If you’re a dog or you know somebody who has a dog, and if you (if you’re a dog) or the dog you know has his leg in a splint or a cast, this blog post is for you!
Well, here is what my parents don’t want me to do. Here is what my doctors don’t [...]

If you (if you’re a dog) or your dog you know has his leg in a splint or a cast, this is an important blog post.  If you are a veterinarian, this is a blog post that you are going to be proud of!
I’d like to write a little about my splint. The splint has [...]

Now we have a new daily routine.

Here’s our morning routine: Every morning, Phil comes and wakes me up, but we no longer jog. Now we just take a short walk which, to me, is heavenly. As soon as I do my thing, we go back home. We walk slowly. When Jane comes downstairs, she gets [...]

Since I’m not allowed out of the living room, except to take my short walk twice daily to pee and poop, I feel particularly lonely in the evening, when my dad is home from work, but I’m limited to the one room.  Many evenings my parents will come into the living room and sit down [...]

What bothers me the most about being wounded is having this cone around my head. Dr. B calls it a collar but I think he’s just being kind.  The “instructions” call it an “Elizabethan collar”. Do I look like my name is Elizabeth?
I don’t understand why I have to have this cone, or collar, around [...]

Limiting your dog’s movement is difficult for your dog. He doesn’t like it when he can’t roam free, and he doesn’t like to see you walk away when he can’t follow.  But it’s often more difficult for the dog’s parents or owners – when those big eyes stare back at you! Still, limiting your [...]

Following doctor’s orders is essential, and that includes when the doctor’s orders are about your dog’s return to health.  The doctor’s orders may include every aspect of your dog’s life.

The instructions also tell the distance and way that I am allowed to walk every day.
The way I am walked is a difficult adjustment. Even though [...]

Now I’m back home. I’m recuperating. My owners read something called “the instructions” and as far as I can tell, this is something that Dr. B gave them when I was being discharged from the hospital.
The “instructions” rest on the kitchen counter, next to a brown bag that they also brought home from the 24-hour [...]