Monthly Archives: February 2011
Day 14 – New Collar
Yesterday my husband went to our favorite independent pet supply store and came home with a present for Bellona. She’s a little shy and wasn’t up to model her new collar but these pictures were the best I could get. … Continue reading
Day 13 – Dogs are people too
Bellona is still doing great. It’s been pretty cold here in WA (30 degrees right now) so she’s still sleeping upstairs. Bellona took a trip out to the front yard yesterday to show her 3-legged hop to the neighbors. Big B also … Continue reading
Day 12 – Update
Bellona is still doing well. She hasn’t had another bad episode of Phantom Pain lately. Last night we took a trip to Costco and got Bellona a new bed. I also gave Big B her Valentine present – a plush lobster. Bellona understandably doesn’t want to … Continue reading
Day 10 – Phantom Pain
The vet appointment had some good and bad news today. First with the bad… Bellona’s vet Dr. C thinks she has Phantom Pain. That leaves me feeling helpless and not sure what to do. We got refills on her Rimadyl and … Continue reading
Day 9 – Pain control
Last night Bellona had a rough night. We thought her pain level had diminished. Bellona was breathing hard even though we had given her Tramadol. The past couple of days Bellona hasn’t been up and walking around much besides going … Continue reading
Day 8
Bellona is still doing great! I can’t believe how good she doing and adapting for her missing limb. Last night Big B tolerated her pain better so we skipped giving her Tramadol last night and this morning. I think she … Continue reading
Day 6 – Lymph Nodes clear
We received good news at Bellona’s vet visit today. We’re still waiting on her bone biopsy results from CSU but… the lymph nodes came back clear! It’s good to hear there was no cancer in the lymph nodes recovered from … Continue reading
Day 6 – Baby Steps
After Bellona’s vet appointment we took her for a drive. We made it to my In-Law’s house and they had a present for Big B. Bellona got a pink blanket with baby shoes. The fabric is called baby steps. … Continue reading
Day 6 – Lazy Sunday
While waiting to take Big B to her vet appointment I took some pictures of her. Her incision looks so much better and most of the brusing is gone. More updates after Bellona’s vet check up.
Day 6 – Ampawtee
Today is the 6th day and Bellona is still doing good. We have a follow up vet appointment with Dr. C today. More news to come after the appointment. I doubt they have the test results back from the biopsy … Continue reading