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Dino's Journey

On June 25, 2024, our 5.5 year old dog Dino was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, in his rear right knee. No spread of the cancer was found on a CT scan, so on July 3, 2024 Dino underwent amputation of the affected leg. Following this surgery, he will have 13 weeks of chemotherapy. I am documenting Dino's recovery in this blog so Dino's friends, family, and fans can see how he is doing. This is also a way for us to process, heal, and help Dino live his best life.

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Oct 25

Dino is Not Doing Well

I am not even sure where to start. Dino's health is very quickly going down hill. Last week he was doing great, despite the...

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Bad News - The Cancer Has Spread To Dino's Lungs

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Oct 18

Bad News - The Cancer Has Spread To Dino's Lungs

I wanted this to be an exciting, happy update to let you know that Dino has finished his chemotherapy. Unfortunately at his oncology...

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Aug 31

Four Rounds of Chemo Done

I am very happy to say that Dino is doing great! We've done two more rounds of chemo since my last post, and while we are seeing some...

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Aug 3

Second Round of Chemo Complete

Dino is doing well, but we did see some side effects from the chemotherapy. We went for his second round of chemo this last Thursday...

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Jul 25

One Week After First Chemo

Sorry for the less-frequent blog posts - I am now back at work full-time and our days are full of smaller progress steps, so there is...

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Jul 22

First Walks!

Dino's recovery continues to go well, but he did have a little bit of diarrhea today - as a result of the first round of chemotherapy...

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Jul 20

First Chemotherapy and Stitch Removal

On Thursday we spent a few hours at the vet hospital. It was a long drive there, and I was by myself so I had to put the cone on Dino to...

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Jul 17

Two Weeks Post-Surgery

Two weeks post-surgery! This is a big milestone for all of us. Dino finished his medications tonight, and tomorrow he will have his ...

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Jul 15

Day 12 Post-Surgery

Dino continues to do well, but I think he is feeling a little sore and tired these last couple of days. He is feeling better overall, so...

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Jul 13

Milestone: Stairs

Last night we gave the stairs a try, and Dino did great. I expected up to be easy and down to be hard, but it was actually the opposite...

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Jul 12

Getting the Hang Of Three Legged Life

Dino continues to do well! Other than a small fall this morning - which he has since completely forgotten about - Dino is really getting...

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Jul 10

One Week Post-Surgery!

We are now one-week post-surgery and Dino is doing great! There has been hardly any bruising, and the seroma is even clearing up faster...

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Jul 9

Starting to Lay on the Stump

We're now at day six post-surgery and we had another long night where Dino was up every hour. Having your sleep interrupted so many...

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Jul 8

Recovery Speed Bump: Seroma

Dino has developed a seroma on his chest, which is a fluid build up. I guess recovery speed bumps were bound to happen, and from the ...

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Jul 7

Day 4 Post-Surgery, Original X-rays

Dino is much more mobile today! But he still needs rest -- the medications help with that, but I wish he could understand me when I say...

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Day 3 Post-Surgery, No Sleep, but an Important Milestone

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Jul 6

Day 3 Post-Surgery, No Sleep, but an Important Milestone

Dino had another rough night. I think with all the drugs he forgets he is missing a leg and he is startled by the cone collar. I've been...

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Jul 5

First Night at Home Post-Surgery

Dino is very happy to be home, and we are so relieved his surgery went so well. Everything went smoothly yesterday evening, and we are...

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Jul 4

Coming Home Post-Surgery

We brought Dino home today! He is very relieved to be back in his house. We were able to sleep in a little later and avoid some of the ...

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Jul 3

Surgery Day

Today was Dino's surgery day. He had his rear right leg amputated above the knee. Just after noon the surgeon called to say everything ...

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Jul 2

Prepping for Surgery

Dino's surgery is tomorrow, July 3, 2024. There isn't too much to do to prepare him - he needs to fast for 12 hours and no water for two ...

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Last updated July 2024