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OH YEAH! Major hoppy dance over here. That is such a huge improvement and so very, very hopeful. The healthy tissue and no more antibiotics is such great news. The body IS amazing and Sheldon is extra amazing!
That boy is such a champ, and so are you. Good job Rob! Thanks for the scoop.
Joining in on the Happy hoppy dance! This update makes us all soooo happy😊
Your patience and confidence in knowing this hurdle will be overcome is quite admirable. This journey has been informative on so many levels. While we certainly wish uou were never pit in this position, we can all learn from it.
Smooch the Sheldon for us!
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Update: Today's bandage change showed Sheldon's olecranon (elbow joint) is now completely covered with healthy granulation tissue! There is no more bone showing! Our vet showed me a photo and he just now has a red elbow. We'll continue the splint arrangement and twice-weekly bandage changes for at least another a couple of weeks for the skin to thicken up, but this is a huge milestone!
Next check up is this Friday. We're getting there!
Cheers!
-Rob
WHEW! YAY!
That is a HUGE success! Hygromas are such a beast, it sounds like that special wrap was da bomb! I'd love to write about it for Tripawds News. Gonna message you with some questions.
Congrats to you and Sheldon. This is the best news of the day!
HUGE MILESTONE INDEED!!! ABS ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO READ THIS UPDATE!!
Thanks for letting us know the really good news!!!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Update: Short and boring one - but good! Sheldon's wound bed continues to show further healing. The olecranon is still covered up which is great. They started to measure the wound bed instead of eyeballing it. On Tuesday's checkup it measured 4.5cm x 4.5cm. Today's check it measured 4.0cm x 4.2cm. They debrided it a little bit with the hopes of jump starting contraction and healing. He's still wearing the splint arrangement.
We'll just keep doing what we're doing!
Cheers!
-Rob
Boring is PAWESOME here! That's really, really cool. How's he handling the splint? Still OK with it?
Yeah keep up the amazing, patient, and loving work you are doing to help your sweet Sheldon. So happy for you guys!
You are magnificent at staying focused on the pawsitive and recognizing every improvement is a hige improvement! And this "boring" update is a real noticeable improvement!
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Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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