I decided to go to a fruit farm a couple hours away to try to spend a few days in a more natural and rural environment in the hope that Bruno would overcome the environmental issues that I believe have been holding back his recovery. Within an hour or so Bruno stood on his own and pooped for the first time. He is very wobbly and his hind legs are definitely in need of a lot of rehab but he has started doing the basics and hopefully will continue when we go back home tomorrow.

His stitches will come out tomorrow, a couple days late due to a part of the incision that didn't look quite ready on Friday and most likely his drain will come out at the same time as it now is at the 20ml per 24 hours mark.

I have my work cut out this week to get a ramp installed at the front door to our building that the other tenants won't object to and I will try to clear an area of the empty lot behind our building and lay down about 200 square feet of sod among the small wild trees which have grown on the lot in an effort to make a cleaner area with a touch of jungle for Bruno to hopefully adopt as his new spot close to home as it is too far for him to routinely make it to his old spots and driving to the park twice a day isn't realistic for the long term.