We got to pick Romeo up this evening! It’s so nice to have him home. He and all the staff at the vet clinic agree.
When I got out of my car at the clinic I could faintly hear a dog barking. The bark sounded familiar. Sure enough, it was our boy. He was not a very good patient – very anxious and uncooperative.
But as soon as we got him to the car, he laid down and settled. At that point, he would finally allow the tech to actually love on him. She was great with him even though earlier he hadn’t appreciated her attention.
He's ready to go home
His bandaging includes about nine maxi pads, cast padding and lots and lots of vet wrap. The goal is to keep his shoulder cushioned so he doesn’t hurt it and to soak up all the ooze from his incision.
I won’t actually see the incision until we change the bandage in the morning. If anyone wants to bet on the number of staples he has, get your guesses in now :)
Once we got home we got to try walking Romeo ourselves. We took the idea from tripawds.com and used a canvas shopping bag that had been sliced open as a sling. With Trent holding one handle, me with the other, and Romeo using his back legs, we made it to the backyard for a potty break.
Romeo has always had an enormous bladder and can pee forever. Tonight is certainly seemed like forever since we had to hold his sling the whole time.
Then we came inside and got Romeo settled on the couch, which didn’t last long. He was restless, so we tried the bed. Apparently that’s what he wanted since he is now sleeping soundly, sprawled out and dreaming.