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I was in the middle of typing out the long drama of Sammy (see icon) when I saw my sister already did the Reader's Digest version.
What she didn't tell you was that every 15 minutes we had to gear up in waders and rubber boots to take him to the puppy papers, IV and all, where he would pee like he had been holding it for the past 1.5 years. One of us would hold the IV and tubing while the other held Sammy so his bandage wouldn't get in the puddle. By the time he was done it looked like our laundry room pipes had burst. Then we'd sit down, make him comfortable and repeat the whole process five minutes later.
This morning Sammy had his IV removed and his bandage taken off. He was so happy to finally be able to move around on his own and walk on all four legs again, but his hind legs were still stiff and his front leg where the IV had been was still sore, and he was pumped so full of sedatives he couldn't keep control of his limbs. When he tried to walk he looked just like Bambi on the ice. Poor little guy. But he's a trooper and recovering quickly. By the end of they day he'll be back to his own obsessive compulsive ball chasing self. I can't wait!
What she didn't tell you was that every 15 minutes we had to gear up in waders and rubber boots to take him to the puppy papers, IV and all, where he would pee like he had been holding it for the past 1.5 years. One of us would hold the IV and tubing while the other held Sammy so his bandage wouldn't get in the puddle. By the time he was done it looked like our laundry room pipes had burst. Then we'd sit down, make him comfortable and repeat the whole process five minutes later.
This morning Sammy had his IV removed and his bandage taken off. He was so happy to finally be able to move around on his own and walk on all four legs again, but his hind legs were still stiff and his front leg where the IV had been was still sore, and he was pumped so full of sedatives he couldn't keep control of his limbs. When he tried to walk he looked just like Bambi on the ice. Poor little guy. But he's a trooper and recovering quickly. By the end of they day he'll be back to his own obsessive compulsive ball chasing self. I can't wait!