Oh his face.....not bothered that he's been caught,more annoyed that he didn't think about how he'd get caught ! Seen some great pics of him this week x
"Look, lady, if you want to go and make me feel self-conscious by wearing this ridiculous sock, then I am going to go comfort-eat some chicken poo. Got it?"
Spot on, Snowbunny! So, the good news is the swelling has gone down but the less good news is that it's still a bit mucky and infected. So he's on oral antibiotics now, plus Metacam. No bandage, just a sock to allow air to get to it. The other vet said licking is fine but this vet said no licking (there are three vets at the practice, all good, and two of them have been working on Operation Obi Paw). The vet gave his foot a very thorough clean up (again) and Obi was great for this even though it must've hurt. A constant stream of Parmesan cheese cubes helped. Also he was being held down by two vet nurses but he was relaxed and wasn't resisting in the slightest. He's good with vet procedures. He's appalling in the waiting room though. The patient before us at the vets was a Guide Dog (yellow Lab) and Obi was so excited to see another dog he yelled his head off and the poor Guide Dog had to go out the back entrance to avoid us. Embarrassing! He does try to pull the sock off so that means a cone when we're not around. Probably won't be able to go to daycare next week. Right now we're driving to Sydney. So far he's leaving the sock alone. Someone needs to invent lightweight, breathable, stay-up, stay-on, easy to put on (Velcro) dog foot injury recovery socks. With a flexible rubber sole. And a non-furry exterior that's chicken pen litter resistant.
Poor Obi. The whole putting a bag on a bandaged paw thing brings back memories for me of my previous dog. He had stitches that had to be kept clean and dry....it was a nightmare as it was early spring here and still snow on the ground (slippery with a bag!) and melting snow....wet, wet, wet. The darn bag didn't stay on, I resorted to putting the bag on and then an elastic around the top which was tricky as you couldn't get it too tight. It was alll a massive bother and poor pooch got very depressed with it all....by the end he was curling up under the bed and refusing to come out. Wish I would have thought of cling wrap, that would have been easier!
Speaking of snow, we're driving through an area called the Southern Highlands now (certainly in the south but not particularly high or Scottish) and I can see snow. Just had to tell you, Lisa!
Poor Obi. But good boy for allowing them to mess with your foot again. Parmesan cheese cubes....haven't tried that. Charlie would love them. Cheese gives him runny poo - but it might be worth it for the remote controlled car training. Yup, for sure.
Oh, Parmesan is the best. Mine always get the rind when I finish a block, chopped up into little cubes and used as high value training treats
Have you tried Parmesan, Julie? As a cooked, hard/aged cheese it has essentially no lactose so if that's what Charlie is reacting to then Parmesan might not be a problem.
He could do with a nice pair (Quad?) of slippers. You could invent a range like emu boots. People would buy'em - not me.
Just catching up on this. Your thread invoked a mixture of poor Obi and maximum hilarity in equal amounts. Glad he's on the mend.
I must be a mean mummy as I use my parmesan rinds for making minestrone! (She does get other cheesey scraps for training rewards though)
Well, I've just done Charlie's clicker training with tiny bits of parmesan. Then, I thought "darn it" - because I once tried with aged cheddar and that gave him runny poo (and avoiding lactose type websites says aged cheddar is good too). Oh well, I'll pack kitchen roll in the poo bags just in case..... He loved it though.
Really?? Wow, who'd a thought it?? Definitely would not advise a good romp there with the Bandaged Obi but someday you should take him to see his reaction....or is it an area you can drive to?
Hope Charlie doesn't have any cheese after effects! There is probably some snow we could get Obi to at some stage one winter. That snow we saw yesterday was a one in 50 year type thing for that area - very unusual! This morning Obi's foot was really swollen all over so we're at the emergency vet's right now. It's Sunday and our normal vet is shut. Obi is fine otherwise, but his foot is a real worry. He's in with the vet nurse getting prepped for the vet to see him. Not sure what that means, guess they are just having a look at it. We're still in the waiting room.
