Day 11 - the onset of real boredom

The days are getting longer for the puppy dogs.  It's hard to believe TTA surgery is already 11 days ago, for as scary as it is.  It's great that we're so far along.  However it's getting harder to keep their energy at bay to maintain the proper post-op Charlie needs for his knee.  He's dying to get up on the bed or the couch, run around the yard, tear up the house playing with Lucy, or hop into the car and head out to Fiesta Island or Riley, Reece and Remy's house.  Today they got a treat though.  Foofie came over to play this afternoon, since the kids and I went out for lunch. Well, shakes and sandwiches at Chick Fil-A, but still.   They asked if Foofie could stay with Charlie and Lucy until they came over tonight, so I took her home.  


HOWEVER ... while we were out I realized that I forgot to put the cone back on Charlie.  I finally got the pill dispenser for him at Petco, but while I was fixing one problem I was causing another.  Because sure enough, I got home, checked his incision, and nearly all the staples were gone.  Luckily his incision is healing nicely, and the skin is not separating.  But the hospital wants him back first thing tomorrow when the doctor arrives.  And I was told sternly: "cone stays on!"  Yes, doctor.  


So tomorrow Charlie and I are going back in for more staples.  Which probably means more antibiotic.  Today I counted out the pills and we were already down to just four more days of meds.  More pills tomorrow means more bad days for Charlie.  He's not happy at all about the forceful dispenser method of taking his medicine. 





But the kids came over tonight for dinner and a sleepover, so the dogs aren't doing too bad tonight with boredom.  Plus I pulled out a few new toys for them to rip apart.  For some reason it seems fine for them to shred new toys lately.  Usually it drives me crazy and I don't let them have stuffed toys.  It's such a waste of money.  But I know they have a lot of aggression to get out, being cooped up with not much exercise this year. There are bigger problems to have, that's for sure.