krissn333 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hurley Glad to hear he is doing well! Home really IS the best medicine Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 He looks really good! Good job Hurley!!!!! The bruising is normal - Dude's was more extensive due to his being in a cast for two days prior to the amp. They ALL want to lay on the side of the amp, too! About the e-collar - You will definitely need it if you are going to leave him alone. It stays on better if you can attach it to a body harness rather than justtrying to keep it on his head/neck. Even a walking harness will work and isn't uncomfortable for them to wear. Put the harness on and make it snug. Take a loooong strip of gauze and string it through the holes in the bottom of the e-collar. Put the collar over his head and tie the gauze to the harness. It's a lot more stable and can't slip off. Continued hugs and white light for Hurley and your family! Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiggysMom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Fantastic! Especially love the pictures where he has engulfed himself in pillows. Quote Wendy with Twiggy, fosterless while Twiggy's fighting the good fight, and Donnie & Aiden the kitties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Pinky has never been a roacher It would be nice to see her chill out enough to do it, but she never has. She has been doing really well...I am just waiting for Monday night so we can get rid of these darn staples! Also waiting on the pathology, which hasn't come back yet. We need the path report to send to OSU before we can get started with chemo. I am just really anxious for her to be bandage and staple free-will make life so much easier and she will certainly be a lot more comfortable. Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHurleyDawg Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Kristin, Woodie is not a roacher either. I would love to be a roacher if I was a dog. But Woodie has many stress-relieving methods such as hanging his head off the couch! I know how you feel, I am already anxious to get this phase overwith. Our oncologist would be ready to start next week if Hurley keeps improving but we will see. It just has to be Thanksgiving-time! Our path report will come back to us in 5-7 days, I think, and then we will have to forward it to OSU ourselves because they will already be sent to 3 places so I didn't want to add a 4th. Our onco said she didn't mind if we start him using their stock of chemo meds so we could start on time (and then our first dose of OSU drug would go into their stock) but I have a feeling OSU will have special mixtures or something different. And I still have to contact our onco. I wish we would have set something up already. I'm going to email her now so I don't waste any more time. Staples are not bad to remove!! I almost think they could be easier than stitches! Good luck to Pinky this Monday!!!! Quote Bow Wow Wow Yippie Yo Yippie Yay Johanna with hounds: Woodie (Molly's Marvin) (Grenade X Kh Molly) and Petra (Make Her a Pet) (Dodgem By Design X Late Nite Oasis) and forever missing Hurley (Jel Try Out) (Gable Dodge X Kings Teresa) with Kalapaki Beach in Kauai as the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BauersMom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I'm a little surprised they want to start the chemo so soon - our vet wanted the staples out and his wound well on its way to healing before we hit his immune system with the chemo. For us, it was 14 days. Also - I don't think what OSU has will be much different from what you'd get at your vet, but I could be wrong. Quote With Buster Bloof (UCME Razorback 89B-51359) and Gingersnap Ginny (92D-59450). Missing Pepper, Berkeley, Ivy, Princess and Bauer at the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyers Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 WOOOHOOOO!!! He looks fabulous! Congrats and GO Hurley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Oh, I could remove her staples myself if I wanted to-I have a staple remover (I also have a staple gun ). But, we'll go see Dr. Less and let him have a good look at her. I'd be lying if I said that I don't love parading my badass girl into the clinic too-everyone there is so happy to see her and I'm just so proud to be her momma Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LoveSeniorGreys Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Sending well wishes for sweet Hurley. Thanks for giving us updates on his recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmontgomery48 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Glad Hurley is doing so well....hope he continues to improve....he sure is handsome Quote Nancy~Mom to Wizard July 9, 2006 and Lexie June 25, 2009 Always in my heart, my goofy boy Sarge 8-25-04....5-17-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feisty49 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hurley looks great! I think tripods are particularly special Greyhounds. Good luck with continuing treatment. Hugs from Annie Bella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJane Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Looking good - glad to hear he's doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Sounds and looks like Hurley is off to a wonderful start. Hope he continues to do so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hlpnhounds Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I had the pleasure to care for your sweet boy while he was with us at Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists. He was a model patient and won the hearts of many of us there. I'm very happy to see that he is doing so well after his surgery !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgreys Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hurley looks fantastic! He's on the road to recovery for sure. Clark has a little less bruising but more edema. He's seeping a little from the sutures (the vet took the bandage off yesterday), but not enough to be concerned. I am using a muzzle with a stool guard instead of an e-collar, and it's working well - except for when Clark pried it off the muzzle! He's now wearing a large muzzle with the stool guard on the inside - let's see him pry that off! Quote Lin, with Nick the Greyhound Missing my girls Nadia, Tallulah, Cinderella, and my heart-dog Alexa, and my precious boys Twister, Loki, and Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHurleyDawg Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Lori, Thank you for the kind words!! Did we meet you the day we dropped him off? I was feeling guilty for not staying around for the entire surgery like a coworker of mine had done but I just had to get some sleep and we don't ever like to feel like we are pressuring the professionals to do things better. We had faith