Loves His Moma

My Razz-a-doodle is still hanging on. Instead of a limp, he's gone into a hop. Not putting alot of weight on that front leg. When his goes out for his daily "walk", he goes to the pines in the front yard, does his "business", then lays down a few minutes to regain his strength and head back to the front porch. He still eats well. When I walk in the door, he's up, wagging that whip of a tail. His daddy sleeps in the kitchen on a mattress with him every night. His Sophie loves on him everyday and gives him treats. His mommy takes him on his walk, lays with him in the living room floor, and plays a more calming game of keep away with his favorite frisbee as time marches on....way too fast.

I feel so selfish....I want him to stay. I want this pain to go away....it's not fair. He's only four years old. He doesn't know. His tail wags like a whip every time I walk in the room. I don't want him to go. Pls Lord don't take him. PLEASE...

Eight Weeks Post Opt

Razz's last checkup was yesterday. There was good news and bad news. The good news was that his back leg was healing perfectly. The bad.....my big boy has bone cancer. For the past week he has been limping on his front leg and I figured he'd done it again. A ligament, bone, or something like that. Nothing can prepare you for how bad this hurts. This stuff is very aggressive and very painful. We have maybe two weeks to a couple of months left with him. I have to get a grip so I can make these last moments as comfortable as possible.

Razz you are loved more than words can possibly describe. Our little Razzadoodle, Sophie's first "Razzy", moma's boy, I love you......

Five More Weeks!!!

So, next comes the long haul.....Razz is feeling frisky!!! Even on a short lease, standing still, he wants to hop. We had stopped using the sling, but now we have gone back to using it. It's more like a way of controlling his movement more than giving him support. He is still holding that leg up, but putting weight on it when walking. Only going out three times a day for potty breaks, he gets massages in the evening with a few minutes of ROM exercises. We can start five minute walks in eight more days!!! Whoohoooo!!!

Day Eight!!!!

Much better. I'm only using the sling while he goes up and down the steps. he's not as wobbly as he was. Putting that foot down more when he's walking. But he still holds it up when he's just standing. You can tell he feels better too! There's alot more whining going on because he's not liking that confined space, but he might as well get used to it. He gets the sutures out Tuesday. He's doing really well about leaving them alone. I'll probably update Tuesday and then maybe once a week from here on unless some kind of milestone happens.

Day Seven

Oh gosh! It's been a week! We are at day seven and I'm happy to say it's UNeventful! But I thought I'd share a picture of Razz and his sling....