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 [...]

Will a dog who has been hit by a car learn his lesson? Will a dog who has run into the street learn to not run into the street?

I’d like to show you the latest in my series of designer bandages. This one seems to be designed specifically for me, the lightning bolt, since I [...]

What can we expect after our dog has surgery? How should we treat him after we bring him home following surgery? Is there anything we need to do to our home to protect our dog?

One of my new friends was Evan. Here you can see Evan and me, as I was about to leave the [...]

Around 6:15 this morning, after I returned from my 5:30 sunrise walk with my Dad, after my Dad had gone upstairs to see my mom and had forgotten to close the wooden gate to the living room, I exited the living room and scampered up the stairs to visit my parents!  That was easy and [...]

What special instructions do we need to follow before our dog has surgery?

I don’t have much appetite today, but I’m feeling stronger.  My leg is feeling better because the splint that Dr. M made for my leg yesterday (see “mango”) doesn’t go up as high as my first splint. This one covers my toes and [...]

How can we help our pets to be more comfortable before they have surgery?

Back home, I’m hearing my name a lot again.  This time, I’m also hearing the word “surgery”.  I’m not sure what that is, but Jane doesn’t seem worried about it. In fact, she seems pretty happy and relaxed. This “surgery” is going [...]

The next thing that happened was that Jane and the technician had me lay down on the floor and were holding me steady on the floor, and Dr. M. was taking off my old splint. Then he made me a new one.  It was important that everything be clean and sanitary.
This new splint is a [...]

How is a dog’s foot and ankle different from a human’s foot and ankle?
Today I went back to Angell the big 24-hour medical center, my beloved home away from home!  I saw lots of dogs but Mom kept me on “a short leash” so I couldn’t get too close to them.  She also kept me [...]