Home again.

Our man-man has returned from his second (and hopefully final) surgery! Right now he's laying at my feet chewing on a bone. It's amazing how much I missed him. He's just such a joy to have around!

Our puppy just loves to chew, let me tell ya.

Anyhow, same deal as last time...strict rest, ice, pain meds, sling walking. We've got it down pat now. The doctor put in seven screws this time instead of eight, but this side wasn't as severe as the other. Same degree of rotation, though. Doc says that Otis is progressing nicely, and doing better than expected. That's excellent news--we're an overachieving family anyways (haha)! The vet techs and assistants at the hospital are all so amazing. They just adore him and give him so much love! I'm really lucky to have such great people helping our little man. In one week he'll have his stitches removed and in 3-4 weeks he'll go back in for a post-op exam. At that time we'll schedule his final x-rays (and his castration)--they'll do them both at the same time since he'll need to be sedated anyhow. Hopefully, 6-8 weeks from now, he'll be cleared to run and jump and play (that brings us to between April 29th and May 13th). I have my fingers and toes crossed.