Well it is 1 week tomorrow!!

Bugsy is healing very well. Most of the swelling is gone, the incision still looks very good and he continues to use the leg. You can tell when the pain meds wear off but otherwise he is doing well.

We have discovered that he really doesn't like the e-collar aka cone of shame, but he must wear it when unattended because he is starting to be interested in the wound.

Yesterday my DH came home after a week away - so he left before the surgery - and Bugsy was way too excited to see him. This presented our biggest challenge thus far. This dog is a vigorous wiggle butt when happy and it's a pretty large butt!
Our next challenge arrived in the form of Tropical Storm Ida which is dumping huge amounts of rain on us. So now I have a livelier, 105lb, 3 legged dog to escort with one good arm on wet ramps and flooded grounds. He of course doesn't want to 'do his business' in the swamp but we can't walk the whole yard to find a pseudo dry spot. ARGH!
Not fun. The mud, the wind, the rain, IT'S COLD! And Mr. Prissy Pants looking for just the right spot.
Someday when he is running zoomies again splashing through puddles at will, perhaps I will laugh at this time. Perhaps.