Forget it, Mister!! In order to TRULY stalk you, I would have to relocate myself to the land where it is minus something-totally-rediculous, and NO FREEKIN WAY is that ever gonna happen, LOL!
As to the advice on leg surgery recovery, as you know, my Wosie needed to have surgery to repair her broken growth plates, and was supposed to be on "bed rest" for a full 3 months as well. Being only 5 months old, however, it made for quite the challenge. In fact, as I picked her up from the surgeons, they told me she had been BOUNCING in her cage on her hind legs (one which was broken, and recently repaired), so when they handed her to me, they smiled and said "GOOD LUCK"!!
She did not have a cast, nor a bandage, which freaked me out. She only had internal stitches, and only one external. I was to keep her as motionless as possible, and purchased a front pack with which I carried her everywhere. She needed to be crated when I could not hold her, and she could still go out to potty, but needed to be very short leashed. Her potty privacy had to be compromised accordingly, and she learned to potty within 12 inches of my shoe, which can be slightly disconcerting, LOL! At first she put no pressure whatsoever on the broken leg, but eventually began to use it slightly. BUT!!! No running, no jumping (HAH) no PLAYING (which stunk for both of us), and as much quiet as possible from mid November until the first of January. She actually healed a lot quicker than they had thought she might, and I began to let her have her freedom around mid January, and now she is as good as new!
We also had to do physical therapy for 6 weeks. Flexing her leg out straight, then bending it to a 90 degree angle, 20 reps, 3 times per day. That went over really well at first. NOT!!!!! Thank goodness for doggy pain meds. But she soon got used to it, especially once she realized she would get a treat if she relaxed and let me do it. Dave had to hold her while I did the flexions, as otherwise she would not lay still. (My son describes Wosie like this: Picture a marmot that has swallowed a working gyroscopeLOLOL)
Good luck with little Jack, and keep us in touch. TRY to do a LITTLE BETTER at that, WOULD YA????
(you know I am joshing you, Mike!!)
HUGS to Eddie!! Poor guy, he's probably wondering where his new "toy" Jack went, lol!!
