Freedom on Friday

Woo Hoo, look at ME!!!! I am NAKED!!! Free at last!!!

Yes, my stitches and staples are out. I only have to wear my shirt if I am home alone or if I start scratching at my chest. It feels so good to be shirtless.

Here is a sideview. You can't even see where they shaved me.

OK, Mom, let's go - a really long walk - I need to catch up on
all the neighborhood news.

Mom's turn now. The incision area is looking great. There is just one tiny spot that we have to keep an eye on for now, dabbing it with a little neosporin. The scar is very scabby and dry but we will doctor it with Mason Dixie's special salve. He can have a bath now so I am going to try to get him in next week with the groomer. He is pretty clean but he could really use a good brushing to get rid of the shedding coat.

He has also lost another 1/2 pound since Monday so we will be working on seeing if we can get him to eat more. We talked a bit about grain free foods and some other options for cancer dogs. At this point she said she isn't worried about what I feed him, just get some weight on him. We have a few diet changes we will be making over the next few weeks, slow and easy does it. Fingers and paws crossed he will eat.

One cute story to share. Phantom is a very shy guy. He is not the pup that comes running for hugs and belly scritchies. Once in a while but not that often and usually only from me. I had asked the vet if he could resume his usual daily walk schedule. She said yes, as long as we built him up slowly. Well, Mr. Shy Guy turned to her and planted a big slurpy tongue on her face. I told her she should be very proud of that kiss. He obviously needed to thank her for giving him the go-ahead on walks.

We have a lot of awards and gifts to share and catch up on, but for now we are just going to enjoy this day.

Woos, the OP Pack