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Saturday, February 14, 2009, ( 9 views ) - Treatment - Posted by Emily

Happy Valentine's Day!!! Today, Newton got to meet some pretty cool kids. My boyfriend, Scott, has two children (Abby - 8 and Jack - 11). Next to Stephanie's kids and Hailey, Newton isn't a super big fan of kids. Primarily because he hasn't spent much time around many and the few times that he has encountered kids they are usually screaming and running around, both of which make Newton nervous.

Abby and Jack were a bit nervous at first, since Newton is a super huge dog, but became pretty comfortable with him after a few minutes. Newton saw them as treat machines and they were feeding him the good stuff so he was quite happy.



Monday, February 9, 2009, ( 9 views ) - Treatment - Posted by Emily

Today we went to VCA to have Newton's stitches removed. Newton got to see Dr. Roberts. Dr. Roberts said that Newton's incision was looking good and that he was glad to see that Newton was doing so well.

I was just happy that Newton wasn't being a total monkey man at the vet's office. He did very well and made me a proud momma.



Monday, February 2, 2009, ( 8 views ) - Treatment - Posted by Emily

Today marks Newton's 4 month ampiversary and marks 6 months from when he first started to limp. Wow, what a roller coaster ride we have been on. Newton has taught me some very valuable life lessons. Live for the now and don't take anything for granted! I'm so proud of my baby boy.



Friday, January 30, 2009, ( 6 views ) - Treatment - Posted by Emily

Today, Newton got to play with one of his favorite neighborhood kids, Hailey. Hailey has no fear of dogs and isn't scared by Newton's very loud and sometimes startling bark. She fed him some good treats. I didn't realize how much Newton liked Hailey until he started whining when she left.



Monday, January 26, 2009, ( 7 views ) - Treatment - Posted by Emily

Why is that every time we have to head up to CSU it shows?!?! Today it took us about 2.5 hours to make the journey from Highlands Ranch to Fort Collins. When we got to CSU, Newton was on his best behavior. Of course, he is still quite the rock star and everybody wants to come and meet him. As people approach him, I let them know that he will probably jump up and start barking at them and that he doesn't like it when they look him in the eye. As the nurse was taking down our info for the past month, a gal stopped by to say hi. Newton didn't bark at her at all. In fact, he rolled over exposing his belly for her to rub. He has never done that one in public before. She was quite calm and I think that he could sense that she wasn't nervous around him.

During lunch (I always go to Ruby Tuesdays when I head up to CSU), I got a call from Dr. Perry. Newton's X-Rays came back clear...yippie! His incision still hadn't closed fully and every once in awhile, there would be some discharge. So, I had Dr. Perry reopen Newton's incision and re-stitch it shut. Hopefully this will be the last time we have to deal with any incision complications. All of the surgeons that I have talked to indicated that they have not seen an incision heal the ways that Newton's did. The "Y" portion of his incision was healing inward, but was not closing. We have an appointment with Dr. Roberts on February 9th to have his stitches removed.

Our next checkup will be in 3 months. I'm so proud of my baby boy and I am glad that I pursued the treatment option that I did. I enjoy each day I get to spend with him and he is pretty much back to his old self.



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