On Sunday, Bo continued to improve. We enlarged his family room enclosure so he can choose between his bed and the floor (he often prefers the floor - see picture) and so he can start moving around a bit, which we hope will encourage him to begin to bear weight on his repaired leg. We also moved it to where he can see us when we're cooking and when we walk around other parts of the house.
Ann came up with an excellent solution to his tendency to occasionally try to lick his incision site. She attached my bear bell to his collar. This is a large "jingle bell" that I wear when I hike in bear country, (something I used to do regularly, but not so much lately). It has a pleasant, low tone and only jingles a lot with intense motion. It definitely gets our attention when he jerks his head around to lick his rear leg!
I've added washing the incision site with anti-bacterial soap to his thrice daily routine of warm compress, massage, PROM and walking for potty breaks. We've stopped the cold packs, since there was never any bad swelling, and his bruising is all gone. Warm, moist heat is good for helping circulation as his muscles continue to atrophy.
Next milestone will be when he begins to put a little weight on his repaired leg. We're being really partient, his surgery was just a week ago today!
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