Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Look at this dog.
Look at this dog. He wasn't tangled or anything. He is laying weird because of who he is as a person. I don't know what else to say. 😂
Knee Update: They are stable and almost healed. Everything is still where she put it. We can start weaning him off of his sedatives. Over the next month he can slowly return to normal activity. It's not impossible for him to undo the work his surgeon did at this point, but it's not likely. We need to prevent him from slipping and falling as he returns to his playful self. He now has socks and toe grips, both of which we will be trialing on him this week.
The hip situation hasn't changed much. He has hip dysplasia, but he doesn't seem hindered by it. The surgeon said that unless we want to do a hip replacement on him (which runs about $10,000, has to be done in Colorado, and should be done sooner rather than later) she recommends he start a pain management program for that and arthritis. He is scheduled for next week at his regular vet to get pain management started. He really doesn't seem to be bothered by his hips; if he is, it's far from the extent that his knees were hurting and crippling him.
We also asked her about his ankle going janky (and it happened at the clinic, as well). She said it's not uncommon to have instability after his legs were messed up for so long. She said to keep an eye on it. So far, he seems unbothered when it happens. If it starts happening more frequently or starts causing him issues or pain, it will need to be addressed.
So, that's probably the best news we could have hoped for. Hopefully, the hardest part is behind us.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Bear's "I need an adult." face. 😂
Bear's "I need an adult." face. 😂
His Conversation Lips. 😂
He was in the kitchen barking "to" Shadow. This was his face. He got up and started looking around. I think he heard something that he felt needed attention and was trying to tell Shadow to take care of it.
He's so funny. He doesn't use his voice or his body language like most dogs. Our sweet, special boy. ❤️
The landscaping appointment went well.
The landscaping appointment went well. We're waiting for someone to come work out the irrigation now that the pool changed everything. Then we can get an estimate on the work.
Tobi spent most of the day at the vet having tests run. He's got a large, spikey bladder stone. 😢 All of his bloodwork and liver levels came out normal. He's on medication for inflammation. Re-check in 2 weeks to see if we can proceed with surgery to remove the stone.
It's always something.
Bear has his final surgery recheck tomorrow morning. I hope his knees are great. It would be amazing if his hips don't need surgery. I feel like we're barely keeping up with meeting everyone's needs. Paws crossed.
Monday, July 1, 2024
Woke up to diarrhea on my bed...
Woke up to diarrhea on my bed. (I don't care. I know how to clean.) But my poor baby. He's losing control.
Look at my handsome old man. I'm sad, but I'm making the call. We'll see when the vet can get him in.
Edited: 3:30 today. 💔
Sunday, June 30, 2024
It's been a busy weekend.
It's been a busy weekend.
Friday night I deep-cleaned my bathroom and vacuumed my bedroom. Then when I was putting the vacuum away I pulled it sideways over my foot. I have a pretty large bruise and swelling there now.
Yesterday, Shaun worked on cleaning the pool and getting the chemicals right. They're fine to swim in, but he'd like to get them optimal. We also blew up some floaties and started working on making the storage building. Then we got rained out.
That storage building... Phew. It's made of metal, and all of the sheets of metal have a plastic wrap on them that needs to be peeled off. I started peeling while Shaun made the floor. I peeled until I was tired and I did not get finished. 😂
Today I woke up and vacuumed the downstairs. I pulled the vacuum over into the tender back inside of my arm when I was using the attachment to clean crevices, so I'm probably gonna have a bruise there soon. 😅 (Edited: I do. It's large and purple).
Anyway, after fter I vacuumed, I cleaned (not deep, though) the bathroom downstairs. Then I went back to peeling the metal sheets for the building. I finished the ones that were in the house (it arrived in 2 separate boxes), then Shaun went out and started leveling the ground where we were going to put the building while I carried 25 heavy square blocks (one at a time) to the area because we needed them for the project.
We were tired after that and could see a storm rolling in, so we decided to clean up and try out the pool real fast. Me and Shaun and Cub went in. We got maybe 15 minutes and then the storm was upon us. But it was nice. Cub came in only briefly on the splash pad. Bear ran around in his life jacket. He came to the edge a bunch, but never got in. The kids are gonna try it out tomorrow. Maybe Bear will, too. Who knows?
We ordered Pizza Hut and are chilling on the couch now. We've been going hard for days. Bet I sleep great tonight.
This coming week is a mixed bag. Tomorrow the pool cover, Tuesday the landscaper. More peeling and finally building the building. Shampooing the carpet. Bear appointment. Dentist appointment to get my real crown instead of this temporary. Hopefully a couple of cat vet appointments, too. Possibly losing my Balthi this week. 😭 I don't think he's super ok and I'm really sad about it. Fireworks have already started and Cubba's up Shaun's butt, so pup anxiety all week, too.
We'll get through it, though. The good, the bad, and the ugly. We always do. ❤️
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