Month: January 2015

While Maggie is undergoing her chemo treatments (probably through April or May), I have been concerned about my other (two-year-old) dog.  The vet oncologist says there’s no problem having them share a yard, but then tells me that when I clean up after her, I should wear gloves and Maggie shouldn’t be around little children or pregnant women!  That doesn’t make sense to me!

Does anyone have any advice on this?  Any useful articles I can read?  I have the logistics worked out on how to do this, but plan on keeping their potty areas separate for 5 days after chemo.  I was wondering if any of you had faced this and can help.

Thanks, as always!!  Judi and Maggie

PS  Maggie is on 2 anti-nausea meds and is not showing any signs of side effects from yesterday’s first chemo infusion.  She amazes me!!!

 

 

Maggie nailed her first chemo treatment and is doing GREAT so far!  sorry – this picture is right side up on my computer – no idea why it’s sideways here…

Thanks to all who answered my plea for help.  Here is the solution I came up with.  I bought cheap baby diapers and made a tail hole and then a onesie and sewed a tail hole in that.  This will help with the incontinence, but mainly for after her chemo treatments, so I can keep the waste away from Kenzie. Maggie is SUCH a trooper – she just stands there patiently, while I fiddle with the diaper and onesie.  It’s a bit challenging with a TriPawd!  I sit on the floor behind her and use my knees to help prop her up.   I tried this solution last night and Hairy Houdini was NOT able to get the diaper off!!!

Tomorrow is Maggie’s first chemo treatment.   Thanks again for your suggestions.  Judi and Maggie

 

My sweet Maggie (now 10) had her rear right leg amputated in October, 2013. She was doing so well, earned her 350-visit pin from Therapy Dogs International and was such a wonderful role model for children and adults alike.

She was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer (not related to the cancerous growth on her leg). She had surgery to remove the tumor last Thursday (January 15, 2015) and I brought her home on Friday. On Tuesday she begins the first of probably 5-6 chemo treatments (every three weeks). This type of cancer is not curable, but we are hoping to give her one more great year of love and happiness.

Here is my problem that I hope you can help me with. Maggie has been experiencing some incontinence and I worry about my 2-year-old dog being exposed to her waste in our backyard after her chemo treatments. So, I have been looking online at doggy diapers and I realized they would not work on a tripawd!!! I looked at the TriPawds store online and searched for diapers, but it said that couldn’t be found.

So, please do you have any advice on diapers for tripawds? I would need disposable diapers, not just ones with a pad, since I would use them to collect all waste.

I so hope you can help me – your organization helped me so much during Maggie’s amputation. Thanks so much! Judi Schiff judischiff@yahoo.com