Fostering A Dog

Jake

A little over one month has past since Jake had his surgery. His recovery has been fantastic. We have had to put some safety barriers in place and block off stairs, close doors and for the first few weeks Jake was kept very close by in small quarters. Lisa was kind enough to give us a very large roll of what they call grip line. It is that rubber stuff you put under your rugs so they don't move. We put it in our kitchen and other places so he could walk without slipping. He is much better now and is really good about listening when we tell him he can't jump up. We carry him up and down the stairs. We only have one step outside of our front door so potty time has been real easy. He will not need another cartrophen injection until about August 8th. Walks have been short at about 10-15 minutes on flat ground. Today we took him up the hill a bit and we could tell it was just about enough. It will take time for him to build up muscle again. His weight is excellent and maintaining a health weight will be very important for Jake. In the morning he has Honest Kitchen (Fish) and in the evenings Fromm (Fish). He is getting some Krill Oil which is very healthy. We do not want him to be heavy because it is too hard on his knees and we really want to avoid surgery on the other hind leg. He will be a loving pet but agility is not in his future. Just lots of love and he is very much a cuddle bug. Because he can't jump up I have decided that I would make a big fort in our basement and he can sleep in there with me. It summer and this is lots of fun. Jake likes it too! Thank you to everyone who keeps reading my blog.