Day 10- Quinn's still at vets but doing well. He could have came home yesterday but the brat broke out of his e-collar and pulled out one of his drainage tubes. The vet was able to get it back in with just a local anesthetic. However he now wants him to stay until Monday or Tuesday. He is doing very well, just being Quinn. I feel sorry for the vet now, he said Quinn completely stressed him out yesterday and that he is too smart for his own good. LOL. I tried warning all of them. Quinn can get out of everything and break in to anything. This is a dog that sits in a chair at the table and expects a cup of coffee every morning, loves water but will not get out of tub unless there is a towel put down for him, will not walk on wet grass, he's pretty much royalty and very spoiled. If he doesn't want to do something he will throw himself down (dead weight) and move his front legs and head up and down and will not get up. If Animal Planets on he will back himself up to couch put his butt on couch while front legs on floor and watch TV for hours. He hasn't stopped barking so I know that is driving them nuts, the only time he is quiet is when I go to visit. Hopefully he can come home tomorrow. Everyone tells me that I'm the only one that he listens too, if I call him he will come, if I give him a command he will do it, but with most other people he will just look at them and stay laying down. lol I try telling everyone how stubborn he is and they have to be a strong pack leader with him but I think his size intimidates them. He knows he can't be that way with me. I think he's perfect. I will be going to visit him in a few hours, taking him some turkey. Thanks all for helping us get through this, it's been quite the adventure, I can't express enough how grateful I am.

Day 14- Quinn is stir crazy. Drainage tubes still in they will come out next week. Drainage has slowed down drastically. Incision site looks good. We took Quinn out and all went well. However I'm drained, have my alarm set for all Quinn's flushing times, antibiotic ointment, meds, outside, feeding, and cleaning him and cage out times. I told him yesterday that if he didn't settle down I was going to knock him out. LOL wouldn't really do that, but felt like it. Just when I think I can relax and sit for a few minutes he is up and barking. I will be so glad when the tubes are out and we can take e-collar off him. He absolutely hates it. I take it off for a while everyday while I'm sitting with him and he relaxes better when it's off.

On top of all this our ferret Sid is sick, not eating or drinking well. Sid showed up on our porch in 2009, a few days after we moved into our house. I'm not exactly sure how old he is, but he seemed to be around two or three when we found him on porch. So he has to be around nine or ten. I have also set my alarm to feed and water him. But I don't think my Siddy is going to be here much longer.

Yesterday I just went into bathroom sat on the floor and cried. Pushed myself to get up and put my happy face on for Quinn. We will get through this, just hurts to see loved ones go through this, but I will take care of both them the best I can.

Hello everyone its been a week since I last posted. Quinn is doing great!! It's day 22 today. He got his drainage tubes out last Tuesday and will getting stitches out 12/16/14. My little guy Sid (ferret) is a little better not much. I have been feeding him by hand and he has gained some weight back, however I think age in this case is going to win.

Quinn and I are using the harness a lot better. At first I was using a lot of muscle and it was wearing me out. I have since learned I do not need to do that and have been letting him bear most of weight which he is, in fact when we went to vet he was pulling me around. He is not standing on his own yet. We have to pull him up with harness, but once up he is bearing his own weight for awhile. I feel that once he is healed a 100% he will eventually put more effort into standing on his own. I'm a little afraid right now to let go of harness, but once stitches are out and wounds from tubes are all healed will help ease those fears and I will push him more.

I would like to thank you all again for all the support you have given us. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. This has been quite an adventure. I couldn't have got through this with out the help and advice I have received from all of you. I have learned quite a bit and have passed that info. onto the vet and the techs that have been taking care of Quinn, they were very pleased and said that it would help them in the future to help other paw parents get through this.

THANK YOU!!!