Penny, Comiskey & Beemer's Blog – March 2010 Archive (4)

Well, we have made it through week 1 on the second hip.....This time around it has been much tougher on Beemer. Although the first hip is healing very well....it has been only 5 weeks....so he struggles to use that one as his good hip while trying to understand why the other hip is not working as well. He spends most of his days sleeping and his appetite has diminished greatly....We sat on the deck with him yesterday as it was so warm....but his x-pen seems to be the place his feels the most… Continue

We have all made it to the end of week four with Beemer's left hip surgery....but now we must do his second hip.

The follow-up x-ray showed that his left hip is healing very well....that combined with his muscle tone, allowed the doctor to do the second surgery yesterday. Beemer was again an excellent candidate for the same surgery (TPO) on his right hip, which made us happy because the success rate is so great. The right hip was adjusted by 40%, as was the left hip....so his gate should be… Continue

We are now at the end of week three and Beemer is amazing! He is walking without a limp and is very hard to keep down. The rules are that he is allowed very little activity but he can walk around. Yep, try to tell a doodle that everything that is fun in his life is off limits....running...jumping....playing tug....resting on anything that is above floor level.... But he has been very good about it all. His scar is healing nicely...in some spots almost gone.



I was thinking this morning… Continue

Well we survived our second week. It seems like months. Beemer is doing very well. Last Friday he had his stitches out and the nurse said every thing look good. Beemer

has not had to wear his e-collar…not once.

Of course, he has been under 24 hour surveillance…so not much chance of

getting away with anything.

His scar looks amazingly well. It started out as this big…

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