Stitches are out!

His stitches are finally out! The doctor was very pleased with his progress. There was another dog there that had TPLO done 6 weeks ago, and he wasn't putting any weight on that leg still. PC? We can't keep him off that leg! The recovery is so quick and good in fact that we are told to take him on 15 minute walks already and it hasn't even been 2 weeks yet! We saw x-rays of his leg and he has a large plate and 3 screws in there, holding the plate in place. I guess this means he won't be going through airport metal detectors any time soon!

We also got some bad news. He has everted saccules and an elongated soft palate. Because of his terrible reaction to anesthesia, the vet recommends that we do this procedure when we bring him for radiographs in 6 weeks, which require sedation anyway. This surgery would allow him to breathe without gasping for air all the time and is an outpatient procedure, so he'd come home at night. The vet said he'd recover in a day or two, so that's the good part. The bad part? It's $2500 and we just spent $4500 on the TPLO. But, we have to do what is best for him and are going to speak to other Bulldog owners to see if we can get some more info. We have a bit of time to decide which will give us time to do some research about the pros and cons of this procedure.

Here is a picture just before the stitches were taken out:



And right after they came out:



And a couple of pictures of him enjoying his time outside: