It sounds like Chester is progressing, as you had hoped... thank goodness! Thanks for the updates, you two.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
oh.

Great news...thanks for keeping us posted.

 JustineFromWyoming wrote: 
Great progress! 

Great news so far, Scott and Justine!

Scott did well with the initial report from today's visit at the vet. I forgot my camera to take a picture of the x-ray, so I'll have to wait to post an update to the previous x-ray.

The vet is very happy with the progress. Chester is standing and walking a little on his own. His dislocated right hip is halfway back in place. He has some leg edema so he looks like he's wearing Tibetan leg warmers. He was very happy to see us when we came to get him. I thought maybe he'd swallowed a whistle, but it was just whinging.  I had to have some *ahem* up close and personal time while I cleaned him up. He'd pooped his kilt again. He seemed a little distressed, sniffing around while lying in the grass, only to realize it was he himself doing the stinkin'. He's sleeping now... 

Scott just stopped at the house on his way to the vet's office. He took the camera so maybe we'll get another x-ray photo.
 

Thanks for all the positive thoughts... 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

Continued good wishes for Chet! May he be romping in the grass again very soon!!

 oldslabsides wrote: 
that was the dislocated side. the borkened side is a different story. no word on that yet.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Amazing.  I couldn't have imagined that not requiring surgery.  Thanks, Scott.

Zach's so worried about Chester that he's crapped on the dining room floor sometime before dawn three days in a row. We may soon be seeing Zach in the "All Dogs Go To Heaven" thread.

Thank you for the update, Scott.  We are all hopeful for a full and speedy recovery!!

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

Well that sounds like pretty good news to me. Good stuff!

Go Chester!  

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Thanks for the update, Scott. Still sending lots and lots of to the whole FromWyoming clan!

Chester's back home, but the Dr. was thoroughly involved with some horses at the time Justine was over there, so she didn't get a full rundown... I'll stop over after work (the guy works very long days so I'm sure he'll be there). But they were very surprised and happy with his progress (ability to stand & walk etc.).
 
The dislocated right side is coming back in on its own, Doc says he'll just let that finish because I assume to push it back in would likely cause more damage, and since he's on some pain meds it should be okay. Certainly the dog is in pain but he's been a little more sparky the last day or so. He had been favoring his dislocated side more than the broken side, but last night I noticed him using the right side a little more, so that's the dislocation feeling better, I guess. He also really avoided laying on that side, but has been on that side as often as not the last day or so.
 
Dr. says there's some swelling in the legs and groin that is to be expected but is probably uncomfortable, we'll try to keep that massaged a bit and cooled down, I think the weather (cold and rainy with spells of warm sunshine) has probably been ideal since he can lay on the cool grass and that probably eases the pain and swelling.
 
Overall we're holding steady. I'll let you know the long (!) version once I get it tonight or tomorrow morning.
 
PS when I dropped him off this morning, I stood bs'ing with the vet for 10 minutes while he spayed a 7-toed cat. Just la-de-da *slice* So how's he been? *snip* Is he walking around at all? *stitch* ...

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 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Still not sure. Charlie had a dr. checkup at 1, and Augusta had to be dropped off at a summer crafts class, then they'll go get the pup, so ...soon we'll know.
 
I need a Bromo. 

how's our little patient?

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
I used to have one.  He was 19, still living at home, not in school, no job, and had a drug habit.  I'm not sure I could go through that again.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
so funny it made me snort!