He had his follow-up visit with the surgeon this afternoon. The first order of business was to remove the staples along his incision. And the second order of business was to remove the lampshade from around his head. He feels like a new puppy. The first thing he wanted to do when we got home was take a nap. As you can tell from his expression in this photo, I was interfering with that nap by wanting to take a few pictures so that I could post about his excellent report. We met with Dr. Neravanda and he was very pleased with the progress. Baxter has full use of his hind legs again and was able to easily make his way around the examination room. He passed his neurological tests with flying colors. Dr. Neravanda was kind enough to explain the entire procedure he performed, in detail. As involved as this procedure was, we were able to follow along and to have a better understanding of just what the problem was and how he corrected it. We are so lucky to live in a time where this type of medical expertise is available. He expects a full recovery based on Baxter's improvement today, nearly three weeks after surgery. He will continue on cage confinement for two more weeks, and then progress to having run of the house again. However, the days of jumping are over. This will be a challenge to keep under control. While we will spend Christmas with close friends and exchange gifts in the spirit of the season, there could be no better gift than the speedy recovery we are seeing in him.
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