Month: September 2016

Img_1509Bruce had surgery 4 weeks ago yesterday and seems to be well on the road to recovery:)

Bruce started chemo on Monday Sept 19, and so far everything is going well. He was very good at the clinic and endeared himself to the staff. He has not had any noticeable side effects yet, I will be keeping my fingers crossed on that one.
Unfortunately we did lose one of our creatures last Wednesday, we have a small business and for the last 10 years we have had a guard dog, his name was Azore, he was 4 when he came to us, he had been bounced around from home to home for a few years, he did have some quirks and had trouble fitting into a family, but he was a wonderful guard dog and for the last few years has been more of a mascot than a working dog. He had a non cancerous growth on his neck, and last year in early November it had abscessed, it was determined that he was not a good candidate for surgery and so we did what we could to prevent infection and decide to let him live  out his days. In the last year he lost his hearing, some of his sight and was having difficulty walking, and just seemed to be struggling in general, on Monday we called the vet and arranged to take him in on Wednesday, we made sure he had lots of love and his favorite treats in between.  He was a part of our lives for many years, and even though he lived at our shop, he was still family,  it’s never easy to lose them.

Just a quick update, Bruce is day 6 post amputation and so far things are going very well. He had a bit of drainage happening the day after surgery, but other than that his incision is healing up nicely and he seems to get around quite well. He seems a little bit whiney today, but not overly much. He had some bruising and swelling initially which has faded quite a bit. He has been enjoying some mostly quiet time with his doggie siblings.