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For the past couple of days, Farley has been excessively licking his right front paw; I noticed his slightly off-weighted it when standing. Palpation of the underside of the paw was painful so today we took him to the vet to check it out (he can't afford to have a problem with any of his feet)
The vet clipped the pad area and cleaned it plus some antiseptic (there was a reddened area probably caused by the constant licking); he now has to wear a cone for about a week
I've attached a video of him going up the path when we go home from the vet to show how well he's getting around
Christine
He really is fetting along wo effortless and with such a good flow. He's proof life on three is easy for these resilient dogs. That's a lovely path for him to meander home.
Bummer about the paw and the dreaded cone. Sounds like things will clear up pretty quickly. Not quick enough for Farley if he has to wear that cone more than three seconds though😟
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
WOW yes he IS moving really nicely! Even with the bum foot!
It's not unusual for a dog to get a pressure sore after becoming a Tripawd. If the vet couldn't find an exact cause, it's likely due to the altered gait. Just keep an eye on it and consider a dog bootie for the affected paw. Our Nellie wears nearly every time she goes outside, otherwise that on again, off again pressure sore on her wonky paw gets worse.
Farley update
The paw licking turned out to be nothing-probably stress; I now see him intermittently licking any one of his paws
On the 11th, he went in for his follow-up blood work and chest x-ray; both were normal (pneumonia has finally cleared!!)
Now that I know his white count has recovered from his chemotherapy, I can take him places, so two days ago I took him to Echo's nosework class (Echo is my 5 y/o Toller). Farley did great job searching for bits of hot dog hidden in the room. I'll continue taking him to this class. I took my phone to class fully intending to get a video of Farley searching but forgot-maybe next time
If my husband comes with me to Echo's barn hunt class next week, we'll take Farley and he run around a new place (he's not strong enough to climb the straw bales to do barn hunt)
Farley has seemed much his old self in the last couple of weeks
Christine (with 9 y/o Farley and 5 y/o Echo)
Now this is the kind of update that can brighten anyone's day!!! So glad is check up was a great one👍
Definitely have to get pictures next time. Farley can show newbies how much fun dogs can have on three.
Thanks for checking in.
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Christine that is wonderful! I'm so glad things are good and he's doing well. He's rockin the life! In time he'll get that strength, and maybe even do barn hunts and Rally like Ari, who is still going strong and racking up those ribbons.
We would LOVE to see video!
https://www.you.....zvju5GqdIQ
Today we took Farley for a short walk in a wooded area where he has been before; he was smiling all the time and told us when he wanted to go home
I took some photos but don't know how to post them
Christine
I know Farley enjoyed his walk with you and I jave no doibt he was wagging his tail the whole time. You need to change the video to PUBLIC as right now we can't see it because it is "private".
Here's a link for adding images . In the meantime I'll PM you my email and I would be honored to post some photos of smiling Farley😎
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
BTW that's a GREAT video of Farley thriving on three!! He really does look like he's in his element on that beau path through Nature👍
Now we we have some photos to make us smile of Mr Handsome Farley. He looks so happy.👍 He has clearly mastered standing strong and stable on three.😎
What I wouldn't give for all those beautiful natural "curls".
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Awwww handsome boy! He looks soooo hoppy to be out and about! I want his curls!
Thanks for sharing the video and photos (and for your tech support, Sally).
Today, Farley had another Nosework class
This time the hotdogs are paired with a scent he will learn to search for
He finds the first one on the stepstool; there is another on the back of the green chair which he can smell but didn't locate until later
There is one in the middle of the long white bench which he can smell, but can't get to because he is on the wrong side of the puppy gate
He finds another on the cement block in the corner.
He continued and found all five hides
https://studio......ME2vk/edit
Hopefully this video can be viewed this time
Christine
Grrrr........got. "Oops! Something went wrong!"
The way you chronicled Farley's adventure gave us a pretty good "visual" of how well he did. He's such a smart boy! I know you had fun and are very proud of this Tripawd RockStar!👏👏👏
Hmmm.....not sure what needs to be done to get the video to work.
CONGRATULATIONS FARLEY!! You did really in the class.👍
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
YAY YOU DID IT!
And so did Farley! 
What a sharp, sharp boy. Interesting pairing hot dogs with the scents. Which scents? One would think that the two smells would be so overpowering that it would be too difficult to find them, but hey not for Farley. Smart smart boy. He didn't even trip or lose his balance even with those obstacles on the floor. That was a bunch of challenges in one small space and he aced all of them.
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