For those of you interested in our other child, Charlie, we had our consult with the surgeon on Wednesday. We have scheduled the surgery for Monday, November 7th. All of us were concerned with the amount of pressure he is applying to his left leg which has already had 2 surgeries so we agreed we needed the surgery to occur as soon as possible.
It looks like we will be doing the more invasive procedure because of the faster recovery time. It will allow Charlie to apply more pressure to both hind legs faster, thus, relieving his back left leg from all that weight.
We will have to keep him on very short leash walks once he is able to use his back right leg which won't be easy. We are also going to look into water therapy at our boarding facility where they have a therapy pool and underwater treadmill available to use in the winter. Charlie is being so good even though we know he is frustrated and in pain. Marie keeps giving him extra kisses and always warns us to be careful around his leg.
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Also, Andy had his first interview yesterday in Mason City. He was pleasantly surprised with the package they were offering including housing for a much reduced rate that is within walking distance to the hospital. The town was busy and full of fun activities as well.
We were very thankful for some information and it actually made us feel more secure in our future...they even mentioned finding me a job!
It looks like we will be doing the more invasive procedure because of the faster recovery time. It will allow Charlie to apply more pressure to both hind legs faster, thus, relieving his back left leg from all that weight.
We will have to keep him on very short leash walks once he is able to use his back right leg which won't be easy. We are also going to look into water therapy at our boarding facility where they have a therapy pool and underwater treadmill available to use in the winter. Charlie is being so good even though we know he is frustrated and in pain. Marie keeps giving him extra kisses and always warns us to be careful around his leg.
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Also, Andy had his first interview yesterday in Mason City. He was pleasantly surprised with the package they were offering including housing for a much reduced rate that is within walking distance to the hospital. The town was busy and full of fun activities as well.
We were very thankful for some information and it actually made us feel more secure in our future...they even mentioned finding me a job!
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