Abi

Yesterday I was really happy (just about singing and dancing). She ate all her food and then licked out Jack’s bowl. I was so pleased I took a photo! I also took a photo of her having a pee, but I wont post that! We went for a short walk.

Today she is not so hungry and is not drinking. I have mixed water with chopped chicken and posh tinned dog food. As she will take this I’m not too worried so long as it doesn’t get worse. Still need to keep fingers crossed.

We went for a short walk again today. And she’s been out to pee and poo, without yelping 🙂

Here she is:

And what a difference a day makes! I was worried about how to get her into the car to go to the vets so after backing the car as close to the front door as possible, and putting other dog on the lead as though for a walk I ‘invited’ her along to. I expected the usually shaking and crying- she got up and hopped into the car 🙂

Moreover she also got out ok at the other end. She hates the vet so was shaking, but at least no yelping.

A long chat with the vet who also examined her thoroughly. She does have some arthritis, but I knew about that anyway. Nothing else. He said maybe the pain was partly in her head or maybe she had had some mild soft tissue damage. Soft tissue damage wouldn’t show on the X-ray. I was offered an X-ray to check for mets but decided against. I’d rather travel hopefully.

So bloods were tested and chemo (carboplatin) done. Also a drip of extra fluid.

She is now at home- obviously tired but seemingly pain free. Hand fed (yes still) a small meal. I’m not too worried about lack of appetite as Mitch (a previous dog who had osteocarcoma) alsohad a poor appetite for some time. So long as she is eating something.

But tonight I am celebrating. I shall have a proper meal and maybe a glass of wine and watch lots of rubbish on the tv. Tomorrow is another day.

And thank you for your support. It does help. I will update and lets hope with good rather than bad news.

 

The yelping is freaking me out a bit. She now anticipates pain when standing up and shakes if I try to get her up. Not sure how I am going to get her in the car for tomorrow’s visit to the vets. Trying to forget tomorrow.

Vet said they would give her a thorough check over when sedated and x-rays, not just for mets but to see if they can find out why she hurts.

She is now on paracetamol as well as metacam, antiobiotics and gabapentin. Tried tramadol again last night but ended up with a panting restless dog who still wouldn’t stand. Vet said I should encourage her to stand but it’s so terrible to ask her to do something which hurts her.

Just realised its actually been nearly 27 days since Abi’s operation.  I at least owe it to this site to give more details as I search other blogs for info.

Pre the amputation the x-rays showed no mets. We were asked if we wanted to take her to another vet for a CT scan but decided not to as we would have the amputation anyway.  She had her amputation on Wednesday 16th April. The next day she had a serious bleed and the vets were worried (as were we). However, on the Monday we had her home. She needed hand feeding but seemed easier to feed than our previous dog who had had an amputation (Mitch). However, she seemed to be great at finding and spitting out tramadol from her food. She was on metacam, antibiotics and tramadol.

We were worried as her good legs swelled up. After a few days the swelling went down.

The amputation site took a bit longer to heal than it should have done and as she wasn’t licking it the vet said to leave the staples in longer than normal.

Took her off tramadol as it seemed to cause panting and restlessness.

By Tuesday (just under 3 weeks post op) we were really pleased with her. She even tried to play with our other dog Jack, she was getting up to eat and pee and even going for very short walks.

Wednesday my husband went to New York for a conference and Abi misses him. She was a bit subdued but still walking ok.

Thursday gone- the blood curdling yelps when trying to get up. This is my most recent concern. Took her in Friday for stitches to be removed. Vet checked her over and couldn’t find a reason for the yelps. I asked for gabapentin. Which she is on now.

Today still yelping but not quite as blood curdling. She went outside into the garden for a pee (after yelps) and when I went to see why she hadn’t come in she was sitting on the lawn shaking. Got her back in. Once settled back on her bed she was perfectly calm, breathing steady, etc. and was hand fed food and water.

Please let the yelps go and Abi be happy playing again.

Due chemo next week.

I shall try and post even if the news is bad.

This is Abi in happier days- I will post a post amputation pic of her later if all goes ok. She is now 3 weeks last Wednesday post amputation to to osteocarcoma. Front, left leg. All seemed well. But now worried. She started yelping when standing up. Vet can’t find an obvious reason except slight infection for which she now has a new batch of antibiotics. I read about phantom limb and thought it might be that but its the standing up that seems to cause it, so I am just grasping at possibilities.  She is now however also on gabapentin. So we are now regressing. She is back to being hand fed. Finger crossed for her.

 

 

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