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Calvert is doing really well. He is 2 weeks out from his front leg amputation. We had an appointment this morning to remove staples. All the staples were able to be removed :). He still has drainage where he scratched some staples out last Monday, but it's slowed down ALOT. The incision looks great. I couldn't be more delighted with his recovery.

Until the drainage stops and the incision heals even more, I'm keeping a t-shirt on him and a sock on his back paw on the side of the amputation. Don't want any set backs this far in the game!! I was really hoping this darn drainage would stop. This is day 8 of the drainage. . Nobody likes drainage. Not me anyway. Better out than in though? At least the drainage isn't pinkish yellow anymore! mostly clear, slightly tinted drainage.

His activity level is through the roof. About a week ago, I posted that he'd play with his tennis ball again, well, he's there. I would say he's fully functioning at this point. We played fetch last night for a little bit, then he proceeded to destroy the tennis ball. Until a few days ago, he wasn't interested in his toys at all. The most relaxing thing that has happened throughout his recovery was the day he picked up his tennis ball for the first time, and started playing with my other dogs and the other dogs actually played back (They avoided him for a few days when he instigated playing, LOL). I finally was able to breathe.

Thank you to everyone who has offered their advice, and have been there for me and Calvert when I was pretty much loosing my mind. This is a WONDERFUL community for new parents of tripawds, and I hope that people struggling with these issues stumble across this online community when in search of answers, they will find so much more than answers.

Love,

Angie and Calvert