The vets have just rung and Ranger's chest x rays are clear !!!!
The operation to amputate his front leg is now underway.
SIX weeks today Sandy had her right back leg amputated.
FOUR weeks today Jim had his left back leg amputated.
TODAY Ranger is having his front leg amputated.
LIFE SUCKS ....
Monday, 16 November 2009
So worried
Ranger will be going into the vets at 12pm and will be having his chest x-rayed. If the x-rays shows his chest to be clear of any secondaries then we go ahead and have his leg amputated. If not then there is no option as his leg is already fractured but to let him go.
Ranger has been incredibly brave all weekend and hardly even whimpered despite his leg hanging off at an angle.The pain he is in must be terrible but he has already mastered the art of getting around on 3 legs.
I cannot even begin to believe that we are faced with this yet again and we both feel totally numb from the shock.
It's going to be a very long day!
Please say a little pray for this beautiful soft lad.
Ranger has been incredibly brave all weekend and hardly even whimpered despite his leg hanging off at an angle.The pain he is in must be terrible but he has already mastered the art of getting around on 3 legs.
I cannot even begin to believe that we are faced with this yet again and we both feel totally numb from the shock.
It's going to be a very long day!
Please say a little pray for this beautiful soft lad.
Friday, 13 November 2009
Unbelievably bad news
I can hardly take this in but just as Sandy and Jim after their amputations for Osteosarcoma begin to recover we find ourselves yet again in what is now becoming a familiar place.
A few days ago Ranger started to limp, so we treated him with metacam and rest, no improvement and I have to say alarm bells started to ring. Lunchtime I let him and the others out for a wee and heard this awful terrible screaming, I rushed outside and he was collapsed on the grass. I could see straightaway he was hurt badly so somehow managed to get him in and call Eric. With 30 minutes he was at the vets and they have just rung, A BLOODY BONE TUMOUR and pathological fracture (front leg).
Ranger came to us last November on what was supposed to be a 3 day pit stop en route to Greyhound Gap kennels but you know us and fostering! after a nightmare few months with him he suddenly turned the corner and has become the sweetest, gentlest hound you could ask for, we all adore him.
Now we have to decide tonight to pts or amputate...
Please pray for us to find the strength to do what is right for our lovely boy, he's only 6 ........
LIFE SUCKS !!!!
A few days ago Ranger started to limp, so we treated him with metacam and rest, no improvement and I have to say alarm bells started to ring. Lunchtime I let him and the others out for a wee and heard this awful terrible screaming, I rushed outside and he was collapsed on the grass. I could see straightaway he was hurt badly so somehow managed to get him in and call Eric. With 30 minutes he was at the vets and they have just rung, A BLOODY BONE TUMOUR and pathological fracture (front leg).
Ranger came to us last November on what was supposed to be a 3 day pit stop en route to Greyhound Gap kennels but you know us and fostering! after a nightmare few months with him he suddenly turned the corner and has become the sweetest, gentlest hound you could ask for, we all adore him.
Now we have to decide tonight to pts or amputate...
Please pray for us to find the strength to do what is right for our lovely boy, he's only 6 ........
LIFE SUCKS !!!!
Friday the 13th eek!
On Wednesdaymy best cyber friend Shellie had to let her beautiful hound go to the bridge. Miss Flo O'Sausage as she was known by all on greyhound gap was a lovely old lady and will be so sadly missed by us all.
I and all on gap will miss reading about her adventures, she was a true Pirate Princess.
My hounds are all well and Jim is now on full walks and even chasing bunnies LOL. Sandy continues just having little rides in the car up to the meadow and then a little walk round but she is a very happy old girl. This afternoon, Alfie Bear, Lucky and Gangley are off to the vets for their yearly health checks and jabs.
Dawn and I finally got a full day scrapping yesterday, it's been weeks and weeks since we've managed this due to my poorly hounds. I had bought this DLO from papermaze sometime ago (designed by Wendy) and surprised myself and Dawn by doing it in one go LOL.
Left hand side
Right hand side
Photo's are of Vikki and Ben when we had a day out at Easton Farm Park in September. Good job I had so many kits saved up as there's no way I can find the time to actually put together my own stuff at the moment LOL.
Having a few problems with my hands, my right hand has always been my bad hand and had so many op's over the years. It has plastic knuckles and wrist but since I broke the plastic wrist in my left hand and had that removed, leaving me with no wrist joint and then trapped the nerve, my right hand has had to become my good hand eek!!! but it's really struggling and I now seem to have lost the use of my thumb it kind of looks out of joint and hurts a tad!!! think I need two new hands for Christmas LOL. Maybe I should check out ebay LOL.
Work on the porch and conservatory progresses albeit slowly, poor Eric is exhausted and is now at the point where he wishes he'd never started it but as they say the last mile is the longest....Don't think I'll have my Christmas tree in there this year after all. hey ho there's always next year.
I and all on gap will miss reading about her adventures, she was a true Pirate Princess.
My hounds are all well and Jim is now on full walks and even chasing bunnies LOL. Sandy continues just having little rides in the car up to the meadow and then a little walk round but she is a very happy old girl. This afternoon, Alfie Bear, Lucky and Gangley are off to the vets for their yearly health checks and jabs.
Dawn and I finally got a full day scrapping yesterday, it's been weeks and weeks since we've managed this due to my poorly hounds. I had bought this DLO from papermaze sometime ago (designed by Wendy) and surprised myself and Dawn by doing it in one go LOL.
Left hand side
Right hand side
Photo's are of Vikki and Ben when we had a day out at Easton Farm Park in September. Good job I had so many kits saved up as there's no way I can find the time to actually put together my own stuff at the moment LOL.
