2 AM Akira Wakes From Sedation In A Panic akira and me Sep 07, 2016

2 AM Akira Wakes From Sedation In A Panic

First night after surgery and she woke up crying and I sensed stressed because she couldn't get up. They sedated her right before we took her home hoping she'd sleep all the way through the night up to 12 hours. She made it 7 hours before she awoke crying....

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Feeling sleep deprived akira and me Sep 07, 2016

Feeling sleep deprived after staying up all night with Akira her first night home after surgery. Just dropped her off at the vets to be monitored all day, change her bandage and lidocaine patch, assess her pain management, etc. Time to catch a few hours of sleep before another night on watch. She...

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Feeling sleep deprived akira and me Sep 07, 2016

Feeling sleep deprived after staying up all night with Akira her first night home after surgery. Just dropped her off at the vets to be monitored all day, change her bandage and lidocaine patch, assess her pain management, etc. Time to catch a few hours of sleep before another night on watch. She...

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Akira did very well in surgery today akira and me Sep 06, 2016
Akira did very well in surgery today and is sedated and on various pain medications at the moment. They removed the entire leg and scapula to be confident they got all the cancer. Further, her shoulder muscles were so atrophied from 4 months of non-use she would have also had problems down...
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Akira did very well in surgery today akira and me Sep 06, 2016

Akira did very well in surgery today and is sedated and on various pain medications at the moment.

They removed the entire leg and scapula to be confident they got all the cancer. Further, her shoulder muscles were so atrophied from 4 months of non-use she would have also had problems down the...

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I love her SO much akira and me Sep 05, 2016

I love her SO much! We have the house all set up for post surgery recovery. Say a prayer for her and positive healing thoughts please.

Sep 05, 2016

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The spider toxins caused a cancerous tumor akira and me Sep 04, 2016

Friends, I know many of you have been following Akira's health over the past nearly 4 months. I've been very quiet as you've probably noticed since my last post of her going in to remove the lump of spider toxins on her leg. I just didn't have it in me to share at the time.

It's a very difficult...

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Akira has been bitten by a brown recluse spider akira and me Sep 01, 2016

 Akira has been bitten by a brown recluse spider and there is a nasty bite and her paw continues to swell up.

It's heart-wrenching to watch her limp and not be able to help her. She's the absolute love of my life.  I've had her since she was 8 weeks old and she is now over 12 years. I...

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Taking my love to the park akira and me Aug 31, 2016

Taking my love to the park to soak in the healing energy of mother nature....

Aug 31, 2016

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Akira has the best support akira and me Aug 29, 2016

Akira has the best support! Her surgery has been moved up to tomorrow morning. Please send positive healing loving vibes to her.

Aug 29, 2016

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Swimming tuckered her out today akira and me Aug 27, 2016
Swimming tuckered her out today. Keeping the leg moving and strengthening her body so she can ease through surgery to remove the lump of encapsulated toxins from spider bite. 2 weeks until surgery date then a couple weeks to heal and back to water therapy. It's been 3 months since the bite...
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