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We had another good report with Sidney’s surgeon today although he said Sidney still had another six weeks of healing to do - but today he released Sidney from complete bed rest which is awesome- I can give him a bath and cut his hair, and best of all - we can start going for three 10 minute walks a day - which I am so desperate to do you have no idea - so it’s all good. These three xrays are today on the left, when he broke the fibulaand three weeks ago - so you can see the fibula has healed and the bone is filling in where it needs to around the tplo area - the second photo is Sidney all fucked up from the sedation they gave him to do the xrays - not his favoritepart lol #tplo #acl #petfocus #dogsofhalifax #hidingsidney #halifax #novascotia #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters (at Dogkisser International Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxirZqn8Jq/?igshid=105ktfbb9eac2

Well I guess I’m going to need to put the cone back in Sidney for a few days - he has got to be the most difficult dog I’ve ever had #tplosurgery #aclsurgery #coneofshame #woundhealing #petfocus #hidingsidney #dogsofhalifax #bichonsofinstagram #rescuedogsofinstagram #novascotia #halifax #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters (at Dogkisser International Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxEBZLjHArj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h0get7auayjx

Poor Sidney - this is what it’s like when you can’t get to what you want to itch #banthecone #coneofshame #hidingsidney #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters #petfocus #tplosurgery (at Dogkisser International Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzyfJQne73/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fd1h5mjwf6xb

Well we were at the vet this afternoon and Sidney had blown out most of his stitches and the incision was hanging open - so this is Sidney’s very unhappy stressed face because he’s got a cone around his neck and this is a thing that he does not like - this freaks him out more than being left outside for a couple of hours but it’s got to be done unfortunately- we cannot fuck this up because his incision cannot become infected. Dr Rushton had to put Sidney under - flush the incision, cut away the area that was getting scabby (debriefing the wound) and then he stapled the incision rather than just putting stitches in. So Sidney is back on metacam and antibiotics and strict strict bed rest. Poor Sidney - he is no Bubby, but I guess Bubby was three years younger when he had his first knee done - Dr Rushton said at least I didn’t screw up his knee - so at least there’s that - truly, I don’t even remember letting them out last night - I have really got to do something about my sleep walking. #hidingsidney #aclsurgery #tplosurgery #petfocus #dogsofhalifax #coneofshame #staplesinmyleg #bichonsofinstagram #veterinarymedicine #halofax #novascotia #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters (at Dogkisser International Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvzv_MOnFM8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5mv6opegax21

I like to hang out near the back f nice and listen to the birds and Sidney decided to pay us a visit this afternoon- you can see here that he’s already using the leg #tplosurgery #tplo #acl #aclsurgerydog #petfocus #halifax #novascotia #dogsofhalifax #hidingsidney #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters (at Dogkisser International Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmnpQynaHX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b6pbitw6ks7y

Well we were just at the veterinarian for a second consultation and Sidney’s knee has not stabilized and he needs to have it replaced so he’s having the surgery March 7th - he’s been in pain for awhile so I’ll be glad when it’s done and he’s not in pain anymore - Bubby’s had both his knees replaced so I couldn’t do it for Sidney - I look forward to him being better - he is such a happy dog #dogsofhalifax #bichonsofinstagram #novascotia #halifax #petfocus #hidingsidney #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters (at Dogkisser International Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuW2b1gn9gd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e5ke6kg52cso

Poor Sidney will be very happy to get his blown out knee taken care of - he is really suffering at the moment I think - he is pretty much just sleeping all the time and not really moving - he’s in much worse shape than Bubby was before he had his knees replaced - I feel so bad for him - we go for our consultation on Wednesday :( #luxatingpatella #painsucks #hidingsidney #orthopedicsurgery #petfocus #dogsofhalifax #halifax #novascotia #bichonsofinstagram #rescuedog #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters (at Dogkisser International Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsoH7pzny_A/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cqzxhr2fcw62

I'm back from the vet with Gilmore - he is definitely in pain - when the. Vet tried to manipulate his back he just collapsed, poor guy - so he's back on anti-inflammatories for at least the next week to help with the pain while an injection of cartrophen that he had today takes hold - he's going to have one of those every week for the next month and then every month after that - I'm comfortable with giving injections so I'll be doing that myself and he's also going to get a supplement called osteo-support for the rest of his life - hopefully this will help him feel more comfortable- thanks to my good friend Janet Young for the suggestion of the cartrophen and osteosupport to help with Gilmore - I'm hoping that it will help him as much as it's helped her Old dog :) #cartrophen #olddog #huskydogsofinstagram #blackdogsofinstagram #dogkisserinternationalheadquarters #petfocus #halifax #halifaxdogs #novascotia #novascotiadogs #rescuedogsofinstagram (at Dogkisser International Headquarters)