Surgery Day
Well today was surgery day. Got off work early to get him to the vet by 7:30am and said goodbye for 2 days. He was soooo stubborn for the vet tech, we sat in the car and watched for a few minutes as he put up a good fight heading toward the back room.
We all (and by all i mean close to 50 people) had a party for Teo last week. We served pork shoulder and front limb elk, not to mention Powder Hound beer and some Three Leg Dog wine. It’s amazing the names of products if you look for them! Teo enjoyed one of the two piggy shoulder bones and we saved the second for a post surgery day to come.
We got a call from the vet around 1:30pm this afternoon and she said he did great! It all went smooth, they removed the scapula and all and inserted a site catheter for pain meds.
He may be ready to come home tomorrow but I’m hoping they want to keep him a second night so he can keep the pain pump in and stay that much more comfortable for a little bit longer.
As you can see, he’s adjusted pretty well to 3 paws and we all have high hopes of a swift return to a pseudo normal life. He’ll never be my big day 5000′ vertical ski dog again but with some good PT and a little luck his powder days are not over.
one last chicken dance before the big day.
He’s positive there is something under there.
Always ready to strike a pose.
4 comments so far
10:09 am - 1-9-2013
awwww.. what a trooper!! Good luck with him! They tend to bounce back alot quicker than we do!! My Franklin had his front left leg amputated at the should on December 4th and he walked to the car on December 6th. The sparkle came back in his eyes because there was no more pain!
Keep us posted!
11:46 am - 1-9-2013
Teo, what the heck was in that snow??? Whatever is was, I hope you found it!
Glad to hear your boy is out of surgery and on the road to recovery! He’ll be back home and on his three-legged way before you know it!!
3:21 pm - 1-9-2013
Good to hear Teo made it through surgery OK- always a long day waiting for the news. I bet he will be one of the lucky ones to bounce back quickly- being a virtual tripawd for awhile seems to help.
I’ve been meaning to ask what part of MT are you in? I have family outside Bozeman.
Karen and the pugapalooza
8:32 pm - 1-9-2013
What a cute dog, I love black labs. My Weim had her front leg amputated 5 weeks ago and she going full steam ahead. Good luck to Teo!