Perfect Puppy Patient

it's official...my dog is a better patient than i am. he is doing great! no pain meds and he's running around as usual. i actually have half a mind to give him some benadryl or something to make him sleepy because he is not supposed to be running around!!!!

he's on some meds for the next few days and i have to change his bandage every other day. i'm also supposed to check it every day, but if you know anything about bandages and animals and the way you have to wrap the leg, you know that once you undo the thing, you have to do a new one cuz it will never go back on right. so, we'll see if i can manage to only change it every other day while checking it every day.

oh, doggie surgery is a crapload cheaper than i thought it would be. for 4 days in the kennel, teeth cleaning, 3 different types of meds, surgery, bandages, etc. etc. the grand total was $770. w00t! i thought for sure i was looking at a $1500 bill at least but nope...it was half that. not bad. he didn't need a cone collar either because he is a good boy and isn't messing with the bandage at all. yea!! what a good boy!

well, he didn't need the cone collar at first...now he does, thus the pic above. he's on the 3 strikes and your out plan. he gets to chill without the collar but if he gets caught licking his wound 3 times, the collar goes back on. so far he only has it on at night and a couple hours a day. he's still a good boy!!! :)