Sunday, March 18, 2012: Sasha wags her tail for the first time since she came home from the amputation.
Mar 192012
Mar 192012
Sasha’s first night home after amputation of her right arm was very difficult on all of us. She was in a lot of pain, and dysphoric. Her eyes were wide open the entire night, and she was doing something that she never did – whimper. Sasha has been through some serious stuff in her life, […]
Mar 172012
Today, Thursday, March 15, is the day that we go to pick up our Sasha from the Vet after amputation of her right arm due to osteosarcoma. Liliana and I are feeling many emotions as we get closer to the vet’s office. How will Sasha react when she sees us? How will we feel when […]
Mar 152012
When I wrote my last post/entry, Liliana and I had just learned that our eleven year old American bulldog, Sasha, had a tumor on her right humerus. Our vet, Dr. N., and Dr. Clary, an orthopedic surgeon, agree that the tumor is likely the result of a type of bone cancer called osteosarcoma. After speaking […]
Mar 132012
Tuesday, March 6th was a very sad day at the Ruano house. Liliana answered her phone, and it was Dr. N. on the other end. He was calling to give us his findings about why Sasha had developed an increasingly worsening limp due to pain in her front right arm. In the back of our […]
Mar 122012
Liliana and I share our home and lives with five of the most wonderful and amazing beings that exist. They are our dogs; they are our family. Their names, in the order that they joined our pack, are, Sasha, Argus, Alli, Shelby and Tommy. Sasha is the matriarch, and she enjoys the rest of the […]