As he chews on his rawhide at my feet, I am happy to report that Otis is doing well. He no longer has to be helped around with his sling and he can go up and down the few steps to the backyard with no problem. His muscles are getting stronger and he's really working them well on his walks.
It's been over 3 weeks since surgery 2 and over 7 weeks since surgery 1, and it think it shows. It was right about this time after the first surgery when I saw him start to flourish--he's feeling less stiffness and pain and he's feeling stronger. I can't wait to see him continue to improve. Hopefully, in 18 days, we'll get Dr. Ross's blessing to let him run free, and when that day comes I will be ecstatic. And considering how he fights us when he's outside and we ask him to come inside, well, I'm sure he'll be ecstatic, too!
