1 Month Post Op and Life is Getting Back to Normal (whatever that is)

Sparky is doing well. He’s happy, he gets up and greets people when we have company and he genuinely seems happy and not in pain. His stamina for walking is unmatched to his desire to go for longer walks. And now taking him for a walk is an exercise in patience as he needs to take many short rests while out. Last week I took him out for what I thought was just a bathroom break but he really wanted to go around the block (about 1/2 mile). About a 1/3 of the way in, he just stops and looks around for about a minute or so and then I say ‘Ready?…’ and then I start walking again and he follows. As we get further into the walk, the intervals between resting get shorter and sometimes i’ll just pick him up (he only weighs 65# – hah!) but I can’t carry him too far. One thing that’s very noticeable is that he never used to let me pick him up before the amputation. These days he really seems to enjoy the help – and the cuddles.

Before the surgery, he used to lay on the couch while I was at work. Since the surgery, I didn’t want him up there because I was afraid he’d injure himself on the way down. But just this past week he started getting up and down pretty well so I’m thinking he’ll be OK on the way down