Another Amazing Tripawds Three Legged Pet Blog
Wow too bad daddy didn’t take a video, but we went for a walk to the park this weekend and I actually ran all over the park playing with Raja. I think I ran as fast as I used to. I could see daddy smiling from ear to ear and maybe even a tear in his eye! I think I have hit a turning point in my recovery. I was able to run around for several minutes, but I knew when to stop and take a break. But it sure was fun!!
Here is a shot of how I think I was running.
I was able to go to the dog park again this week, but daddy had to encourage me to not just lay down and rest most of the time. He ran with me holding me up with the harness because I am really having a hard time hopping more than a few hundred feet. It was fun to feel light and run like I used to, but it was hard for daddy to run for very long holding me up. Daddy and Mommy took me to the Dr. and he gave me some medicine for arthritis but so far it doesn’t seem to be helping. Daddy is wondering if he should get me a wheel chair since I really don’t want to hop around much at all. I have lost some weight but I still have to put a lot of weight on my one front leg. I sure hope this gets better cause I really like to go on walks with the family. I must say I have been taking advantage of all the help I have been getting and love all the pets I get at the dog park.
I am getting better figuring out my hopping, but I still get tired very quickly. Mommy took me on a longer walk but I had to rest several times especially going up and down those steep hills. Mommy also took me to the Dr. last week since she felt some lumps in my groin area. The Dr had to shave my tummy again and do a test with that nasty pointy thing. He told mommy it was just a fatty tumor and it was OK if we just watched it to make sure it didn’t get much bigger. He also gave mommy some pills that would help my joints so I don’t hurt so much when hopping and jumping on my one front leg, but I don’t like the big pills and I spit them out, so daddy has to stuff it in my mouth and hold my mouth shut until I swallow it. I hate that!!! On the positive side I can jump on daddy’s lap now when he is relaxing in his chair. I even spun in circles when he told me we were going to the dog park. I had fun there and even played with some buddies while Raja was running all over the place. It was very busy and I got lots of pets and compliments on how pretty I am and how good I was doing. I liked that 🙂
