Second Femoral Head Ostectomy

Second Femoral Head Ostectomy

The second half of hip dysplasia recovery has begun.  Round Two is here in full force.  Last Friday, the 25th, I dropped Bacio off for his second Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO) surgery.  We pulled into the parking lot around 8:30am.  it was closer to...

First Therapy Session for FHO Recovery

Yesterday was Bacio’s first day of school therapy.  I was excited about it, more so than him.  We braved through the wet snowstorm to get there. This session was a double session, so it started off with a laser therapy treatment.  The laser...
Dog UTI and The Day Before FHO

Dog UTI and The Day Before FHO

One full day left until I drop my pup off for surgery.  I am no longer as worried about the actual surgery as I am about the recovery.  I have found some resources online and gotten some advice from Dogster.com’s forum.  I mean, I’ll still be a wreck all...
Too big for a Cage

Too big for a Cage

Well, it is official. Bacio is too big for his crate. I finally got him in there and he can barely stand up inside there. You know, Bacio has always seemed tiny to me, it’s things like this that put his size into perspective. Off to find something that can...
One week

One week

Well in one week from now Bacio will (hopefully by this time of day) be out of surgery.  I’m so nervous, but so happy for the little guy.  It will be rough at first but in the end I am sure this is the right thing to do.   He’s still afraid...