Well we can't believe it, Romeo celebrated his two month ampuversary October 17th!!!! And a big thank you to Jakesmom
for posting Jake's one month ampuversary which reminded us
it was Romeo's special day as well.

We've been very lucky Romeo's made a wonderful recovery. Those first two weeks were rough, but things seem pretty much back to normal now. And normal, as Toto's mom noted, normal feels like a blessing.We went to Vermont last week and we visited Romeo's favorite place Indian Brook Reservoir.We always walk out to our favorite secret spot we call the swimming spot.We all swim there together.Early on after surgery, we witnessed the change in Romeo's stamina and felt we had to accept we'd never make it back to the swimming spot. It's a rocky, hilly trail around the water. Well on October 10 Romeo made it back to the swimming spot! We didn't go swimming (October in Vermont is pretty chilly), but Romeo waded around!

Romeo's enjoyed some celebrity staus as a Tripawd. He visited my daughter's new school---her entire class came out to greet him. And he inspired a series of Tripawd dog drawings! In Vermont we tried to take Romeo to Applefest in the Champlain Islands. Well they had blocked off the road and the parking was a long way from the festivities and the shuttle bus was not an option. We explained to the police officer we had a three legged dog who wanted to attend, but wouldn't make
it all the way. Well, the officer took one look at Romeo
and radioed to the officer down the road. We got to drive Romeo right to heart of the festival. He had a great time socializing with other dogs,sniffing antiques,meeting some goats,and eating a hotdog! Advocate for Tripawd access!

Romeo had a great day yesterday visiting his horse friends
and playing with his puppy friends Maizy and Chou Chou.

We're keeping up with the acupuncture,chinese herbs,and supplements. Unfortunately, Romeo doesn't seem to be able to tolerate any NSAIDS. He ends up with bloody diarrhea every time. Metacam was our last hope. We really wish we could keep him on a maintenance dose, but unfortunately that doesn't seem
like it is an option. This also means we won't be able to do
metronomics if we decided we wanted too.

We might have to take a break from our blog. Our computer crashed (I hooked up this old dinosaur). We lost tons of pictures (back up! don't be a fool like me!). The car needs major work, we need a new computer, we're buried in student loans, and scrambling every month to pay our daughter's private school tuition (very bad public schools here in New Haven). I could really freak out about everything right now. But last night I said to my partner, "No matter what I feel like any day Romeo is still with us is a great day."

Thanks to all of you for your support and your inspiration.
And a special shout out to Karin and Zoe. Zoe had her surgery the day after Romeo. How is she doing?

Eve, Romeo,and family