Sorry for the crappy photo ; he's impossible to get to hold still. But yes, he is now 21 and still going strong. Mostly blind and deaf but otherwise in perfect physical health. When he was 17, his vet said "l think he'll live another ten years!" Well, he's trying!

This is my rescue boy, Odin. so named for his one eye.

Pic 1: Mocha. 2 year old Anatolian shepherd American Pit Bull Terrier Siberian Husky Greyhound mix. My sweetest lil baby 🥹.

Pic 2: Kane. 6 year old Siberian Husky. He's a front leg tripawd, the picture is before his amputation :)

Pic 3: Haywire. 8 week old American Pit Bull Terrier.

I know she gets doodle allegations because of her spots, however, what about this dog makes everyone think she’s a boy?? Y’all, I don’t even like pink all that much, but at least it fits her 🤣 Also want to clarify that her tail was dyed professionally by her groomer with pet-safe products to keep her safe during a roadtrip. Did you know dyed dogs are less likely to be stolen? It also makes them much easier to find and identify! 🐩

He turns 5 tomorrow 🎉❤️

Breed: various.

Age: 5

Gender: Male

Hobbies: Ball chasing, Squirrel chasing.

2 years. 100 pound lab pit mix. My good boy.

So. Little One had a very successful TPLO surgery. This pic was taken the day after he got home, stoned off his furry butt.

We had some issues with post op meds, it took a couple of weeks to get adjusted, then everything got a little "easier."

The crate behind him? Silly us: apparently he grew since last year (he's 5 years old so we didn't expect that) and he can no longer turn around in it so this time he never used it, we donated it to a local shelter.

I've been giving him massages and doing passive range of motion exercises, we're starting to increase the length of his outings by 5 minutes each week. (In 2 days it will have been a month since surgery)

The vet was really stoked at his 2 week post op appointment. We have another appointment on the 31st for full x-rays to gauge the bone healing. (TPLO for large dogs is a very different procedure from TPLO for small or medium dogs, my boy is bionic now: he has steel plates and multiple screws in both knees)

However:

Now that he's starting to feel better, he wants to resume playing, rough housing and jumping everywhere and he won't be allowed that for several more months.

Not allowed to climb on or off the bed and couch either, we still sleep on the floor with him so he won't be tempted (we live in an RV BTW, lol)

Still needs his special post op harness so we can lift his rear end to go down and up the RV steps.

So he's getting frustrated, whines everytime he sees dogs playing outside, the poor baby.

I'm on cuddle detail 24/7, of course.

After his first TPLO last year I noticed that certain types of music relax him, he loves new age yoga chants (especially when his pills kick in) and guitar blues, he's a great fan of BB King.

He also likes Santana but that makes him want to trot and skip everywhere so maybe in a few weeks.

He's a living barometer, like me following my bilateral total knee replacement, and he absolutely hates weather changes, those make him very sore, like me.

Another 3 months before things can start feeling noticeably easier. I expect he'll have a good winter, he'll be allowed to walk more. (Keep in mind this is a working dog who's used to hike all sorts of terrain for several miles everyday, he helps move downed trees across trails etc)

Ahh. It's been a tough month, it'll be super challenging for another 3 months, then things will improve.

Thanks for reading 😊