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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Update on Rocky

Rocky is doing great under the loving care of Foster Mom Jen Bevensee, who does his therapy and attends to his medications.
Rocky came through his surgery of putting a plate into his leg to bond the severely broken leg very well. When his foster Mom, Jen, got him from the vets office her instructions were that he needed a LOT of care and it didn't faze her at all. He needed meds, compresses, exercises (special ones) multiple times a day. Plus, he had to be leash walked and hand fed.

Jen says, "This is Rocky with my BT Willie. This is as close as Willie wants to be to Rocky (I'm surprised he's even THIS close!), but Rocky has gotten along just fine with all animals and people he has encountered so far. He also rides well in the car, walks nicely on the leash and takes food/treats VERY gently by hand."

This is Rocky in Jen's kitchen. Making progress... Rocky is doing well, and despite the extensive pain and suffering he has had to contend with, he has never shown himself to be anything but a true gentleman. It now appears that the injuries he suffered were not from a car accident, but do to purposeful violence by a human.
This week, Rocky got his staples out of his leg and cone off. He also tested negative for HW and preliminary x-rays are looking good. Jen got him a new toy to celebrate, and here he is chewing on it ! Rocky is now eating out of a bowl on his own (Jen had to hand feed him while in the cone) and has shown NO food, treat or toy possession/aggression. She can put my hand right in his bowl, and can take his toy right out of his mouth. He is a darling, and it is hard to believe humans could be so cruel to him.

2 comments:

yes said...

I don't understand either. Bostons live to please you, play and snuggle with you. The only good thing about this is that Rocky got out of that situation with his life. He is a cutey!

pixieisms said...

in our house we always say..bostons are pure love and pure joy.
People on the other hand...