(this was posted on my MYSPACE
Friday, June 29, 2007 )

Phoenix my tripod dog

Last week on wends. morning Danielle called my from Cinci. to inform me that Phoenix had try to chew off her paw. She had hip surgery back in march to give her relife from the pain and to allow her to walk normal. I was all for it because I did not want her to be in pain anymore. Dr. Frick said that all went well and she should recover just fine. She came home and she had been dragging the leg Danielle asked the Dr. if that was normal. He said that some dogs take longer than others to recover. Alot of time had gone by and there had been no improvement. Danielle had taken her in for her follow up apt. The dr. said that there seemed to be some problem with the nerve and it might take some time for the feeling back. So Danielle kept her paw wraped due to the fact that she was dragging her paw and got a sore on the top of it. About 3 months from the hip surgery I had a chance to go to see Phoenix. She was very happy to see her mommie. It was hard for me to see her this was but I was still praying for God to heal her. I know that God heals animals because He healed Danielles dog Braveheart from cancer.
I had gotten back on Sunday the 17th. and on wends. the 20th. Danielle had called me to say that Phoenix was at the vets because she had tried to chew her paw off. and on thurs. they were going to have to take her leg off from the hip down. I had a hardtime dealing with it but I had to trust God. I have had a hard time adjusting to the fact that I now have a 3 legged dog. Danielle said that she is doing GREAT and she is running better with 3 leggs than she did with 4.
I am going to see her on July 3rd to July 5th. I will post more later.