Day 1 after surgery

We got to the VOSM surgery center at 11am as planned and the technicians went over all the details of Niko's 1st night at the hospital. Apparently he was a star patient and very calm. They couldn't believe that he was actually allowing his foot to touch the ground. When a dog has had this kind of surgery, they typically hold their leg all the way up so it doesn't touch the ground. Niko is allowing his foot to touch the ground and he's even allowing some weight on the foot already. This is great because they want the dog to put weight on the foot and start building up the tendons and muscles. The picture here was taken in the car just after we loaded him in. He's comfortable and very calm. The leg looked great - it's not as red as the picture, that must be because it's my iPhone instead of a real camera. The bandage that you see is to cover the incision and staples. It only stays on for a day or so. It can come off anytime.