ABMC Malinois Rescue Blog

Hey Everyone!!
Simon is home. Everything looks really good. His leg is showing some
swelling and some unexpected bleeding but we’ve gotten that under
control. When I called back in to the vet they assured me that it’s due
to him using it and stressed the need to crate him. That could be
interesting~ he hasn’t been crated since his first night here and really
doesn’t like to be restricted. I set the x-pen up in the kitchen to
limit his movement somewhat. Jack is loving it!! I brought a terv puppy
home with me yesterday so I have a puppy crate and an x-pen in my
kitchen. Of course Jack doesn’t understand why we have two runs
downstairs that sit empty when we have these guys set up in the kitchen.
My reply was “because there’s a tree in the living room~duh”

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Stay Safe and Simon sends his love,

Cher

Hi all!

Simon’s been out of surgery for a few hours now. He did well.
There was alot more calcium build up and fused cartilage than they were
expecting so they weren’t able to get the placement they’d hoped for but
it should be better than it was. He’s going to be in alot of pain for
several weeks so it’ll be a long/slow recuperation for him. They’ve
decided to keep him overnight just to monitor his pain tomorrow and then
he’ll be able to come home. I’m sorry I didn’t get this out earlier~ it
was party day at school so it took me awhile to get my room cleaned up
to leave.

Talk to you all as soon as the big guy comes home.

Cheryl

Hello all,

Simon just had his pre-surgery bath and is sleeping on the bed with no
idea what is about to become of him. His stuff is packed. Food and treats
for when he wakes up, his new memory foam mattress pad is wrapped in
plastic and recovered in fleece. His favorite blankets (and an old t-shirt
that I’ve slept in for the past four nights so it’ll be covered in “mom’s
smell”). For some reason I can’t bear to think of walking out of that
clinic tomorrow night with an empty leash. I’ve dropped hundreds of dogs
off at many clinics for various treatments and surgeries but this one…
this dog… is different. And why is that? He is truly a special guy! How
many times has he gone through things alone and taken it in stride? How
many times has he waited for someone he loves to come back to him (trust
me, there have been many. I’ve not known a more loving dog)and how many
times for him has it not gone well? There’s nothing I can do to make him
know I’m coming back for him. There’s nothing I can do to let him know
that this time will be different for him. Oh my, getting to weepy. Just
pray for us and I’ll let you know as soon as I hear anything on Wednesday.
Cheryl

Thanks to everyone who’s worked so hard to make this happen for him. I
wish each of you could just place your hands on him one time and feel what
it is he has to offer. He deserves this!!!

P.S. Simon says while he’s recupperating he’ll have plenty of time to
write thank you letters to everyone so watch out for that post in the
coming days.