sheltielover

Hi there, Samson is doing really well! He is spinning around in circles with 3 legs, barking at the coffee machine and wagging his tail, with no problems at all.

If he’s really exciting he hops on the spot. We have a ramp my husband made for him and he’s now added some carpet to it so Samson can easily hop up and down it onto our bed.

He had half his stitches out last week (at 2 weeks since surgery) and should have the rest of them out tomorrow.

Would love to upload some pics and video footage, but when I choose Add Media and select a pic I don’t know what to do after that.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Catherine & Samson

Yesterday Samson was whining a little and I didn’t get much sleep last night, as he wouldn’t settle, even though I’d lifted him onto my bed as he wouldn’t go to sleep on the floor.

This morning he is a completely different dog! Wagging his tail, hoping around, barking at the coffee machine and even hoping round in circles (he goes round in circles when he’s really excited).

He hopped out to the lawn and has finally been for a No.2. He can hop quite fast now, almost the same speed as a brisk walk and only falling a little occasionally.

He is so determined! He jumped off my bed when I was taking too long to brush my teeth, so I’ve learnt not to put him on our bed until I’m about to get in. We did make him a ramp (before the surgery) to get on and off the bed and lazy boy onto my lap, but I’m not sure he can hop up and down it yet, without falling off.

No whinning so far today, only when I go out of the room, a big improvement on yesterday.

Have put a toddlers sock on his back paw so he can’t scratch his stitches, with a hair tie to hold it on – so far it’s working well.

Catherine & Samson

Samson came home today. It was a shock to see him, as they had to amputate above the shoulder. He cried on the way home in the car, it was heart breaking, both my husband and I were holding back the tears, but he settled down once we were home and is even standing and hoping a short distance and wagging his tail.

Hi, my dog’s name is Samson, he is a 12 year old male Shetland Sheepdog and he is about to undergo leg amputation due to a Myxosarcoma (cancer) in his front leg.

He had surgery back in April 2014 to try and remove the cancer, but they were not able to get it all and the grew back again. It has now grown so aggressively that it has burst through his skin. It is so bizzaire as he doesn’t seem to be in any pain, even though he has a open wound, which we keep bandaging.

It was a difficult decision, but the cancer is aggressive and has not stopped growing since discovering it in Feb/March 2014 and it has now burst through his skin, where

I want to share his journey to help others in the same situation. Surgery to remove the front leg is schedule for next week, will keep you posted.

Will try to upload some video footage (when I figure out how to do it)

This is my first blog, so I’m learning as I go.

Thanks for reading.

Catherine & Samson

 

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