Month: November 2020

It’s been a while since our last update because life with an infant, a toddler and a recovering tripawd has been a little crazy (as you can imagine)!!! BUT, we are all doing well and life is getting somewhat back to normal! We had our two week follow-up with the surgeon and Otto is cleared for normal activity again! They said his incision looks fantastic and he is adjusting to life on 3 legs beautifully! And the best news of all— WE KICKED CANCER’S BUTT! Removing his leg meant that we completely got rid of the tumor-YAY! We are so blessed to receive the news we did (thank you God!)

Not only did we receive great news, we are seeing amazing progress! Otto is finally back to his normal routine of waking up bright and early, wanting to go outside at his normal time, eat food regularly, and most importantly RUN, JUMP and PLAY (with caution of course because mommy is super protective 😉)!

We know we still have lots of healing to do and working with Otto to strengthen his core and his leg muscles, but seeing the progress we are and getting back to some normalcy feels sooooo good!

So to anyone out there feeling nervous about the upcoming surgery please know that we went through all the same feelings! So much anxiety and restless nights, BUT please know that animals have amazing superhero strength and will get through it, and so will you! Stay strong for your fur babies and their strength will in turn  inspire you and affirm that you made the right decision! We are beyond proud of our SUPERDOG, Otto 💙

It’s been a few days since we’ve given our last update. We had a rough few days between the 3-5 day post-surgery mark and then we started to make a turn for the better. Otto is progressing every day and starting to get back to his normal routine. Does that mean he is feeling great-no he is definitely not feeling great, but he is gradually getting back to normal habits which makes us feel as if he is becoming more confident. We know he’s still in some pain as there are times where his demeanor changes and he just wants to be alone. So we are aware of when he needs more pain meds and extra rest.

We had some visitors this past weekend when family stopped by to see our kiddos for Halloween. Otto was extremely excited to see everyone-so much so that we had to keep him calm so he wasn’t trying to jump to welcome everyone as they walked through the door. It was good to see his endless tail wags and barks of excitement—it’s been a while since we saw that spunk from him!

We know it’s going to take some time to get back to normal, but we can see that he is getting more of his swag back each day. We will take all the little strides we get as we know we have a long road ahead of us.

Thanks for keeping up with our journey. We look forward to more positive posts ahead ❤️