Hampton Roads Club Mini

Poor Newbie and you  !  That is an excellent hospital; I know from first hand experience.  They will take care of your little buddy.

OMGosh, so sorry to read about this.    Will he be back to 100% after the surgery?  I sure hope so.  In the mean time check the underneath of that dish washer out and be sure one of his toys didn't make it's way under there.  Upon his return home he'll surely be seaching it out again.

Glad to here Newbie came out OK on the other side.  I have a friend who just had his kidney removed due to cancer, so it's a full week for prayers.  His surgery took longer than planned, but I have been informed he's doing well, too.   

I'm sure you thought of this, but maybe now would be a good time to just do a once-over around the house and make sure there are no other sharp edges on semi-hidden objects.

Great news Jeff  Keeping him calmed down might be a problem for a few days, buut I'll bet you will be amazed at how fast he will adjust to the hardware on his leg. Now that Newbie is on the mend, what can we do to heal Jeff

Thanks Steve, Dave and Dale.  I don't know about fixing me, Dave.  I'm beginning to think that I'm beyond repair. 

Newbie is doing as well as can be expected.  Keeping him from running, playing and walking on BOTH hind legs is a trick though.  He's currently on a liquid antibiotic that he does NOT like one. damn. bit., a pill style antibiotic, a pill type tranquilizer, a pain pill and one other thing that I can't think of.  He has to wear an E-collar and most of his lower right side has been shaved.  He still loves to cuddle though. 

 His surgeon, bless his innocent, animal-loving heart, all but threatened to whip my ass if I didn't keep him calm and off of that leg for the next 3-4 weeks while the cast is on it.  For what it's worth, Dr Stallings (sp?) is a great, very caring  and VERY well-paid surgeon.   

 Newbie charmed the hell out of the entire staff at Tidewater Animal Emergency & Referral Center on Independence Blvd.  When they called to tell me that I could pick him up that afternoon, the nurse commented on how sweet and hyper he was.  I reminded her that she was seeing the sedated Newbie, not the real Newbie.  You could almost hear her jaw hit the desk/floor through the phone. 

Jeffy?  Do you mean my son?  He's preparing for his big move to Kansas...      If you meant me, I'm fine.  I could run the big crane over at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding with my blood pressure, but I'm fine...  *twitch* 

My biggest battle right now is keeping Newbie calm.  Even the tranquilizers barely take the edge off of his enthusiasm for pretty much anything from food to a speck of dust floating through the air.  The Dr told me to keep him OFF of that leg.  The little brat has jumped up into and out of chairs and the sofa before I can react to stop him!  I'm thinking of calling the Dr to see if I can increase his tranquilizer from 1/4 pill to 1/2 pill.  Or 3 whole pills.  Or something...