Dottie had a milestone day–Suture removal! She walked into the animal hospital, greeted by friendly faces. She received a clean bill of health and was told to gain some weight and ordered to not come back except for a friendly visit. Dottie’s trauma team and surgeon are big fans. They even wrote on her discharge paperwork that they adore her. 😍
We are transferring Dottie’s care back to her regular doctor who had only met her once before the accident. We swung by for a visit and to talk about any pup rehab she might need to get strong and prevent future injury. They appeared busy and I asked if they had time to see Dottie. The whole place including her doc came out to give treats and kisses. Dottie isn’t so sure why she’s so popular right now but she sure likes cookies and kisses.
We thought Dottie might be wiped out from her excursions but we arrived home and she insisted we try the stairs. She’s been trying to go up them for 3 days now and she absolutely heard the doctor say she was cleared to try them! “Ok” I said as I grabbed her harness. She looked back and sighed. I let go and stood next to her as she went up one stair at a time,occasionally resting. She made it to the top and immediately went to her dog bed sat and waited to be invited onto the BIG (people) bed. My partner built a platform over the weekend to lower our bed. Dottie needed a lift this time but she was thrilled to have a nap with her people.
We are feeling so lucky. We still miss Clyde who made us laugh daily with his doggie stand up routines. Still, we feel fortunate. We have a healthy three-legged dog who has shown us what surviving and thriving looks like. Dottie is taking this tripawd adventure hour by hour, day by day and we are following her example.
We also want to say THANK YOU to the tripawd community for all your support over the past couple of weeks. The blogs, forums and website have been a great resource and source of support for all of us. Thanks for keeping us sane. I hope to be able to return the favor some day.
✌🏽❤️,
Tara and Dottie 💙🐾
Here are some pictures from Dottie’s big day
SMOOOOOCHING THAT MUG RIGHT THROUGH THE COMPUTER SCREEN!!! SMOOOOCH!!! SMOOOOCH😚😚😚
Dottie, you are a RockStar, and adored and very loved RockStar!!😎😎
And YAY for stit6 removal and extra YAAAYS for climbing those stairs!!!
Dogs and their beds (hooman bed)! Nothing motivates a dog to do stairs like getting into their bed with their hoomans!!
BTW, don6 get too”sane”, okay? You have to be slightly nuts to be in this journey with a trioawd….a journey where we celebrate first poop after amputation!!
Thank YOU for being here and showing the world how well a dog can do on three legs. You and Dottie, and Clyde too, are important me ofnyour family❤
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
I am so happy for you!! Dottie looks wonderful, thank you so much for sharing.
I know you must miss Clyde terribly, such a tragic accident.
Miss Dottie is thriving though, and that is a HUGE breakthrough!! She does have an amazingly smoochable face 💘💘💘
Gorgeous pictures, she sure looks proud of this major step forward.
Hugs to all of you!
Jackie and Huckleberry 💘
YAY! This is such great news! Dottie is a great example of how to live life to the fullest even through adversity. Kudos to all of you for your courage and conscientiousness during this tough time, it’s really paid off.
Here’s to many more great adventures!