Poor Jason was kept very busy with the two dogs while I was off in NH, Boston, and Kansas. Of course, they were naughty and picked up bad habits of jumping on people and furniture! While gone, I contemplated and consulted about his leg and what type of surgery would allow for the best outcome. After speaking with Dr. Sunil Vasanjee we've decided on the type of surgery that will allow him the best use of his leg and the least pain/arthritis long term. He's being evaluated tomorrow and will have more radiographs taken. He'll likely get the surgery the beginning of next week.
Jinx is a happy, crazy, playful little puppy and doesn't seem to care much about his leg - but he is limping more now than ever :-(
We'll be officially adopting him from the Humane Society so that he can get the best possible care in our home. Surgery will be quite expensive and the recovery is going to take 3-5 months until he's somewhat normal again.
Congrats on making it an official addition - that's one lucky dog! Hope surgery helps a ton.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we were really ready for a second dog yet... but for him to have the best quality of care, we've decided keeping him is the right thing to do. Perhaps when he is fully recovered from the leg lengthening surgery, my parents might consider adopting him. They had discussed a dog, but are not yet ready to commit to such a responsibility.
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