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by ambered
Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:27 pm
Forum: Financial Forum
Topic: Facing Amputation
Replies: 7
Views: 5588

Re: Facing Amputation

Well, things have changed again! Last week the wound on her leg from the tumor biopsy opened up. The infection isn't bad, but it's there. Now, the vet has said 2-3 months if we continue on antibiotics & wrapping the wound daily (it isn't going to heal), or she has a 50% chance of being alive in ...
by ambered
Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:08 pm
Forum: Financial Forum
Topic: Facing Amputation
Replies: 7
Views: 5588

Re: Facing Amputation

Ahhh Bobbi, your post makes absolute sense at this moment. Stupidly, I just assumed the amputation of the leg, and therefore the tumor, would be the cure all. She is 9, and I figured if we did the amputation we would still have her for another 3 or 4 years like normal. Boy was I blown away a few hou...
by ambered
Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:10 am
Forum: Financial Forum
Topic: Facing Amputation
Replies: 7
Views: 5588

Re: Facing Amputation

Thanks so much for all of the information! Those are some awesome ideas :) I had never heard of chip-in, I think we will start one this afternoon! Also, we have 4 kids... the little ones are just 2 & 4, but the older ones are 14 & 16, I think we are going to have them take Molly around the n...
by ambered
Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: Financial Forum
Topic: Facing Amputation
Replies: 7
Views: 5588

Facing Amputation

Forgive me if this is jumbled, this is all happening so fast and I am brand new to this world! My hubby is a US Marine, of 17 years now. When we were first married 9 years ago, we moved from CA to CT and immediately adopted Molly, our AmStaff mix, from the Humane Society. 3 years later she moved wit...