Amputation was completed on June 17th. We decided to have the amputation performed by a board certified surgeon. We were able to visit her the next day and were quite happy with how she was doing. She was quite dopey with all the meds but otherwise was her regular self. It was such a relief to see she was doing ok. She spent one more night at the clinic and we took her home the following day. The first day home she was almost her regular self. She was eating well and could walk ok, however we limited her activity and let her rest for the rest of the day.
The next couple days were a much different story. She was down and not interested in anything but her food. We could not even get her to go out for a pee and had to carry her. She also was not drinking much. We were not too worried as we had read this is common. The only concern we had was she refused to pee. After 38 hours of not peeing we made an appointment to see the vet. By the time we made it to the vet it had been 46 hours without peeing. We were quite worried. When we got to the vet, we put Sheba on a patch of grass at the vets before going in. She of course peed almost immediately, as if to say, “look I can pee, let’s not go to the vet”. Since then it has been smooth sailing and she has improved daily.
Today is 17 days post amputation and she is pretty much her normal self. We are taking her on her regular walks (just shorter than usual). She is peeing and pooping on her normal schedule and she is eating and drinking her normal amount. She is also happy and enjoying life. She has been getting around extremely well and is able to go up and down stairs and is now running some of the time on her walks. It is no longer necessary to carry her anywhere other than getting her in and out of our SUV, but that is more us not allowing her to do so than her inability to do so. It is so amazing to us that she is doing so well. She is quite inspirational.
love!! what a cuttie and inspiration… yayy!!
Neka’s is quite the inspiration herself! To all the pups out there with OSA…keep fighting!!!!
SHEBA! You are BEAUTIFUL! You just exude sweetness!
Thank you for sharing her recovery journey with us…inspirational indeed! And WOW! I think 46 hours without peeing is a record, or close to it anyway! Yeah, I think you nailed her thought bubble while she was peeing at the vets!
Keep these great updates coming, as well as these precious pictures!
Love and hugs!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle too!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Every day we get with our wonderful pup is a blessing!!
Oh you pretty puppy! Look at that hoppy smile! You make US smile here just knowing that life is good and you’re back to a new normal.
Folks thank you so much for sharing the ups and downs. It’s all part of the journey and everyone needs to hear it to know what to expect. We really appreciate your taking the time.
Much love to all of you!
The tripawd community has been so helpful. It has made all the difference when it comes to navigating the difficult decisions associated with a diagnoses of osteosarcoma. We’ll definitely be keeping everyone updated about Sheba’s fight against Osteosarcoma.
PS: Sheba love love loves you too!
Thank you all so much for the kind comments 🙂 It has been a real growing experience going through all of this with Sheba. It is quite amazing and inspiring to see her doing so well. Today is her 3 week ampuversary and she is back to her normal routine and has great energy. We have been taking her running off leash at a nearby park and she is having an absolute blast! We have started chemo (0 side effects so far) and have modified Sheba’s diet to help her fend off the cancer. Will be posting more info on that in the coming days.
We are really appreciative of the tripawds site, it was a tremendous help through all the tough decisions and in helping to know what to expect through the amputation process. There is so much awesome information here! It is also great to have a place to document Sheba’s fight against Osteosarcoma.
Thank you all!