One Week On

It's now been a week since I got my new hip and soon there will be no stopping me. I find if I'm made to walk slowly then I use my bad leg more, when I speed up it's easier to hop. But all in all I think I'm doing pretty well. 5 more weeks to go till I can have a bit of exercise but I must admit that being waited on hand and foot is not a bad alternative.

In another week or so I can have my stitches out but I don't really notice they are there to be honest. They are healing quite well and look better since I removed my dressing and let the air get to them. Once they are out, we have to decide about the underwater treadmill that the vet has recommended. We used to go swimming 3 times a week to help build up the muscle but I quickly learned how to only use my front legs to swim. I think that's why they are suggesting a water treadmill. Well we will see what happens there.

Buca's sister Kiri came to visit me today and we had a gentle stroll around the garden. I like that better than having my leg exercised for me, it was good to get some fresh air and just sit in the garden catching those scents as they drifted past me. Mr & Mrs Swan are still here so we said hello to them too. I don't think they will be laying any eggs this year as it's quite late now but it's still nice to have them around.

As you can see from today's picture, I have been spending a bit more time on my luxury bed which is in the pen. It is soo comfy that I didn't really mind being in there and it was easy peasy to get out because she left me a little gap to nudge open.

I've also been perfecting my Hudson Shuffle, quite a useful strategy for moving in on a plate of food without anyone noticing. Any other spinone want to try it out, sit a reasonable distance from your target and then inch your front legs forward very casually. Shuffle your bottom forward so that it looks like you are just getting comfortable to the unsuspecting owner of the said food. Then repeat as often as necessary to get within striking distance. If you are clever, you can get close enough to "hoover" the food off the plate and into your mouth. Magic!

My mum says I should have been called Dyson not Hudson.

End of Day 2

Well I am just about to go to bed at the end of my 2nd day home. I think I am doing ok so far, walking is a bit tricky still as I have to rely on my other back leg which is not so good, but I have a rather fetching sheepskin sling to wear under my tummy which helps a bit. Trouble is my mum can't keep up with me in the garden and tells me to sloooow down.

The picture shows my leg before I managed to get the dressing off. I counted and I have 15 staples holding it all together. They can come out in a week or so. I've had a lot of my hair shaved off which is quite sad really, I never had much hair to begin with and it's taken me 8 years to grow it. Now I've got to start all over again. I feel a bit like a poodle with a pom pom on the end of my tail. Well it would be a pom pom if there was a bit more of it. Now if Buca had the same trim he really would look like a poodle.

I'm a good boy taking all my tablets. I have to have them twice a day which means I have dinner twice a day. And I don't go short on treats either so life's pretty good for a recovering spinone at the moment.

I know that I have a few poorly spinone friends so wish them all the best, especially Frank who lives with Buca's brother. He was checking into my luxury accommodation the day after I left and was probably going to need an MRI scan. He is in a bad way and I'm keeping all my paws crossed that they can sort him out.

Off to get some zzzz now so I'll catch up again tomorrow.

Hudson (aged 7 years, 11 months and 362 days)