back yard for a week after his week at the hospital. Controlled very carefully by me.
  6. HAAAAAAAAAPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  7. Explain that you and your family are "VERY" anxious about her immediate care post-surgery. Plus, bear-in-mind, they're going to make more money that way. Taylor, WITH Amicar, developed a tremendous about of edema and swelling 36 hours after surgery (front right leg). His chest, all 3 legs. So much that his pee was red. So much that they needed to keep him for 6 nights, on an IV, to keep flushing fluids through him to reduce the risk of permanent kidney damage.
  8. Taylor would do 3-4 stairs to get on and off the boardwalk to go for walks at the beach.
  9. Taylor, at age 6 and a big boy at 97 pounds, was diagnosed with Osteo in his right front "wrist" by his regular vet. I recommend you connect with an animal oncology group, like I did immediately, and they can explain what to think about in the way of treatment/care. Osteo is very painful. Amputation removes the pain, and the removes risk of an incredibly painful fracture that "could" happen at any time. Taylor had his right front leg removed, and it was made easier by the fact that he hadn't been using that leg for a while. 4 weeks after surgery, he was hopping in and out of the back of my Hyundai Tuscon, along with Facebook. They loved and demanded 2-3 rides and walks a day. He ran faster than Facebook (still) in the back yard. No side effects from his Carboplatin chemo. He was a happy, hopping 3 legged Greyhound for almost 2 years, until something else sent him to the Bridge.
  10. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPY Birthday!!!
  11. For 10 years it has been, "Why the long face, Face?"
  12. Can't you tell how excited Facebook (13-1/2) is for the upcoming holiday?
  13. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPY birthday, pretty girl.
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