Ok, I know I am his mom so I am a little biased but Tank is a ROCK STAR!!!!! I am absolutely amazed at how well he is doing!! He pretty much slept off and on all day which was great. He would get up and go potty, and get up to eat but other than that it was a big old nap day!!! He was panting a little before we went to bed so I was a little afraid that we were going to have a tough night…. but his guy didn’t move from 10:00 pm to 7:30 am. Guess he knows his mom needs some sleep 🙂 Then to add to his heroic sleep he got up this morning and ate breakfast…. then hopped to the back door. I opened it and he went right out, circled about 10 times and then went poop! YAY 🙂 My husband was still asleep and I had my ipad out taking pics so I videoed the big event. Sick huh 🙂 It wasn’t that I was worried about him not going, but it was so nice to see that he figured out how to make all his poop circles on three legs!! Go Tank!! I am trying really hard to not baby him too much. Yes, we are sleeping slumber party style in our tv room since our bedroom is upstairs, but other than that I am using the sling with him but trying not to help too much. I am just basically keeping him from going to fast, or turning to head for the stairs. He is really wanting to go up but has strict orders not to for the first two weeks. The one thing I am babying him about is water. It was 104 yesterday so if he would like to drink laying down then by gosh I am going to let him do it !!! Can’t a boy who just had surgery be pampered just a little! If you read this and are doubting surgery DO IT. I was terrified but already know it was by far the best thing we could have done for Tank. It is still a little scary b/c he is so high off the ground to be on three legs, but he is doing amazing!!!!
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Yes, Tank is a Rock Star..what great progress in four days. He should be pretty proud of that poop! What a handsome sweetie he is. Stay strong Tripawd Mom. (and family)
WONDERFUL UPDATE! SPENDID! Just splendid!
We are beaming over here!
POPPING, EATING, DRINKING—-YAAAAAAAAY!
Tank, you are a ROCK STAR and you deserve every ounce of pampering you can get!! My philosophy is spoil, love, spoil, love and then spoil and love some more:-) 🙂
Now, he may…..or may not…..have a little “down” time after all the hospital meds are out of his system…and they probably are by now anyway.
Yeah, I was sleeping on the floor for weeks with mh Happy Hannah. Not sure who needed it te st!:-)
Your Tank is such a handsome brave boy! You are great pawparents!
Kee this great posts co ing!
ROCK ON TANK!
Joyful hugs to you!
Sally and Happy Hannah
What did I tell you??? WHAT DID I TELL YOU??????
They do amazing… wayyy better at handling it than we do!!! Way to go Tank!!!
And it does our hearts and soul good to see that they are kicking butt and enjoying the day!
Just wait until he gets off his pain meds and the spark comes back into his eyes.. and not to mention.. he is just so DOGGONE cute!!!!
Speaking of pain meds.. with his panting.. it could have been a sign that he was experiencing a little bit of pain…
but.. since he slept so well through the night, seems like his meds could be ok. Perhaps check with your vet to see about upping it just a wee bit for night time..
Hey.. nothing wrong with pampering our pooches.. so pamper away!!!!
Sounds like Tank is doing really well. Yay! Enjoy the recovery process. It is magical.
Congrats Tank! I remembered Tank was having his surgery earlier in the week, so I’m glad to see an update!