Reggie is healed!

Reggie went for his check-up this mroning and he is healed! We were told he is healed and didn't need to come back in again. They were sad to not be able to see him again and said he was such a sweet boy. He needs to take it easy for the next week but overall he is good to go! Finally the drama ends and we get our puppy back. I'm one happy Mama and his daddy is a very happy Papa.

Reggie update

He is walking, trotting, sitting and laying much better these days. He seems to be a little depressed but I think it is due to him being constrained.
I took Reggie in on Wednesday and we received good and bad news. Good news, he is out of his full cast and is in a splint in less than a week. The doctor thinks this might be more comfortable for him and he seems to be doing much better. His leg is still wrapped like a cast but there is only half in there. Bad news, he got an infection on his paw and it is nasty looking. I left the bag cover (which was to be worn outside in the wet, not 24/7 per the doctor) on and moisture got in and now has an infection on his paw. This is another reason why we have the half cast on. He not only has an infection but he was eating his cast on the top part so the doctor is making him wear this ridiculous lamp shade that he HATES. I’m not sure who hates it more, him or Grandma Charlotte, since Grandpa Marshall and her decided to take it off him and sit with him in their front yard and watch him the entire time so he didn’t have to wear it. He isn’t spoiled. Here is a picture of his 3rd cast, now a pink/red with green clover on it.
We go back to the doctor on Friday to get another follow-up, especially on the paw. I wonder what color we will get next...

Reggie update

The past few nights have been horrible. I think we are being tested on parenthood by only getting 2-3 hours of sleep and not knowing how to help this lil boy in pain. He cried continuously. We try to cuddle with him, pet him but nothing seems to help him.
I took him back Friday morning to the doctor and told him that he was continuously crying and he said sometimes their leg is swells after they put the cast on and it gets too tight for them causing pain. They took off his cast and gave him a larger one that happens to be green and say ‘I Love U’ in pink on it. He is his mother’s child, Delta Zeta colors! He told me I can up his pain dosage and that he might just be wimpy, he is still a puppy.

We left and he was drugged and sleepy. I thought things were going great until 30 minutes later when he woke up and continuously started crying again. It is crazy that he is in this much pain and nothing is helping him.
Fast forward a couple of days and we have had some sleepless nights. He is on 24 hour care and seems to be worse during the evening time. He is getting used to his ‘peg leg’ which is great since my back was starting to hurt picking him up 20+ times a day. We go back on Wednesday for a check-up and hopefully by then he will be feeling much better.
We are praying for some type of comfort for him quickly.
I have captured every moment of this accident (besides the fall):

A Broken Leg...

At 6:45 this morning Reggie was walking around the bed and slipped and fell off the bed. Cory heard a snap and he instantly was crying so loud. We quickly turned on the light and there he was laying on his bed holding his leg up, shaking and crying continuously.
We went to his vet and the doctor told us she thinks he broke his leg or tore his ACL. At this time Reggie is in so much pain he is crying louder and louder. She said she recommends we take him to the specialist and let them do the x-rays and access him. She called the doctor there and he told her what pain medi to give him to get him comfortable.
We arrived at NHVS and Dr. Payne, yes the name worried Cory too, was very comforting. He said Reggie was in too much pain to have a torn ACL and that is highly unlikely in dogs his age, almost 6 months old, he thought he broke his leg. He recommended sedating him and then doing x-rays, which would take an hour, so we could discuss our options.
We ran to get something to eat and hurried back and the doctor said he did break his leg, but didn’t need surgery. Whew, a couple of the $ signs came down in my hubby’s eyes. They didn’t want to wait for us and have to sedate Reggie again later so they went ahead and put a cast on him. He is currently recovering from the being sedated and will get to come home tonight!
Reggie will be in a cast for 4 weeks and then a splint for a couple more and will have minimal activity. This is going to be so tough since he loves playing with his brother. Join in with us and pray for a speedy recovery and for Reggie’s comfort during this time.