Smudge's New Splint

Smudge made a trip to the vet yesterday and the good news is that he's in great health and his leg should heal to be as good as new. The bad news is that he needs to keep the splint on for at least four more weeks. As you can see in the photo, the splint that he came from the shelter with was rewrapped. The way it was wrapped before, it was rubbing a sore on his elbow area. Now the wrapping extends above the joint to better immobilize the leg and also to stop the movement that was causing the sore. He'll head back to the vet's in 2 weeks to have everything rechecked.

Another piece of good news is that both he and Frodo's kennel cough is doing a bit better today. We're crossing our fingers for a full recovery by next week so Smudge's active foster brother, Frodo, can get back to his daily hour at the dog park. Everyone, not just Frodo, will be much happier once he gets his off dog park time back.