Thank you all so much! He is home and doing pretty darn amazing!!!! Getting him in the truck, even with a ramp was hard, the vet techs actually had to pick him up and put him in. But that cone was blocking his view.....we got him home and my husband and I were able to use a sling and our ramp and get him down safely.....and he's been doing great for the past hour and a half. Actually we got him in the living room and laying down. I was there petting him while my husband went to move the truck into the garage. Tre got up and hopped his way thru the house to the front door to see where Curt went. I opened the door so he could see, and darn if Tre didn't hop over the threshold and down to the driveway to see where he went!!! He is just so happy to be with us, he's bright and alert, happy and comfortable. He will get stronger and stronger I know. Right now he's a little 'iffy' on his one leg....but he's doing 100% better than I could have dreamed. 

Thank you all so much. We feel so happy knowing we have such a great support group. Tre peed forever when we just let him out, poor baby....he hasn't pooped yet although at the doctor he was having loose stools. I don't know if that stopped because he is not scared anymore or what but we are trying to let him dictate what he wants to do. If he has to go, he will get up and let us know.

Thank you so much~~~He is making us so proud. He slept pretty good last night and didn't want to go out this morning. We sort of 'made him' with gentle, positive encouragement because we knew he had to. He did, he peed forever again. But no poops. I think he wants to but is nervous. He will start to crouch and then stand back up or sit down. But all things considered he is doing great. I'm sure we will have ups and downs but considering what I had in my mind, I think I can handle anything now! I pictured him dragging himself across the floor, depressed and in pain.....and he's quite the opposite. His mood is fantastic. He is bright and alive, he is happy and affectionate and really showing us just how thankful we were to save him instead of put him to sleep. He is full of life and my husband and I are so grateful. He will start chemo Tuesday. 🙂 

You guys are a wealth of information.....I so appreciate reading all of the support. Well good news, Tre finally pooped this afternoon. Poor baby finally couldn't hold it anymore. But so far our biggest issue has been getting him to go out to potty. And usually when we finally get him out, he will pee forever. So then I feel bad that he's not going out more often, but I do believe his leg is tired. Especially after his afternoon poop. He was crouching for quite a while and then immediately laid down after he finished. He was wiped out. I just can't figure out whether or not to push the potty issue. I hate to have him uncomfortable but I hate forcing him to walk if he doesn't want to. But every time we do, he pees so much. And we only 'make him' go out because he starts to get restless. Sitting up, laying down, sitting up, laying down, panting....and then sure enough we'll get him out and he'll be for a minute straight. It's by far the hardest part for us. He is sore and tired and nervous.....but also a little stubborn so it's hard to tell where to draw the line. Also he is having quite a bit of 'bruising' around his privates, on the soft tissue underneath, I'm assuming this is normal but thought I would confirm. It's not purple yet but red and pink. 

Also we couldn't find the right kind of harness and didn't have time to order one so we ended up getting a seat belt/car riding harness and it's been working great. We just leave it on him, it's super lightweight and just gives us a handle to help him. And the vet also gave us a sling which we've used when he's tired and needs some extra encouragement.

I'm starting to see the ups and downs now....where I was so happy he was 'okay'.....now I'm starting to get a little 'heavier' with this not wanting to go out thing...it's a little stressful for us. We just want him to be comfortable.