Louie the Neapolitan Mastiff

I was so unhappy yesterday knowing we were going to get snow on the first day of Spring!! It had been so warm and the flowers are sprouting and the buds are swelling on the trees. I couldn’t believe it was going to snow. But this morning Louie once again taught me to make lemonade out of lemons! He showed me what was important. To live in the moment and enjoy every second of it!! Here is Louie enjoying the snow and making me laugh and smile. Such a wise soul……..

Today is month 7 since Louies amputation!!! It has been 8 months since he was diagnosed and he seems to be doing fantastic 🙂 He does tire easier with only 3 legs and although he still chases squirrels he doesn’t come close to catching them like he used to 🙂 But he is happy and eating good (maybe too good) and he spends his time reminding me to be with him more,to play outside with him and to spend every spare minute sharing our time together 🙂 He seems to want to be with me more then he ever did and will cry and howl if I go outside and don’t take him with me 🙁  So this is our update for this month.  And here is our monthly video, this one of Louie mastering the steps 🙂 ! I love him so much, he is my constant shadow and my personal body guard who believes his only purpose in life is to protect me….from who knows what but I guess he knows and that is all that matters.

Well tomorrow is 6 months since Louies amputation!! The days of wondering if I did the right thing are long behind us. I would do it again in a heartbeat now that I have seen the joy that has come back to Louie and the quality time that we have since shared. I am so thrilled with each passing month and yet at the same time I wish I could slow down the days and weeks which seem to be flying by. I know that with each passing day the chances of the cancer rearing it’s ugly head are more likely. I still find myself sometimes falling into the old trap of believing that there was a mistake and Louie didn’t have cancer. It is so easy to do when they are feeling good and carrying on as if nothing has changed.

I apologize for not writing more frequently but these are such precious days and I try to live in the moment and just enjoy them for what they are. We had snow last month and Louie just loved it! I laughed watching him play and run and shed silent tears wondering if this would be his last winter. But for now we are good, and I kiss his face a million times a day and breath in his glorious doggy smell and rub his ears,and massage his legs,and lie beside him and spoil him rotten 🙂

So for now things are good. 6 months post amputation and 7 month post diagnosis. We have been blessed for even though it doesn’t seem like very much I know there are others who didn’t get nearly as long and so I am very grateful. I have included a video of Lou enjoying the snow.

Bye for now

Sue and “Big Lou”

We are quickly coming up on 4 months ampuversary and Louie is doing great! He is back to doing almost everything he did before his surgery. He is insisting on taking the stairs instead of his ramp and he is full of energy with his old appetite back. We are enjoying every minute together. Here is a short video taken Thanksgiving morning of Louie playing in the backyard with his horse pal King.   🙂

Well today my dear,sweet,crazy boy turned 4!  He has been enjoying life and ever since I stopped his chemo treatments he has been the old Louie that I remember……..the Louie that was, before diagnosis and amputation and chemo treatments. Today we celebrate! He had some of his favorite Boars head turkey breast, and 2 entenmanns pop’ ems (chocolate his preferred flavor). Today there is no cancer, only a special day, for a special dog who turned 4.