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Just popping in real quick to say hello. It's been a long time since I posted so I thought I would give a quick update on us. It's been a year since Maggie's first TPLO surgery and she is finally back to normal. After her second surgery, she got a horrible post-op infection and was pretty...

These are the 2 bacteria that are present in the ooze that is coming from Maggie's leg. The strain of entercoccus that she has is apparently one of those that is antibiotic resistant so we have to hope that her immune system picks up real soon and she starts fighting it on her own. In the...

Maggie is having a tough time with this second TPLO. We had to take a trip into the emergency vet tonight because the swelling was horrendous and bloody fluid started oozing out of the incision site. She has been on Cephalaxin since the surgery, but apparently has developed an infection that...

I spoke with the vet around 5:00pm and he said that it went very well. He did say that the angle of her bone was very steep (33 degrees when the average TPLO dog is in the low 20's) so he was surprised that she lasted until 18 months before it ruptured. Anyway, this hurdle is behind us and we...

I'm sorry that I just kind of dropped off the face of the earth. I have just been having a really hard time dealing with my dad's death and haven't been spending much time online. Maggie is doing very well. She had a check-up last week and the vet determined that she had built up enough...

The recovery from the TPLO is going fairly well. She has quite a build up of scar tissue in her knee, but she is moving much easier. She is up to 2 walks per day, 15-20 minutes each. She still opts to scoot around on her butt when she can, but she is up quite a bit now. On a downside, she...

Maggie's been having her share of problems since the TPLO surgery. We have followed the post-op instructions to the letter. We've been doing her range of motion exercises and she recently started on her short walks. She's been inside on her princess pillow for weeks and crated whenever we...

My dad's girlfriend called me this morning because she had been unable to reach him since Sunday. I went down to check on him and he had passed away, from what appears to be a heart attack. I lost my mother 6 years ago to cancer and now my dad. He was a wonderful man, the most ethical person...

Just wanted to share these pics of Miss Maggie and her recent adventure. Just got home and she still has the bug purple bandage. It looks a little bit like a chicken leg. The incision actually looks pretty good. The redness is razor burn from the clippers. I'm sorry. I...

She had her first TPLO surgery this morning, thanks in part to those who have made donations to her account at the vet clinic. I just talked with the vet tech (for the 3rd time today) and the anesthesia has worn off and they are about to get her up to go out and potty. The ortho called...

Just figured I would let everyone know that we are still plugging along. Maggie is still doing well on the Deramaxx, but has been pretty cranky with Tyson. There have even been a few episodes where she has snapped at him just because he walked by her food dish. Mind you, her appetite is off...

I see all of the lovely, well-groomed coats here and I am green with envy. Ever since Maggie was spayed, she is a bushbaby. I use the thinning shears on her regularly, but she is still a big puffball. If I didn't trim them, the feathers on her leg grow to almost 8" long at the top. I keep...

They are not Newfie items and I hope that I can list them here anyway. If this is against the rules, I understand completely. I will be putting up more auctions in the next couple of days but I have 18 up so far. All of the items listed so far are brand new items that came from the stock of...

We have been trying to walk her around with a towel slung under her belly so she can go outside to potty. She did pee last night, but has not pooped in 3 days. I think it's because she just can't get into the right position to go. The minute she stops and seems to try to squat, we give just a...

3 words that can devastate any Newfie owner. I posted in the health forum but wanted to post here too. We really need your thoughts right now because Maggie (19 months) was just diagnosed with bilateral cruciate rupture. The estimate for surgery is $2700 per leg (something we just don't...

I have been incredibly busy the past few months and thought I would just pop in to say hello. Maggie turned a year old in August and has had a brief spell with some problems. She was diagnosed with moderate dysplasia in one elbow and mild in one hip. We found a good orthopedic doc who never...

I am at a loss here. In the past few days, Maggie has had several blister/boil like things develop near her eyes. The first one was just smaller than a dime, fluid filled, and located on the outer corner of her eye. We watched her closely and it went away in a few hours without treatment...

Tyson (15 weeks) is actually a mix, but he looks more and more Newfie every day. I think he will end up being much bigger than Maggie when they are both grown. In the pic, Maggie is 10 months and Tyson is 14 weeks. Lisa

This is what happens when you awaken a Newfie before she is ready. Lisa

We have been thinking about getting Maggie a puppy because she seems so, for lack of a better description, bored and lonely. We came across a Newfie mix at the shelter and it just seemed perfect timing for us. The kids will be out of school in a few weeks and can help out with the new little...