Last Sunday I mentioned I was looking forward to Tuesday and Thursday this week. The reasons were: On Tuesday, Carlos and planned on a day trip to the beach, with the pack. Thursday it was Sasha’s 3rd chemo treatment. We did go to the beach. We headed to Topsail beach because there we dogs are […]
After long and thoughtful consideration about our next steps in treating Sasha’s caner, Carlos and I decided to proceed with Chemo. Thursday, March 29, was our consult with Dr. Waddle, and turned out to be Sasha’s first Chemo treatment. Per our vet’s recommendation, we went to Veterinary Specialty Hospital here in Raleigh, and spoke with […]
Even tough Sasha looked good in Pink, the bandages had to come off. On March 21st, seven days after the surgery, Dr. N. removed Sasha’s bandages and checked the incision; it looked great. He and the rest of the staff said Dr. Clary, the surgeon, did a great job and they all seemed really surprised […]
On Thursday, March 15th, we brought Sasha home after her amputation. Even though I could not wait to bring her home, I was nervous and concerned. I didn’t want anything to go wrong. Leaving the vet’s office was not a problem, she didn’t seem to even need help; however, we used a towel as a […]
As I had mentioned here, Sasha was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, and Carlos and I have decided to proceed with the amputation of front her right arm. Her surgery was scheduled for Wednesday, March 14th, a week after we received her diagnosis. The days leading to the surgery, Sasha was in a lot of pain, and […]
Sasha has continued to improve. She gets around just fine now, and is even able to jump up onto, and down from the sofa. The pain around the surgery site is minimal. She often chooses to lay on her right side now, and Liliana and I are able to pet her near, and even on […]
I’m sorry for not having posted in a while, as you all know, it has been been a rough couple of weeks. Since I have shared Sasha’s health situation, I thought I’d share a video with you. Sasha, the day of her surgery, on our way to Dr.N’s office: I’ll post an update on Sasha […]
Sasha continues to do well. We brought her back from the vet’s office on Thursday after having her right arm amputated due to a tumor on her humerus caused by osteosarcoma. Her pain seems to have diminished greatly even though we have begun to ween her off of her pain meds. She wags her tail […]
Sasha is doing so much better. She is no longer whimpering, and she is getting around well. She can even get up and down the three steps of our deck when she needs to go outside to do her business. She hasn’t needed help to lay down for two days, and she is beginning to perk up […]
Sunday, March 18, 2012: Sasha wags her tail for the first time since she came home from the amputation.