And the Bruising Starts

Poor Nubs. Today he was actually awake and alert and nothing could knock him out. He's still eating like a champ, pottying and even trying to use that leg, so all is well.

Tonight when I came home from work I noticed his leg started to bruise up badly. Poor guy is black and blue like he was just hit by a truck or something. I'm keeping an eye on it just to be safe, he seems to be OK, but it's unnerving to see your dogs leg bruise so much.



He's so bored already and it's only day 2 since surgery. It's going to be a LONG few months...

Dec. 28th is the day set to have his staples removed. He'll be looking better before the new year!

And He's HOME!

Sorry that it's taken me all day to post about Nubs. I only had an hour after I brought him home before I had to be at work.

I can't believe how well Nubs is doing even from the start. Before I even talk to the Vet himself the Vet Techs are talking about how great of a dog Nubs is and how sweet he was. I guess he made a few more fans at the Vets office. Nubs of course comes out of the kennels with a smile on his face and a wag in his step. You can tell he's not feeling 100% but he's still him and still just wanting all love. When he walked into the house the first thing he did was head to his food dish. So he's already ate today and even took a poop which are things that I wasn't to expect for a few days. I was also told by the vet not to expect him to even try to use his back leg for maybe as long as 3 weeks, yet he's already trying to use it and even puts a little weight on it. Amazing!

So Today Nubs is looking great. I spent the night sitting on the couch with him on the floor next to me just cuddling. He's being spoiled rotten, and is loving every second of it.

Today was S-Day...

So Today was Surgery day for Nubs and when I called at 5pm, he was out of surgery and doing well.

I'll post photos and more tomorrow. Thank you all for everything!

Less then 3 days...

Until Nubs goes in for surgery and I'm starting to get worried. I HATE having to put a dog under for anything, one of my biggest fears is loosing a dog under anesthesia. I know I'm a worry wart but still, it's a valid worry.

I'm glad he is getting his surgery done this month though. His limping is increasing everyday. Poor guy has such cabin fever it's sad. He's not meant to be a couch dog. I really hope that after his knee heals that he can go back being the wonder, hyper active, loving dog that he is. I have a few ideas to want to start doing once his knee is healed and I hope he takes to it.

I would like to thank everyone who helped get Nubs his surgery done. We couldn't have done it without you.

My Big, Brave Nubs

Ahh... Nubs reminded me of an event a few days back that had my laughing my behind off for a while. It was Nubs's first encounter with the neighborhood cats. Well lets just say it went differently then I ever thought it would have.



Now Nubs and the cats have a love/hate relationship. Nubs loves them and tries to play with them and the cats hate him. Although they now seem to have a fun time teasing Nubs. If they only knew that my fence is more for show then to actually keep him in the yard, I bet they wouldn't tease him!