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Thursday, October 2, 2008, ( 2 views ) - Treatment - Posted by Emily

Today is Newton's big day. I got a bit choked up as we drove up to CSU. I can't help but hope that I am doing the right thing.

While Newton and I were waiting for Dr. Perry and Dr. Culp, I met a girl named Lisa Hunter. Lisa is with the Argus Institute. The mission of the Argus Institute is to strengthen veterinarian-client-patient communication and support relationships between people and their companion animals.

Although she didn't get into the technical details of Newton's amputation, she did describe the care that Newton would be receiving before, during, and after his surgery.

I came straight home after dropping Newton off. Oh my gosh, I feel so un-prepared. I just hope that my house is ready for Newton to come home to.

Dr. Culp mentioned in the morning that they would give me a call before Newton went into surgery and after his surgery. Needless to say, I didn't get a call until after 4 pm. The 4th year vet student, Juli Peters, apologized for not calling before the surgery. Things were running so smoothly that they went into surgery early. She indicated that Newton did great and was recovering well.

I was originally planning on going out and hanging with friends to get my mind off of things. I'm too tired. I just want to stay home and get the house ready for Newton.

To help me prepare myself for seeing Newton for the first time, Lisa sent me pictures of Newton after his surgery. You can find the pictures in Newton's photo gallery in "Newton's Bone Cancer Treatment" album. Note: The images in this album may be a big graphic. The intension of this album is to help others as they research the treatment options that they may want to pursue. Lisa also included the following in her email:

Newton did great! He has been getting all kinds of love from the gals in CCU. He is such a sweet boy :)

Attached are the pictures taken during recovery. We could not remove the bandage to get a picture of the incision, but I hope that these help to prepare you for tomorrow. He is doing great and such a love.

Take care and please let me know if there is anything I can do to be helpful during this time.

My boy only has 3 legs :-( My stomach was not feeling so fabulous so I ended up skipping dinner and just going to bed. All night I could have sworn I heard Newton scratching at the back door. This is only the second night since I have gotten Newton that he has not been home with me. I don't like being in the house all alone.

Recover quickly my boy!!!



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