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Guess who jumped on the counters??!
October 20, 2010, 6:50 pm
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So I probably shouldn’t be quite *this* overjoyed at a “naughty” act…. I actually gave him a treat. 😉

It’s pretty wonderful to see Charley do some of the “old” things. He’s barking at people walking by out the window, sitting on the couch & chairs like he owns the place and now putting his front paw up on the counter to see what food we may have left behind.

I changed his bandage tonight with the help of a neighbor – things are looking better and better. Still some drainage and it’s not perfectly dry, but it’s a little better than yesterday and a little better than the day before.

One week post amp — I’m feeling like we’re going to make it!!!



Free at last, free at last!!
October 15, 2010, 1:19 pm
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Shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday & we’re home!  Two days post amp.

Charley wasn’t moving much at the vet, but I visited early this morning & we got him to get up, hop outside, pee & poop.  Hooray!  Now that we’re home, he’s whimpering and whining.  I just gave him a dose of Tramadol and hopefully he’ll be more comfortable soon.

The weather is beautiful outside and I’m enjoying a couple of hours at home w/ my baby before my kids come home from school.  They’re 7 and 9 years old (a girl and a boy) — SO excited to see their pup!

For the next few days, Charley will be corralled in the kitchen area behind a kid fence we borrowed from the neighbors.  This helps to give him his own space and prevents him from wandering off too far.  Half of the main floor of the house is slippery floors, which have always been his nemesis anyway.  So we’ll keep him off those unless I can hang on to his collar.

God bless the vet, Dr. Jim.  He just called to make sure we made it home alright and to answer the questions I already had!  The bandage slipped a bit (I added more padding & wrap on top of it) and we’ll hopefully keep it looking healthy & clean until the sutures are removed in 2 weeks.

Off to bake him some homemade dog treats.  Thank you SO MUCH for all of your kind words and support in just the past day!  I really needed the encouragement and I feel like I’m capable of being a *good mom* to Charley as he continues to recover.  Bless you all!



Waiting to come home…
October 14, 2010, 10:02 pm
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Dr. Jim called at 5:30 p.m. tonight to tell me that he wanted to keep Charley just one more night.  He was expecting Charley to try to move around a little more during the day today & he wasn’t.  So we wait.

Bless his heart, Dr. Jim just called again (9:30 p.m.) to tell me more about Charley.  He just can’t figure out why he’s not trying to get up, especially since he had been basically managing for the past week or so on 3 legs.  Charley ate a little bit, but Dr. Jim said he has somewhat of a “defeatist attitude.”

Poor little pooch!  I’m going into the Animal Clinic at 8:30 a.m. after I drop the kids off at school to hopefully perk him up a bit!  I didn’t get a chance to visit today because I was wrapping things up at work & expecting to bring him home today.  So I’m overdue for some Charley kisses!

I just hope & pray that his pain is being managed well and that he’ll respond positively to me!  And hoping and praying that he’ll come home tomorrow!  I have no clue how I’m going to deal w/ this 3-legged dog, recovering from surgery….  But I think he’ll do better at home.




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