Posted on 10/01/2022 11:22:28 PM PDT by Salamander
Prayers up for you and Hrafi!
He’s quite the handsome boy.
Good luck to both of you tomorrow.
I am so grateful for the prayers.
I am so scared I’m literally shaking.
I was supposed to sleep and get up at 4am but I can’t see that happening now.
Too jacked up to sleep even though I’m exhausted.
So, I am about to leave for this thing.
I know what everyone says and my brain tells me this is what I must do to help him.
Yet my heart tells me I’m handing him over to a stranger who will chop off a big chunk of him.
It may be irrational but that’s my heart, always, as far as my dogs are concerned.
This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do, and the worst thing that’s ever happened, and that is saying something.
He is my heart, my soul and my love and and I am not ashamed to say that I’m flat out terrified and generally, not much scares me.
This?
I’m screaming internally, 24/7.
Please, my dear and constant friends, pray for not only him, but me, as well.
If this thing must be done, let him come through it with flying colors and be with me for a very, very long time, so that the terror and stress was worth it.
My own family has no idea how I feel, 99% of the time but to all of you, I show my bare soul.
Thank you.
Shari & Hrafi
Yes, dear one….we are praying for BOTH of you!
Praying for strength, and, peace, for you.
And, prayers for a successful surgery, and speedy recovery for your sweet baby, Hrafi.
Please keep us updated, as you can.
💞💞
Take care.
A kind angel watched over him last night and sent me a photo of him post-op after he'd woken up.
He comes home today and I so overwhelmed by the worry of how I will care for him properly.
I've never had any dogs with anything "bigger" than a spay so this is scary territory.
Awwww…look at that sweet baby!!!
So thankful all went well. PTL!!
You will do great, mama, in giving him the best care. Now, get some sleep, so you’ll be rested up, to bring him home.
Praise God, indeed and I have no words for how GRATEFUL I am to my FR family for all the love and support you’ve given to him *and* me.
I would not have gotten through this without all of you.
Just checking this thread for any more updates.
I hope and pray you and Hrafi are doing great today!
Prayers for a complete success and easy recovery as there is no doubt you will help him learn to live with his new limitation ... and he will know he will continue to enjoy your unconditional love and full devotion. Best wishes...
My heart hurts for him as he is hopping around stoned and trying to figure out where his leg is.
They say dogs “don’t notice” but I think that’s total crap.
I wish to God we’d never had this happen.
It’s been a forced march through hell.
Now we wait for the biopsy and dear God, I hope no more chemo.
Almost $4300 pain out today.
I am eating Tagamet like candy.
I can’t think of anybody better qualified than you (other than a veterinarian) to provide the proper care for Hrafi. You have all the love and compassion that boy needs right now and the smarts to do what is required to help him recover quickly.
You, your husband and Hrafi are in my prayers. You’ve got this.
Your friend's determination will lift you both.
God bless!
Right now I feel as dumb as a sack of potatoes.
The post surgical pajamas they gave him are weird and don’t fit right.
He’s really hard to fit.
Whatever is big enough to fit his massive chest is too big for the rest of him.
He’s built like a cartoon circus strong man.
Right now he’s so drugged up I thought about playing some Iron Butterfly for him on the ride home.
I kept talking to him on the way and I swear I heard him say “Dave’s not here, man” at least once.
He is very handsome.
That he is.
It almost makes up for him being batcrap crazy.
:)
God Bless.
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