Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 30th, 2010
It’s been over two weeks. Molly’s stitches are out and she has a pretty good handle on what her limitations are but we are still not used to this. She’s adapting just fine. But we still look at her with her obviously missing leg and think that this sucks … big time … it’s just not fair. My […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 20th, 2010
It’s been a week and a day, and I’m amazed at Molly. She’s handling this so well. She’s creating her new path on her own. We helped her in any way we could, and strangely she seems to know that we are there for her. She can fly up the two steps leading from outside to the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 16th, 2010
Yesterday I had a bit of a meltdown. I looked at her, sitting at my feet with her same Molly-face, mooching for a bit of my chicken wrap, same Molly-mooch, and when I asked, “Are you mooching?” she gave me that same guilty look that generally has me caving in. And I ached for her. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2010
I slept on the couch last night, with foam pads, blankets and pet beds all around the living room. Molly didn’t sleep on any of the beds I made for her and chose to sleep on the couch with me, which made me so nervous. She doesn’t seem to realize she is missing a leg […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2010
Molly’s home. And it’s like I have the world’s most disobedient two year old hopping around my house. Nothing prepared me for the shock of the missing leg though. I thought I was ready but when I went into the room to see her I almost fell apart. The staff was great … reassuring me that it’s normal to […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2010
I called this morning to see how Molly fared overnight, and to find out when I can bring her home. I told the receptionist who I was and that my dog was Molly, who had her leg amputated yesterday. She hollered out, “Oh yes! Molly! We are all amazed! We had her outside twice already […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
I phoned from work, around 1:00, and was told that Molly’s surgery went well and she was resting comfortably but still quite out of it from the anesthetic. Surviving the surgery was crossing the first bridge. I admit, I was worried about it. Now that’s it’s done, it’s time to move forward. I have to phone […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 11th, 2010
It’s been a really sad day. Her last day with four legs. We spent a lot of time outside, just wandering around the backyard together. She follows me around the yard whenever we are outside, then she goes off and does her own exploring … then back she comes to check out what I’m doing. It’s […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2010
Molly’s left front leg is being amputated on Monday. It’s been a really rough few weeks for all of us here. But it’s either the leg or her life. I seem to be accepting it a lot better than my husband, Brad, and I wonder a little if it’s because I’m a mother. I don’t know. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 3rd, 2010
It’s been less than 24 hours since I started this blog and already I feel better, and stronger. Thank you for your comments and support. We will be letting the vet know our decision on Monday. It’s been so hard. Yes, we can have most of the mass removed surgically, and then have her go […]