I haven’t updated you in a little while. Mac’s surgery was 2 weeks plus 2 days ago, and his progress is incredible.

I shared on the blog page how upset we were when we were told the pathologist was wrong in his diagnosis of Chondrosarcoma, and that Mac does actually have Osteosarcoma. We felt cheated and devastated all over again, since we had previously made the decision to forgo the amputation surgery if it was Osteosarcoma.

But then, Rene reminded me that Mac would probably be gone already if we had opted to forgo the amputation, or he would be in severe pain and on his last legs (no pun intended). My anger turned to relief when I realized she was right! If the pathologist had been correct, we would not be looking at an incredibly amazing and ‘inspawrational’ animal that has made an insane recovery.

Though he has had his ups and downs and I wondered over the last 2 weeks if he would ever be the same dog again, Mac has finally returned to his usual self.

The cats that he usually barks at and chase around started to get too comfortable around Mac because he didn’t seem to care or notice their presence. Then, earlier this week, he LUNGED after them and chased them out of the room! The next day, he started barking at someone outside our home! This was the first bark since his surgery.

He had his stitches removed on Tuesday and was supposed to start his chemo right after. The doctor ‘suspects’ he MIGHT have an infection, so she sent out a culture ($$$$!!!) and started him on some antibiotics. We can hopefully start chemo this coming Tuesday.

Everything has been on an upward trend since then. He is gobbling up his food, running around the backyard, and last night, he did his favorite thing in the whole world – he rolled around in the grass. For the first time since before his surgery! I was lucky enough to capture it on video.

I used a neat video-making website and made this gem. Enjoy!

http://www.magisto.com/video/NA5BNkgQQzo-A0FnCzE