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 🙂
Yo Dixie! Have patience and your endurance will increase some over time but it will never be what it was with 4 legs. Some people say us tripawds are better off with several short (10-15 minute) walks a day rather than one long walk. If you have to rest then its too far 🙂 Got caught up on your blog and it sounds like everything is going grrrrreat! As for the pill thing, has your dad ever tried pill pockets or pill paste? That stuff tastes so good we don’t even care there is a pill wrapped up in it. I hear your peeps can even make them at home.
Glad everything is hoppin’ along for you!
xoxo,
Codie Rae
Hey Codie, thanks for the comments. Ya I am too smart for my furry butt. I can smell the pills in anything. Daddy has tried the pockets, peanut butter, bread etc. He even tried to make sure his hands had no pill smell on them but I can still sniff it out and eat everything but the pill and spit it out. Mommy is now grinding the pill up and putting it in gravy then putting that on my food. I can’t tell when she does that. but she says it is a pain to do. It is funny cause Raj my brother thinks the pills are a treat and eats the ones I spit out. Daddy says I am just too smart. It has been very rainy and muddy here so my pawrents don’t get out as much as usual so lately we have just been going to the park and back and I like doing that and I don’t get too tired. Raj needs more exercise though since he likes to run allot and he gets really muddy and mommy doesn’t like that.
Hey pretty girl, it definitely IS a lot of work hopping around. Most Tripawds should only be walking for about 10 -15 minutes at most, but newer Tris need more time to build up to that. Be sure to have your Mom check out our Best Gear Blog tips and our “Loving Life on 3 Legs” book about exercise and how to build up strength and endurance. We are also having a Tripawds online fitness class in April and hope you can be there!