COOPER PUPDATE!
Stitches came out yesterday, although the top one (that had been put in again last week) looked a little early...and, as we were discussing progress with the surgeon post-removal, started leaking.
Quite a bit. Drat. New stitch up top, after flushing. He's on the right antibiotics, but the plate could get a biofilm, and may need to be removed later.
He's now home with Z and I'm on my way to Japan while he rests and heals.
COOPER PUPDATE!
Stitches coming out tomorrow, and verification X-Rays. The boy is excited.
COOPER PUPDATE!
Cooper's incision had been oozing a bit up near the knee, so we went in last week to have him checked out.
The culture came back today, and he's got an infection the antibiotic he was on didn't target, so he's being switched to two new ones today that target the "right" ones.
Apart from that, he's frustrated that he can't be a goof, and of course we can't explain why. But I expect continued improvement, and a return to goofiness soon.
COOPER PUPDATE!
OK, so there’s no photo with this, but I’ll do another post with one later.
Today, Cooper joined us at a friend’s house for dinner, his first non-medical outing since his surgery almost two weeks ago.
He did great. He’s overly enthusiastic (which is the obvious danger), but takes direction, and calmed down and was a great, relaxed guest.
Stitches out on the 7th…
COOPER PUPDATE!
Day three: bearing weight on the leg. Got him to come upstairs yesterday, but today he's in the entranceway again (which is fine).
Doing small, supported walks, and doing well overall.
COOPER PUPDATE!
Well, the big guy is home. Couldn't convince him to go up the stairs to the main level (supported in his help-him-up-harness, of course), so he's in the entranceway.
Brought his bed down, and he's chilling. Literally, when I'm rubbing his leg with ice (warm compresses later). He's still under the nerve blocks, which taper over 72 hours; his pain is well controlled by that and his other meds.
Two weeks of strict restriction starts today.
Just heard from the surgeon - “All done and resting comfortably, definitely a partial tear but meniscus looked solid. He said the dogs that have partial rather than complete tears heal better.”
For those unaware of what's involved:
Dave Nanian
Geneviève ⏚