Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Its day seven and Quinn is fine, just a little glitch yesterday, but we did it. Benny thank you. No Quinn doesn't flinch or moan in pain when I massage him. He does have some arthritis though. I have been giving him a supplement to help that which is call Dasaquinn, the vet said that he has seen remarkable results with it, but it takes about 5 to 6 weeks to see improvement. He's on week 3.

A onsie sounds like a good idea. I take care of people with special disabilities and we have a stock pile of them. I was also thinking maybe a pull up or diaper (opened and taped around incision site might work) I also have a ton of those available.

I also need to tell you a little bit about Quinn, since he has been seven weeks old any minor scrape, scratch, trip, or stumble would send Quinn into a fit where you would think he was dying. I rushed him to the vet so many times when he was a puppy because he would just scream (sounded like a woman screaming) just to find out he was fine. He played me all the time. One time we were up north in Michigan visiting my aunt. He was about 5 or 6 mos. old. We were walking down the steps, he tripped on the very last step. He cried and cried, while sitting on my lap. One of the kids there dropped popcorn on floor, once he noticed it he slowly scooted off my lap and ran to it. He was fine. So it may take my boy a minute to get up. I know this is a major major surgery, but he is going to play this for a long time. However we are looking into a cart.

Yes I have carpeting in my house where Quinn is right now. We a have a rubber back throw by front door. Plus Quinn will not even attempt going in kitchen even with assistance if the throw rugs are not down. We have been taking him out front door to use bathroom, there is more steps but for some reason he will not go down the three steps to back door. He is using his front legs, and hopping on his back leg, as long as we assist him and hold his back end up.

He seems to be doing great this morning. Everyone is coming for Thanksgiving dinner today so he should have a good day today and it is his favorite holiday.lol

Well today is 8th day and early this morning the site started to bleed. Thank God the harness came this morning, I called UPS early this morning and they put a medical emergency on it and a man delivered it in his car about 45 mins later. I got Quinn in car and went to vet. The vet said it was unusual for stitches to break after seven days, but from what he said that appears to be the case. Three or four internal stitches he was guessing. He said he would have to reopen that area and see what's going on and re-stitch. Wow what a night. Thank goodness the harness fit because I just threw it on and out the door we went. It worked really well. So Quinn is back at the vets and the doctor said he would take care of it, but hoped the tissue didn't die back there. So I'm staying positive and will start again. The vet said he might have to give me medication to keep him calm, but really didn't want to do that cause it makes them not want to eat. I don't know but Quinn is stubborn and I know he will keep trying to scoot any chance he gets. Please send prayers. Thanks everyone.

Ok just heard from vet, GOOD NEWS!!! It was just drainage everything else looks really good. Vet put a drainage tube in and Quinn is staying the night so the vet can check him in morning. Oh my goodness I'm on an emotional roller coaster. Up, down, up, down I don't know how you all survived this. So tonight I am going to take the advice you all gave me and relax, drink wine, eat chocolate, get a good nights sleep. I think I have been up now for over 24 hours, was up at 4am yesterday preparing turkey. Very long day, but it all went well after all. Thanks your prayers were heard.