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                          1. The last few days have been really hard ones in the Tillman household, though right now the news is probably as good as it can be. Unless there's some kind of miracle in the test results, our little buddy will be losing one of his front legs next week.
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                          He's had some limping problems for a bit, which we had thought was a soft tissue injury caused by a fall. But then a mass showed up and the vet now thinks that the underlying cancer may have caused the fall that caused the soft tissue injury.
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                        The good news: his chest X-ray was clear, so there's no sign at least that the cancer has moved everywhere else. His blood work is excellent for a senior dog. (He's ~14) His heart sounds great. Vet says that there are very good odds he'll be a healthy, happy tripod.
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                      Once we got the pain back under control, he's been very good at living in the moment. Couch snugs. Sun naps. Groundhog hunts. Yard hangouts.
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                    currently, little dude is stoned off his gourd from the biopsy/chest x-ray. He just stepped into the bed and plopped. The bed is on top of the blankets so he can watch the back yard.
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                  (we're keeping an eye on him and will put a cone on him when he wakes up, but he needs a comfy sleep right now)
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                our hearts are hurting an awful lot. He's been the third member of our little family since early 2015. We're hoping that things go smoothly with the operation next Weds and that we get a few more good years with our snuggly little goof.
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              it would be nice to get some kind of reprieve, although then he'd still need surgery to remove the mass because it's definitely messing up his leg.
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            We'd also appreciate any tips if you've had a dog go through a front leg amputation. We're very glad it's not one of his back legs, which are his power legs.
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          Next week is also our anniversary--the only upside of which is that I'd already taken it all off. And Micah's summer schedule as a teacher involves planning but is flexible. So we can spent it taking care of all three of us.
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        hoping for some tandem napping @ruthbrarian/1494884586442088451
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      Because his neck is so thick, cones don't work so we have this doughnut collar. Truly Shakespearean nobility -- "to pee or not to pee, that is the question!"
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    Once his dopiness wears off, we're gonna give him a piggy ear. We bought a whole stash of piggy ears for the coming weeks. This may set expectations but oh well, we want to give him some joy in the middle of all this and he LOVES a piggy ear.
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      currently wishing he liked toys or other things, but this pup is very food oriented at snuggle oriented at not at all toy oriented, so there's nothing we can get him ahead of time for playing with
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        "what am I gonna call you when I don't call you Mr. Legge any more?" I ask as Sterling limps into the room (Mr. Legge being his nickname when he's limping or holding it up) The pain he's in makes the prospect of amputation a comparatively positive one as we adjust to it.
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