Having a few problems with my hands, my right hand has always been my bad hand and had so many op's over the years. It has plastic knuckles and wrist but since I broke the plastic wrist in my left hand and had that removed, leaving me with no wrist joint and then trapped the nerve, my right hand has had to become my good hand eek!!! but it's really struggling and I now seem to have lost the use of my thumb it kind of looks out of joint and hurts a tad!!! think I need two new hands for Christmas LOL. Maybe I should check out ebay LOL.
Work on the porch and conservatory progresses albeit slowly, poor Eric is exhausted and is now at the point where he wishes he'd never started it but as they say the last mile is the longest....Don't think I'll have my Christmas tree in there this year after all. hey ho there's always next year.
Monday, 9 November 2009
Been busy
Few bits and pieces to share.
First a layout that was a kit, I bought it months ago from a difference source and when I finally got round to opening it last week loads of pieces were missing, I was thoroughly miffed !!!
I am not happy with it at all and ended up just making the best of a bad job !!! but it is a rare photo of me and Dawn so I guess it will have to do.
This one is a kit from Ang for Bramford crop, using papers from basic Grey Sweetpea Jack collection.
The photo is of Ben with his scary tiger face he had painted when we went to Easton Farm Park.
Next my first attempt at a tri fold card.
I was really chuffed with this as I am usually pretty hopeless at using a craft knife , so flushed with success I decided to make a maze book for Vikki to give to her MIL for Christmas and did this
inside
and then made a box and lid to put it in, using a sheet of 12 x 12 for each bit and lots of folding.
Not great photo's but you get the idea.
Sandy and Jim continue to do well, with Jim already up to 3/4 length walks.
Ranger has a swollen front wrist and is limping, all very worrying especially as it's not responding to metacam......
First a layout that was a kit, I bought it months ago from a difference source and when I finally got round to opening it last week loads of pieces were missing, I was thoroughly miffed !!!
I am not happy with it at all and ended up just making the best of a bad job !!! but it is a rare photo of me and Dawn so I guess it will have to do.
This one is a kit from Ang for Bramford crop, using papers from basic Grey Sweetpea Jack collection.
The photo is of Ben with his scary tiger face he had painted when we went to Easton Farm Park.
Next my first attempt at a tri fold card.
I was really chuffed with this as I am usually pretty hopeless at using a craft knife , so flushed with success I decided to make a maze book for Vikki to give to her MIL for Christmas and did this
inside
and then made a box and lid to put it in, using a sheet of 12 x 12 for each bit and lots of folding.
Not great photo's but you get the idea.
Sandy and Jim continue to do well, with Jim already up to 3/4 length walks.
Ranger has a swollen front wrist and is limping, all very worrying especially as it's not responding to metacam......
Sunday, 8 November 2009
A normal weekend
At long last life slowly begins to return to some kind of normal !!!
Friday evening we had friends over for a meal as a thank you for the gorgeous stable door Chris has made me (photo's soon), then Saturday I went to Bramford crop and had a lovely relaxing day and finally today have pottered around and managed to fit in a visit to see Ben. Think he may have missed me a bit as he said "Oh nanny it's lovely to see you again" LOL it really hadn't been THAT long.
Anyway just have to share these two gorgeous photo's of the little man that Vikki had done recently at Mothercare.
How cute is he
and the next. what a poser
and I even have crafting things to show but they can wait as I'm cooking a proper Sunday roast well a veggie version LOL.
Sandy and Jim continue to make amazing progress and are both happy chilled out dogs, even the fireworks last night didn't seem to upset any of them for a change.
Friday evening we had friends over for a meal as a thank you for the gorgeous stable door Chris has made me (photo's soon), then Saturday I went to Bramford crop and had a lovely relaxing day and finally today have pottered around and managed to fit in a visit to see Ben. Think he may have missed me a bit as he said "Oh nanny it's lovely to see you again" LOL it really hadn't been THAT long.
Anyway just have to share these two gorgeous photo's of the little man that Vikki had done recently at Mothercare.
How cute is he
and the next. what a poser
and I even have crafting things to show but they can wait as I'm cooking a proper Sunday roast well a veggie version LOL.
Sandy and Jim continue to make amazing progress and are both happy chilled out dogs, even the fireworks last night didn't seem to upset any of them for a change.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Jim has staples out
Yesterday Jim went back to see Mr Vet and finally got the staples removed. Mr Vet was quite amazed at the difference in him since Friday! as soon as Eric started taking him out on little walks and car rides he immediately perked up, started to eat properly and is now sleeping all night phew!
So Jim is now also officially discharged woohoo !!!!!!!!
Paws crossed they can now both continue to get stronger and enjoy a few happy pain free months.
Eric and I are also starting to feel better, sleep deprivation on top of all the worry and stress of the last month has taken it's toll on us both LOL, but life is slowing starting to return to normal or what passes as normal in a house with 6 dogs 3 of which are tripods.
As a woman of a certain age, I recently received a letter informing me I was due my first mammogram, so that's where I'm headed this morning DEEP JOY!!!!!
So Jim is now also officially discharged woohoo !!!!!!!!
Paws crossed they can now both continue to get stronger and enjoy a few happy pain free months.
Eric and I are also starting to feel better, sleep deprivation on top of all the worry and stress of the last month has taken it's toll on us both LOL, but life is slowing starting to return to normal or what passes as normal in a house with 6 dogs 3 of which are tripods.
As a woman of a certain age, I recently received a letter informing me I was due my first mammogram, so that's where I'm headed this morning DEEP JOY!!!!!
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