Batten down the hatches everyone, the new "normal" has sprung out of the gate like his true racing genes....not that he ever raced, but he has the genes. Anyway, picked up my three-legged maniac at lunchtime-- and I do mean MANIAC. We literally had to stop him for jumping up and down when he saw us. I don't think he got the email saying they removed his leg---he is that rambunctious. I think our biggest hurdle will be keeping him resting. He doesn't want anything to do with his penthouse crate right now-- he want to be with his brother and sister dogs out and about. He's whiny, but it doesn't appear to be from pain-- just wants to be with us--- I should mention he's a lap dog--lol-- so I am literally laying next to him, just outside of the crate...he wants more -- that's a good thing.

Backing up a few hours, the vet called this morning and said he's a new dog-- the change of meds made all of the difference. He's eating, peeing, and just beng a normal dog now. Still some fluid buildup, but no leaking so far. He has very heaviy bruising they said, although right now he's so bandaged we can't see much. We removed the bandages tomorrow and will have the full view. We were and are very prepared for what it looks like, so he won't be hurt by shocked faces. We cleaned up his frisbee and have next to him, along with his favorite stuffed animal. All is well in our new world.

Nap time for everyone---I'll check in later

Good morning-- Rocket is doing fantastic ! Yesterday we let him stay out of his crate and just chill out in the living room as he would normally do-- I think that was huge for him mentally. He is getting around remarkably well, although supervised and limited by us. He is eating normally, relieving himself pretty much on schedule and seems in good spirits. We took his bandage off last night-- although he is heavily bruised, the suture site actually looks great. There are no leaks or drips occurring and his fluid buildup appears to have diminished. Oddly enough, he actually sleeps on the side of his missing leg ---maybe the pain meds are that good. He is on Rimadyl evey 12 hours and tramacol every 8. He is also sleeping through the night-- like a log. All in all, we are on a good road right now for recovery-- knock on wood.

Have a great day everyone