The staff at our new veterinarian clinic has had the privilege of seeing me at least six times in the first two weeks of March (and I've still got a few more visits scheduled this month)! I think they are probably tired of seeing my face by now...
It all started with a simple late night hop onto the recliner. Not sure exactly what happened by my sweet boy missed his mark in the dark, tried to pull himself up and somehow dislocated his hip (badly) in the process. The vet said that it was so bad that he looked like he had been hit by a car. :(
So after the procedure to relocate his hip, he returned to us in a complicated sling. He quickly took to walking on three legs...so quickly that he actually wore himself out the first night (and wasn't happy that he couldn't take his daily walk).
It only took him a week to figure out how to work his way out of the tight bandages by slipping them off his backside using his good hip! Such a talented one!
Fortunately, I was able to put a very temporary bandage (which he proceeded to twist out of within hours) on him to get him to the vet because they were sure that he had re-dislocated his hip in the process. Well, (long story short) he didn't. He got a new sling (special fitted to -hopefully- outwit his "talent"). He's still not happy about not getting his regular walks but at least he's on the mend. :)
Resting...
showing off his sling (we treated him to a short hike at the park)
