He said that Bohdi looks great. He will wait till recovering a full 4 weeks before we start short walks, but he is allowed to start swimming now. Yay! I just hope the pool isn't too cold already. It has been hot in the valley during the day, but cooling off at night so the pool temp may have dropped. Note that I am the one who would care. Bohdi would get in a 50 degree pool if we let him. We may give swimming a go later this afternoon when it warms up. The vet did note that he could be doing a little "too well" in the sense that he is a little overconfident walking. I was aware of this and will continue being extra careful and vigilant. I will need to keep an eye one his other leg as it could blow out from doing so much of the weight and work while the other heals. He will still be on leashed potty walks and needs to be confined for the most part, but can be out of his pen and with the family if he is being calm and still.
We are going to start weaning him of the Tramadol. We are thinking we'll start with the night dose since he sleeps right after anyway and has never fussed at night. As far as the morning goes, possibly we will just give the Dermax then Tramadol later in the afternoon or eve. I'm not sure yet as I'll have to evaluate how he feels. He was on such a low dose anyway.
We didn't make anymore dates for required check-ups. We will call if we see a reason to bring him in.
I asked our vet if it was okay to share his name and the hospital name as a referral. He said it's fine, so for those of you who emailed me requesting our vets info, I will post the info in a separate post. If we get to swim today, I will make sure to video it and share.
Here are pics from this morning...from the OUTSIDE of the pen!! Check out the incision line. Healed! And remember, no staples. :-)
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