Lucy the Saint Bernard-Terrier Mix has cancer, I'm just putting it out there. The cancer is in the leg/bone and she will have the back leg amputated tomorrow (Thursday) to address the pain. She is a wonder dog, and looks to be getting along well, but...As her beloved pet sitter said, she is a great tripod already (not using the leg when we thought it was ACL type issue).
I'll keep you posted out here on our sweet pup's recovery and journey. We love you all for loving our girl, engaging with her, calling her by name when she is at her post, and making her rounds. She is six-ish- we adopted her on Nov 30, 2018, when she was "one" ish. We are confident in her veterinary care and grateful for the diagnosis at COVE in Delaware- if you need emergency care or an orthopedic referral- consider COVE!
In the meantime, embrace the love of February with friends and family. That was January on Newark-Granville Road and we know it continues as we progress.
Does anyone have a pic of Lucy at her spot- sitting near steps looking out at life going by on Newark-Granville Road?
Update: 2/3/23: Surgery went well, everyone loves Lucy! We brought her home and she rested well. She had no problem getting into the car, out of the car, up the back steps, etc..We wanted her to sleep downstairs, not take on the full flight of steps so we put up a barricade. At 4 am, I heard her making her way up the stairs. Joe helped her into our bed and we cuddled.
We took her out a few times and she is doing all she usually does, but she needs to rest. The incision needs to heal and not get infected. We have her in a donut/vs cone - thank you Gin. She avoids her medicine so we have to encourage her with food she really likes- cheddar cheese, not swiss. She is happy to have us working at home this afternoon and is leaning against me making it hard to "work".
Thank you everyone for prayers and love, thoughts and check-ins, it means so much!!
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