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weather, weight, anxiety

It’s February 2025~3 years since initial signs and diagnosis of Layla’s mast cell tumor. Every winter storm brings the anxiety of ice causing injuries, cold on the one front paw bearing most of Layla’s weight… and let’s not mention her weight! She likely will be on steroids the rest of her life for her GI issues, which is causing major hunger! Can’t find her? Her head is in your backpack snacking on every post it note she can find. You’re right, she doesn’t care that it’s the ONLY place you wrote that account number. You heard her romp up the stairs? Oh! She has T. P.’d your room as she finds a comfortable place on the floor to snack on the roll of tp. No, she’s never chewed shoes before, until now…at 7 years old, because she’s just hungry from taking steroids.

So how do you balance satisfying her raging hunger and keeping her weight under control? We’ve tried different foods. She now has breakfast, lunch snack, dinner, and bedtime snack. All of this has stopped her frequent vomiting. In addition, Pepcid AC, METAMUCIL, FortiFlora and steroids to mitigate unshapely poop. I don’t know if I’d call it diarrhea- she’s not going uncontrollably, unscheduled, or all the time. Just her usual times and no shape to it. Steroids seem to help, but it is not resolved. I just have anxiety, I want her to be healthy and to feel good so she can live the best life that I’m able to provide for her! Will keep working with internal medicine to resolve this issue… stay tuned!

it’s been a while!

Wow! Time flies when you’re having fun! Layla has been doing very well as an amputee. Her ultrasounds come back clear along with her blood work. We are trying to figure out some other health issues that are not related. She has a lot of G.I. issues. I’ve worked with our veterinarians to figure out if this is a food issue or something else. Also have realized that no matter how quickly she needs to go outside in Arizona, we have got to put the boots on. Her feet blistered terribly this summer. There were times that her urgency to get out the door us from putting her boots on on a few occasions, this was a bad mistake.

Last January we rescued another pup (Harvey), which actually makes Layla the middle child. It has been some adjustment having a 50 pound solid linebacker in the house. He plays a bit more rough than I would like being around Layla. She is the alpha in the group. ROFL IS ALSO STILL VERY ACTIVE AT OVER 14 years old.
Here are a few of my favorite action shots…

Training prior to an after amputation really pay off!

I did some of our obstacle course for the school virtual talent show where I work. Layla learned most of this before amputation, and it has been a great benefit in her care post amputation. Her physical therapy post amputation is also included, which is so important to keep up strength and flexibility for these 3 legged critters! If you think about it, they could really be in a bind if they injury just one of the remaining three legs! So just a little background- our school promotes ROCKS- Respect/Responsibility, Power of ONE, Compassion, Kindness, Safety. Here’s the video…

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Y7DlnHc16dP5EUZmvXEUBSKC6NGMNfG

Cancer Free

Apparently I didn’t publish my last 2 posts- obviously over excitement of Layla’s good news! We stopped giving her chemo mid January and her 2 ultrasounds since are all clear! She does great at letting me hold and comfort her while they do the ultrasound, which does help in the cost, eliminating sedation which she doesn’t do great with. She is still strong and playful, just as she was prior to amputation.

5 months in!


Layla has been a tripawd for 5 months now. She is sporting her new harness from the Kaiserin Pet Cancer Care Package that she received!  So far, her bloodwork has looked great!  We stopped at this backdrop on the way home from her appointment today! #staypawsitive! #tripawdsfoundation #lifeofLayladog

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