Jessee update. Tuesday we were back at the oncologist for bloodwork. One week post chemo. Results came back fine. Jessee was down 4 lbs but oncologist said not to be too concerned as her body mass is good and a little less weight would benefit her joints and remaining front leg. And I have to admit I fed her a little less being concerned she was not burning off the calories and would be putting weight on. She has the appetitie of a small horse (had to add that).
But today after we got back home from a short errand I let the kids outside, thats her pretend brother Jaymee in the blue, and all of a sudden we see birds so of course we have to run. Because nobody told her she only has three legs now and can’t do that. She was so happy just being Jessee and barking and running after the birds. Could not have asked for a better afternoon potty break with her.
Living in the moment and enjoying her day to day. Her front paw has a bit of swelling that we are treating with massage and hot/cold compresses. She is going to be starting laser therapy but not until mid February due to availability and her chemo scheduling.
But for the time being, all is well with Jessee. She’s loving life and is a very happy girl.
Aww that is a look of pure joy! Thank you for sharing with us. I’m so glad Jessee is rockin’ life right now. And yep, a lean Tripawd is a hoppy Tripawd. Good job!
Thank you Jerry. Well aware that recovery doesn’t last forever and enjoying every single day with her and trying not to freak out over little things 🙂 I’m so glad I found you guys as this pain free time with her is so precious.
YAAAAY!!! That’s right Jessee, nobody told you you only had three legs! Just useless infornation you didn’t need to know, right??
Reading this update made me so happy!! It just delights me to k ow how well this girl is doing! Such an inspawration to all of us….but especially to big dog newbies!!
Always love her photos (and Jaymee’s too)! You can see how Happy she is….very p,eased with herself!😊
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Hi, thank you for Jessee well wishes and reactions. She is experiencing a little bit of swelling in the front leg/foot. Vets and oncologist say its to be expected with weight shift. We are trying to get into laser rehabilitation treatment asap. In the meantime we are using hot/cold and massage as well as wrapping it every few hours for a couple hours. It’s not painful to her and this seems to reduce the swelling. We see oncologist tomorrow for blood check before chemo next week. Overall she is just so happy and so Jessee. She loves to bark at the birds, squirrels and anything else she thinks needs to be barked at. I’m loving every single painfree day I have with my precious girl