His elbow has actually healed back to it’s original leathery callous. So I removed his “carpal tunnel wrist brace” that’s been protecting it today just to give him some freedom for a bit. I will put it back on, but it’s not that comfortable, so he has the day off. His Dogleggs For Amputee prototype came last week and he was fitted and sent it back. His permanent custom made one will be here in about 5 days.
Raven is doing just wonderfully. He tires easily as hopping is not as easy as walking/trotting was. He has panting episodes at night that baffle me. And a couple fatty tumors that are of some concern that I am checking with the vet about next week. But he’s healthy and happy. 🙂
Here he is going out with his bulldog buddy Betty to the yard. Sorry the video is so dark, not the best camera. (Hope these video’s show, I used the “embed” code and inserted it here with HTML, but they aren’t showing in the Preview, ugh)
Here’s another video, he’s learned to chew his bone without the 2nd leg to hold it up.
And here a video, he is actually *digging* with one front leg. Sorry, I had to shoot it through the window screen, he’d stop if I went outside. This is his favorite dirt spot to sleep under the tree.
The entire house is a series of dog beds and pillows to keep his elbow happy until the Dogleggs comes.
And a BIG THANK YOU to Mac’s Mom and Emily’s Mom for passing along their Ruffwear Harness through Angel Exchange to Raven. It will be here Monday afternoon. He really does need one, he needs help with the couch, bed, car, steps outside. This helps me so much to not have yet another thing to spend money on. I am so grateful and moved by Debra’s generosity (and Jacki’s when she sent it to her) in her time of grief. Will post pics next week. 🙂
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Thank you! That worked for the forum, so I posted under Hopping Around. But I can’t get it to show up when embeding on the blog… I’m not much of a techie.
Raven is beautiful! Loved the videos… looked like each time he might have been ready to do his ‘business’… there was mommy with the video camera… hmmm… shy bladder? 🙂
Jake also panted in the middle of the nite… starting the day after his surgery… even when he was finally off his pain meds. So, I’m not sure why that was… maybe he had anxiety… going through a big surgery, anesthesia, medications…??? Who knows… dogs pant for many reasons…
Jake’s Mom
Jake’s Mom: I have discovered on the forum that panting seems to be rather common, so that’s a relief. I wonder what causes it?
And yes, Raven is a shy bladder! He pees like a girl pretty well now, so it’s hard to tell he is, he just stops walking and it’s coming out, no squatting. He has learned to direct his stream by bending his body in an arc, in order to pee to the side on a bush to mark it. Too funny.
Wow Raven is handsome boy!! Glad to see that he is doing so well. I know that Shilo has always panted at night. Her episodes are less frequent now I think it is just an adjustment for them. Keep up the great pictures, it is always great to see the progress! 🙂
Shilo & Her Mom