Only one more day of lengthening Jinx's leg. We have ranged from 1-2 millimeters a day over the last 6 and a half weeks, for a total of ~2-2.5 inches of growth!!! If we hadn't done this surgery, there is no way he could have used his leg in a meaningful way :-) The hardest part has not been keeping him quiet, or isolated away from Luna, but instead keeping his plastic e-collar on at all times. He will lick his bandaged leg whenever he's not walking, eating, playing, or getting attention... so he's stuck with the goofy cone on 23.5 hours a day.
So another 2 weeks with all of the metal pins, rings, motors, and then we'll take some radiographs to see how the bone is healing. He will likely need a total of 4 weeks with the fixator device on before we can remove it safely. All that metal will stabilize his leg and allow the bone to heal.
Hopefully by Spring, he will be running around and playing with Luna in the backyard!!
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