Keeping the paths clear

Well things have been going good with clyde. We have had a large amount of snow, so keeping up with clearing his potty area has been quite alot of work. I kept a circle open and piled all the wet snow in the middle. Clyde of course did not want the cleared area he wanted to go into the big stuff and lay down. His boot is great at keeping his bandage dry, except when you get more snow than the height of your dog. We have a metal roof, so when it started to come off I had to make sure that I would be able to get him back inside before it hit him.

Several times I could not get the door open, so I had to go around the house an come in from another angle. He has been such an awesome dog through all of this, and i see such a difference in him since the removal of all the metal. He likes to gallop back inside after he has done his business, and i have to hold him back. He is eating great and I have taken him off all but one pain med that actually helps with inflamation. He is still on antibiotics until the 3rd, when his stitches get removed. Molly has been a very patient sister and cannot wait for her play pal to get up and going. She gives him kisses everyday and he gives them right back.

Bye for now.. Love from the Doggies and Me.

Happy to be Home

I called tues night to check in on Clyde and he was doing well. UVS called me wednesday morning to report how he did overnite, and that he had wanted food at 4:00 am. I picked up Clyde at 10:00 am and he was very excited to see me. We loaded him into the vehicle and he found his comfy zone and off we went to go home. Clyde slept all the way home and when I unloaded him he came in after a pee and settled right down in his bed and fell asleep.

He was hungry by 2 and ate very well, drank lots of water and went outside several times. The meds seem to make him have dry mouth, which results in lots of water intake also and lots of pee breaks. I felt good that he went #2 and it looked good also. He was hungry again by 6 and overall he did great. Clyde's demeanor through all of this journey has been so amazing. No one could ask for a better patient than what he has been.

A friend of mine lost her gramma and I was preparing food at my house, but also up the street at my cousin's house. I had taken clyde out before I left for about an hour, and left my dad with clyde. I told him to call me if it looked like clyde needed to go again. I got home and my dad said Wow some challenge that was to get his boot on and take him out. My dad decided not to call and try & take clyde out, except that we had a good amount of snow and he forgot to take his slippers off and about landed on his butt. All in all no accidents, thank god.
The night went well last pee at midnight and first one at 4:30 am, not bad. So far we are off to a great start.

Looking forward to another great day! God Bless everyone. Love Clyde, Jo & Molly.

Removal of all metal

I do apologize for not keeping up with the blog as of lately. I took clyde to upstate vet in latham so Dr. Stanclift could operate and remove all the metal. Clyde's body was rejecting the metal and his drainage tract's were not closing. He has been on antibiotics for more than a month, so this was the next step to take. I dropped him off at 7:30 this morning, kissed him goodbye with tears in my eyes, but not a heavy heart. I knew he would be in good hands and he is a champion with surgeries. It was just the fact of leaving him overnite, and that he had to endure another surgery.

I got the call around 12 noon from Dr. stanclift and all went well. The bone looked good and all metal has been removed. She believes that Clyde will recover well. He will have a 1/2 cast for 2 weeks before stitches are removed. They will change bandage at that time if not before. At 3 weeks he will have an xray to see how things are going and if we need to do bone graph at that time. In between we wait for the culture to come back to make sure the antibiotic he has been on is doing it's job or we need to change.

I thank everyone for their continued support of Clyde and I. Molly was upset when I came home but no clyde. I explained he was at a sleepover and she had to go outside to clyde's potty area just to check. Dogs are so smart and attentive and always know something is going on. I have setup his area that he will have to be contained in, just like back in the beginning. He will probably not care for the first week, but will want his freedom back soon after. I found his bear from the first surgery and had a stitch or 2 for repair, now a good wash and it will go with me for pickup in the morning.

Love to you all!