2nd Surgery This Friday

Well it's been 10 weeks since Jack's first TPLO. From all indications it's been a great success. We started taking him on short walks two weeks back to exercise his new leg, and more to exercise his senses (nothing new to smell in his room or yard, but TONS to smell outside). It will hard to drop him off this Thursday, but we're happy that this will be the beginning of the downhill part of his treatment. From here things only get better. The first two weeks after his next surgery will be tough, but at least we know what to expect. And then, if his left leg goes like his right, in another month he'll be nearly healed (we'll be scheduling his x-ray follow up this time for 6 weeks if they let us) and we can start the physical therapy plan. That's really the next step now, to spend the next several weeks researching and developing a plan to build up Jack's leg strength and flexibility. Next summer will be the summer of the lake (since we weren't able to spend any time there this summer, we'll make up for it next), with plenty of chances for Jack to run and jump as much as he likes. I'll probably post again on Friday after his surgery is over.