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Ty’s Surgery Was a Complete Success

September 15, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Tomorrow marks three weeks since Ty’s cruciate ligament surgery. He got his stitches out six days ago, and the doctor proclaimed him “the healingest dog I ever saw,” saying he was doing better at 2 weeks than most dogs were at 6 weeks. Of course I’m one proud mommy! He is almost back [...]

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Being Separated From Ty Is Killing Pickles

September 3, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I didn’t realize exactly how co-dependent our dogs are until Pickles couldn’t be in the same room as Ty for what seemed to her an interminable period of time. This is from the second day he was home, and it’s only gotten more pathetic: She just sits outside the office door and cries [...]

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Why We’re Best Friends With the Emergency Vet

September 1, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Ty wasn’t even home for 12 hours before we had to rush him to the emergency vet. This dog is terrified of baby gates, so the first night he was home, we put him in my office with his e-collar on and put up a baby gate and figured he’d be just fine [...]

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Ty Is Not Looking Forward to the Next Six Weeks

August 28, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Ty was doing so well after his surgery that the vet sent him home a day early. Although he’s delighted to be back in the house, he’s not looking forward to spending six weeks in a crate wearing an e-collar. Good times. Leaving the Vet’s Office After Surgery Getting Settled In at Home [...]

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Mopey, Mopey Pre-Surgery Ty

August 27, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — The night before his surgery, Ty was very sad, partly because he couldn’t eat after 8 and he looks forward to evening treats, but mostly because he was in a lot of pain. I got it in my head that I needed to take a lot of pictures of him Monday night in [...]

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Cruciate Repair: Why Ty Won’t Be Walking Much for the Next 6 Weeks

August 25, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Mr. Bighead started holding up his right rear leg again on Friday and still couldn’t walk on it last night, so we called the vet for an appointment first thing this morning. The diagnosis: Ty has officially torn the cruciate ligament in his right knee. And I don’t mean “torn” as in tiny [...]

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