I have wondered a lot the same thing about the vets, Coops Dr is a young guy - he oozes with confidence too, but I did see some fear and apprehension when I rushed Cooper in the other day. Problem is once you are in as far as we are and we live in a very rural area - there arent many options. The second surgery site looks much better, Coopers strength today is astonishing to me, he did things today that have shocked me. Coopers vet talked to us and said he didnt feel he had done anything wrong and that the technique he used he had used successfully before - in fact another dog he had done an amputation on exactly the same as Coopers was back today almost a year from it and doing fine and never had trouble. I am a firm believer that there is a bigger picture to everything , not just a snapshot and maybe our experiences are used to help others. Our vet did feel badly that things turned out the way they did and split the cost of the second surgery with us. he has shown true compassion and true passion for what he does, and he still has my vote of confidence. Most of the vets in this area just treat the animals like something  coming through a revolving door, no compassion , no love no warmth. As things progress I will talk more on this , but right now I believe that sometimes bad things just happen and thats the way it is. I sense no neglect on the part of this young vet - and every occupation starts with inexperience , I guess that is the hard facts of it.

Caties mom, oh! you just wouldnt believe how well he is doing! He has shocked me several times tonight and I was worried about major setbacks... he must have been sicker earlier than we thought with this infection which really shows it was good that it opened up. tonight there is peace in this house for all three of us that we havent had in awhile.

I have a video of Cooper walking that I would like to share, but not having any luck getting it on here, anyone done this before? Thanks 🙂