It's now almost 7 full weeks since Webber's surgery, and I can't believe how well he is doing. Obviously, we are following the program and obviously he was a very healthy dog before the surgery. He is getting stronger every day. We still ice (15 minutes of quiet time) at night, especially on his 'long' walk days (2 x 30 minutes).
To change it up a little, instead of a weekly walking video, we decided to show you Webber's newest activity. Controlled swimming in the pool. We bought Webber a life jacket (http://www.seniorpetproducts.com/product/k9-float-coat-lifejacket-p1442.html?&parent=308), which is more so that I can control where he swims and guide him back to the ramp (also purchased from Senior Pet Products). We did 4 gentle figure 8's in the pool and called it a night. Very exciting, especially since after 3 years of us telling him to 'leave it' when he was checking out the pool, we had a bit of a challenge getting him to come in. His favourite ball fixed that, he couldn't resist.
Next week, he goes for his 8 week post-surgery x-rays. We are very hopeful that we will hear that his bone is 100% healed and perhaps at that point we can let him do some controlled short off-leash bursts in the back yard.
Soon Webber, very soon, we'll be back running and playing with our friends in the park. It's amazing how quick the last 7 weeks have passed.
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