that he would come through! And we don't need to be there every step of the way as long as phones are still working! Thank you again for taking good care of my sweetheart, who is our first greyhound and the reason we have 3 greys now!! I hope he was good in his situation. His photograph on our take-home booklet makes him look perturbed but he always reacts strangely to the camera. So I hope he stole a few hearts!! He continues to heal and make progress. I made a tentative appt with our oncologist for this Wed. Then I emailed her about it so we'll see what comes about. We don't want to delay his chemo because we aren't paying attention or the holiday weekend gets in the way. I think Hurley is having an easier time because his incision does seem smaller than most. Tomorrow I go back to work. He has had some backslides like losing footing with his back leg and not being able to recover alone and panting so much that his sleep is affected (we carried him upstairs last night so he could sleep with us but he seemed to be quite restless). Then he makes up for the lost sleep during the day! Quote Bow Wow Wow Yippie Yo Yippie Yay Johanna with hounds: Woodie (Molly's Marvin) (Grenade X Kh Molly) and Petra (Make Her a Pet) (Dodgem By Design X Late Nite Oasis) and forever missing Hurley (Jel Try Out) (Gable Dodge X Kings Teresa) with Kalapaki Beach in Kauai as the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mirinaaronsmom Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I'm so glad to hear that Hurley is doing well. I can't see the pictures here at work, so will have to wait until I get home tonight. Hugs to you, Jim and the pack - very gentle hug to Hurley. Hope you all get to enjoy your holiday, one way or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueCrab Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hurley looks good! Glad to hear it's going well for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 How did Hurley Boy do today while you were at work? Sending all sorts of good thoughts. Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4greyhounds Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Sending lots of good thoughts!!!!!! Go Hurley Go!!!!!!!!! Quote Darlene Mom to: Aladdin, Sophie ,Pongo, Jasmine, Relic Forever in our Hearts Champ at the Rainbow Bridge. Let a greyhound race into your heart Adopt Bay Area Greyhound Adoptions INC. Naples/ Fort Myers Chapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xan Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Just seeing this. I'm so sorry Hurley and you all are going through this. I'm so GLAD he's doing as well as he is. I HOPE he recovers and has years of tripodal joy and love to share with you!! :bighug Quote My Inspirations: Grey Pogo, borzoi Katie, Meep the cat, AND MY BELOVED DH!!!Missing Rowdy, Coco, Brilly, Happy and Wabi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tmgukcatfan Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thank you for sharing Hurley's story! He is such an inspiration. My guy, Thalion, is having his surgery today (right front leg) and I'm on pins and needles waiting. Just seeing the photos of Hurley doing so well is a comfort. I'll be thinking of you and Hurley and hoping he continues to improve with each day that passes. Teresa and Thalion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychip1 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Many good wishes for your brave, inspirational hound! Quote Robin, EZ (Tribal Track), JJ (What a Story), Dustin (E's Full House) and our beautiful Jack (Mana Black Jack) and Lily (Chip's Little Miss Lily) both at the BridgeThe WFUBCC honors our beautiful friends at the bridge. Godspeed sweet angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFawnMom Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 He looks great!!! Those first couple of weeks are really hard, and you might have set backs, but just wait until you see him do tripod zoomies for the first time - if you have any lingering doubt about your decision, it will vanish in that instant. Lucy is 9 months post amp and totally healthy, and the happiest dog you'd ever meet. Hope to see many more positive updates in the coming months!! Thank you for sharing Hurley's story! He is such an inspiration. My guy, Thalion, is having his surgery today (right front leg) and I'm on pins and needles waiting. Just seeing the photos of Hurley doing so well is a comfort. I'll be thinking of you and Hurley and hoping he continues to improve with each day that passes. Teresa and Thalion Hugs to you and Thalion! Please let us know how it went. Quote Always missing our angel Lucy, a four year osteo survivor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHurleyDawg Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Oh geez, I didn't notice anyone had written here lately since it dropped off page 1...we have lots of H&M threads as always! Hurley is doing well!!! His carboplatin chemotherapy was on Wednesday, before Thanksgiving and we noticed some decreased appetite but canned food was offered and he ate that up. Today, I noticed some redness near his incision that I am keeping clean and moisturized in case he licked at it. It could be residual bruising. He still has trips and slides but rugs have solved the problem! He can be hesitant going up steps but it is usually dependent on his desire to go up. We installed a pet gate which has "locking" door in it and a pretty big bar on the floor. Hurley and Petra are both wary of it. Woodie is the only one who is comfortable with it. A rug on the side that just had floor has helped tremendously. But one day he slid while going through it and his sole back leg struck the door so it snapped shut behind him. I just stood there with my mouth open. Poor boy....he has been okay going through it while leashed if he doesn't come through it when called. Such drama for our tripod! He is resting very comfortably now, using all of the couch and waiting for me to take him out after eating. He has been panting less...we were concerned that the Tramadol could be doing that so when we are home, we give 1 only per 12 hours (versus 2 when we are at work). I think that is helping. Next chemo is on December 14th. The path report confirmed Osteo. It was in the bone and there was something going on in the tissue around it but the language was difficult to read. I wonder if my pathologists at work can decipher it for me? The lymph node was clear So far, so good!! I think he appreciates that I am home today!! Quote Bow Wow Wow Yippie Yo Yippie Yay Johanna with hounds: Woodie (Molly's Marvin) (Grenade X Kh Molly) and Petra (Make Her a Pet) (Dodgem By Design X Late Nite Oasis) and forever missing Hurley (Jel Try Out) (Gable Dodge X Kings Teresa) with Kalapaki Beach in Kauai as the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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