Coco's new journey

I’m happy to report our little Coco has proved to us how strong she truly is, as we approach her 5 mth ampuversary i’m both excited yet nervous about everyday after since a lot of tripaws do not make it long after the 3-5 month mark. I am hopeful we will have many more months to share I will not let this disease take away each and every happy sweet moment i have left with her, I will not worry about tomorrow I promise to her and myself I will live in the moment savor every last one we spend together whether it be 1 day or 1000!! She will leave this world knowing my love for her and I will be content knowing I did all I could to give her a great life, It’s amazing how much love we can have for our furbabies I cannot think of the day she will no longer be with us! I spend most of my days helping and loving shelter animals it seems to really help with what I’m going through we even brought home another spaniel who is an elder gentlemen I have already fell so in love with him “so has Coco” he has been great for her and me too! I know there is life after Coco I will continue to love helpless animals in her name and I believe I will still have room in my heart to love again and again!! For now paws crossed for Coco and all other tripaws battling osteocarcoma!!!!

I took my baby’s bandages off today Dr.Lori did an awesome job I think she looks great once her hair grows back she will look even better!! She is doing great back to laying in her favorite spots on top off the sofa mainly, she sleeps alot but the weather hasn’t exactly been helping this cold rain makes anyone sleepy. She has taken daddys place in bed he has been sleeping on the couch lol I would say he’s a trooper to letting Coco take his place while she recovers!!! Thanx John!!:)

Day of surgery was really tough being that she is a member of the family we made a day of it! My two daughter’s and my parents came, we had to drive 2 hours to a wonderful vet called Helping Hands of Richmond Va. Dr. Lori Pasternak makes surgery affordable to people like us who can’t afford it.On drop off I remained strong for Coco and my girls it was so hard especially when my 7 yr old broke down but I knew it wouldn’t help if I to got upset! We managed to stay preoccupied at the nearest mall until the Dr. called. When they brought her out I could no longer hold back my emotions it was a shock to see her without her leg! I sat in the back with her as we drove home she slept the whole way, when we got home I didn’t know what to do she began to cry like a little baby I felt helpless until Coco began to show me what to do!! I never expected her to take the lead she amazed me the way she hopped right up and went to her food bowl of course she was really thirsty then I picked her up and took her outside she hobbled around until she found her favorite spot where she tried to squat down to tinkle when she stumbled but she had to go so bad she kept right on. We came back in I fed her her favorite meal which she gobbled right up! So our first night I took her to my room put down several different beds she whimpered,panted, and cried a bit. Around 3 I heard her moving around alot I heard her move the pet stairs by my bed I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked down there she was her only front paw standing on the bottom step looking up at me as if to ask mommy can I please come up? So I put her in bed with me and Elly there she slept peacefully all night as we always have!! My advice would be let them tell you what they want. Day 2 she continues to amaze us with the way she quickly adapted and learned to get around on three paws she is something her sweet little happy spirit keeps on that little nubby tail never stops wagging i’m so proud of her and love her so,so, much. I know now it doesn’t matter if it’s 1 week or a month or a yr no matter how much time we have i’m grateful to spend it with her!!!!

Tomorrow is the big day trying to decide if I want to take Coco to the park and enjoy the last day on four paws! Because anything could go wrong I’m taking in each moment with her as if they are her last. Of course i’m hopeful and have faith that we will have many more sweet moments and time to spend but considering every dog is different and we cannot predict how recovery will go I feel I should allow her one last run in an open field to chase her favorite tennis ball and then go sit in our favorite spot up on the hill overlooking the james river there I will pray with her and hold her tight give her kisses and remind her how loved she is as i do a thousand times a day already! My Coco holds a very special place in my heart and her best friend my 7 yr old daughter’s Eliana also. It’s amazing the amount of love you can have for a dog and the love she gives in return I am thankful for every extra minute I can have with her for that I am grateful!! Please pray for our family as we travel tomorrow and for a successful surgery and recovery I will cont’ to keep you updated. Thank you!!!!

Now that I have come out of the initial shock of being told my baby girl has bone cancer two days after christmas i’ve gotten busy doing all I can to find the help she will need. My baby is a miniature chocolate cocker spaniel to me she is beautiful and perfect I fell in love with her the moment I saw her sweet face! She has been the dog of my dreams not only is she sweet but she gives me so much love wherever I go she’s by my side or in my lap or sleeping on my pillow I can’t possibly explain the love I have for her. This news was devastating tore my heart out and now I’m full of worry and anxiety’s about her amputation next Thursday. So far the cancer is only in her left front leg but it has destroyed her shoulder. I will be happy for her that the pain will be gone but i’m afraid her recovery will be just as painful if not worse for a while. Im so happy I found tripawds it gives me hope and encouragement reading the many similiar stories! I can’t wait to continue to share her journey with you for now i’m turning in for the night snuggle with her as she sleeps on my pillow enjoying these moments as if they were our last!!

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