Oakley’s TriPawd Journey

Hey Everyone – Sorry for not updating the past few days… just enjoying time with Oakley and busy with some work stuff.

Oakley is still doing phenomenally post surgery. We are officially at 8 days now and I am seeing some of the bruising disappear.

Yesterday, we went for a short walk or “hop” down the block and he was smiling the whole time.

One question that I wanted to ask was when everyone saw their tripawd start to lay on the affected side again? Oakley definitely is getting tired of laying on his right side and is beginning to explore laying in his left. It’s been slowly progressing a little more each day but he still doesn’t tolerate it for long.

5/3/20: Didn’t have time to write an update today but wanted to share this one my wife wrote on Facebook…

”Paul, Odie, Oakley and I are grateful for how much time we have had together recently. It was a beautiful day and we spent time outside while Paul finally had the time to put together our new deck furniture we bought a month ago. Oakley got his last dose of tranexamic acid this morning and we are hoping one less medication will make him a little more himself (he still has to take his pain meds for a little longer). Overall, he is doing well and getting better every day on three legs. We just love seeing his beautiful smile. ❤️“

Oakley had good day. He got to spend a little time outside and has jumped on the couch on his own a few times (which is only slight nerve racking). He still requires a lot of supervision, but is becoming more and more sufficient at getting himself around. He seems to want to be moving around and getting up to follow us a little more often and we are trying to make sure he gets plenty of rest. We really appreciate all the happy thoughts and prayers. ❤️

 

Someone enjoyed hanging out on the deck while I did some yard work today…

Well all I can say is we’ve had a pretty amazing two days and are now four days out since Oakley became a tripawd…

Oakley seems to be getting a good handle on what his new life looks like.  A typical day has started with us carrying him downstairs for breakfast and then outside for a bit. He then has discovered he can still jump up onto the couch and settles into his favorite spot to spend the day.  Last night he slept soundly in bed with us ALL NIGHT without a peep which was great for him but even better for us hoomans.

He shows no pain and has really been doing great resting and recovering.  The surgical site looks amazing with minimal bruising and no noticeable concerns.  The more we have allowed him to do things that resemble his normal daily routine, the happier he seems.

I spoke to PVSEC and we are currently scheduled for a surgery follow-up on Monday May 11th and an oncology and possible first chemotherapy appointment on Thursday May 14th.

I’ll leave you all with this cute photo from yesterday… Oakley was so happy to be outside for a bit that he decided to lie down in the yard and enjoy the sunshine for a bit. 🐶