Greyt news on the run a way
Just brought Softee home and I am amazed how well she is. Not groggy from anesthesia and not limping as much as she did before. He took off the whole toe and said he went high will get sutures out in 2 weeks. He also took off a papiloma (sp?) off of her upper thigh will get back to you later. If you want to post this information until I can get to it go ahead

What runaway?

Softee

for softee girl!

She is one remarkable girl.

Softee ate her dinner tonight we did not give her as much as normal will keep her on her demand feeding as she is a night feeder and does love her dry food

So glad Softee is doing well, its all that caring and love and devotion from her family. Many, many hugs.

I am so glad, no I'm so excited that she's okay! Who needs that ole toe anyways, its just one more you don't have to get the nail clipped off of!

She is very alert which suprised me as the other pups are usually very groggy after surgery. Vet says she is in good shape for her age and very healthy. Guess we must be doing something right. Also, he told us with all that she eats (sometimes 5 cups food/day) that she is probably only using about 60% of what she is eating hence she eats more. Also, giving her puppy food is also good for her.

How is Softee doing!!!

Softee is doing greyt - she is hardly limping compared to how bad she limped before surgery. She is also doing her poopy trot where she paces back and forth for a few minutes before dumping. Every so often she does play the con game when we bag her to go outside. She is wearing an old baby sock over the bandage which is keeping it very clean and then when she goes out we double bag her foot with newspaper plastic sleeves. Have not heard from Dr. O'Leary on the biospy yet but was told by a RN at work it is usually 10 working days before you get the results. Softee goes back to the vet on Thursday for suture removal

Good Luck Softee! we are all for you

We love you Softee and hope everything will be ok.

The poopy dance? Gotta see that!!!

I have two that really does the pacing back and forth before they poo and Softee waits until it is almost out of her. Jams also does it and Belle does it also but has a special dance to get her feet situated so she can dump and it is only in one spot

Sorry I missed this earlier. I am glad Softee is healing well. Sending prayers that biospy reveals "good" things.
for you Softee.
Tara

The amputated toe showed Squamous Cell Carcinoma - We were told to watch her for any problems and the biopsy report stated that this is common with large breed older dogs. In a study 95% survived 1 year after amputation and 74% 2 years. Will try and copy and post some of the biopsy report

Thank you all but I am going to to think positive and say she is a survivor

Yes, positive vibes.

She is not limping anymore, she is eating and had tomato soup on some dry food today for lunch. On the way home from the vet she yammered the whole way and we thought she had to potty but no we think she was telling us off. When they removed the sutures she started yowling but I think it was the way the tech was holding her Softee as times does a touch me not yowl

So my little girl has a mouth on her to huh? I will also think positive thoughts and consider her a survivor. That's my girl.

Yammered...I like that...so she poopy dances & yammers!
I'm going to think positive also.
Ya know...I thinks I need a picture of Softee!!!

Glad she is doing better.

YAY for more pics of Softee!!!!!!

Everyone loves the softee pics

Can't wait for the pics.

Here is one before she had her sutures removed it was taken in the waiting room of the vet's office. Notice her baby sock covering her boo boo and her new coat





This the vet that removed her sutures and had to listen to her yammer

Softee started yammering this evening and was heard in Canada. Yep, we were on the phone with Verizon and he heard her and thought she was getting killed. What happened was she went to get up and she was sitting with her leg over her leg (the rear legs). At first I thought she had broke her leg until I took her blanket off of her and saw the problem. I just took the leg off of the leg under neath and she was fine.

Great pics

Beryl, I'm so happy to hear Softee is doing so well. to you both.

I missed this but I haven't been on much lately.
What a sweetheart.
I wish I was there so I could give her a Big hug!!!
She will be in my prayers.

I think at least once a week, everyone should post a thread on how their poopies are doing. Even if its just a "here's my doggie & they're doing good".
I feel very close to all of ya'll & I want to be there for you in the good & bad, just like ya'll were when Dear was sick & then crossed.

That' s a great idea. I can pin a topic on here for us to do that. What you think?

Oooooooh that would be great! And it doesn't matter what they did, even if they pooped on schedule...just a kind of report in for our doggies!

What should I call this topic. Dog Check-In? How are your dogs?

Doggie Check In

okay Softee did not eat too much today but did have a half can of WalMart ensure plus only 1 cup of food all day. Hopefully she will eat tonight

maybe she'll eat for dad?

Today she ate all her dinner and then half of Jams - dear Ms. Jams decided to walk away from hers and Softee very nicely started to eat it. Mom did make another bowl of food for Jams. Last night she was a bottomless pit and ate a grand total of 3 1/2 cups of food between 7 pm and midnight.

Doggie check in - I like that! Its a weekly story on your dogs...you don't have to do every single one of them, but it helps! he he he

When Daddy came home from work she ate again the first time 1 1/4 cups of food and then demanded more so he gave her 1 1/2 cups. I don't know where she puts it all and does not gain an ounce. Weighed her on Valentines day and she weighs 53 pounds which is very close to her racing weight.

I hope Softee continues to eat. Sending hugs for Beryl and scritches for Softee.
Tara

Ate a good breakfast and a small lunch tried begging off of us at lunch time. Oh, she refuses to eat bread - I think she associates bread with pills now

Good to hear she ate breakfast ~

She is being a brat and was begging off of us for dinner so we shared with her