Hey everyone, 

Bogart is generally recovering well.  He is more active than I thought he would be just 5 days after surgery.  He walks and gets up without whimpers or anything now!  He's starting to get his appetite back, but it's not all there.

I was curious about one thing during recovery.  We noticed on his left side (the amputation side) that he has a long sagging lump of skin (it might be filled with something, I can't tell) that goes from behind his left front arm, to about his genitals - where they shaved him.  Is this just swelling/bruising or stretching of skin from swelling?  Or is it something I should worry about?  It doesn't hurt him or seem to bother him, but it's large and noticeable enough to see and definitely has a different feel when you are petting his chest.  It's like there's a soft tube of something under the skin.  

Thanks in advance,

Thomas and Bogart