Earl 6

On Thursday, March 21, Earl had surgery at NCSU to rebuild his left hind leg. The operation took a grueling 8 and ½ hours, but the surgeon thinks it was a success.

Earl is now recovering. These pictures were taken of him one day post-op. He may be resting here, but when he was visited by a Pyrent/volunteer he smiled from ear to ear! He had just been out with the physical therapist to go to the bathroom. He is in a cozy little spot with a very soft mattress. When she arrived they had just given him some pain medicine, so he sat with his head in her lap. She massaged him until he fell sound asleep.

Everyone at NCSU is wonderful and he has lots of visitors from the staff and students. Megan, who is his dedicated student, is awesome. Once he is up and moving more we will try to make a video of them together and post it. Oh, he didn’t want us to post these pictures of his bare butt, but we told him that everyone loves him wants to see how well the surgery went for him!

Day two post-op: Early in the day, Earl was up and walking around on four legs! Everyone cheered him on. It was a big effort, and afterwards, he was ready for a nap. Our Pyrent/visitor spent her twenty minutes rubbing him under his ears, which helps him forget the discomfort on his other end. He hasn’t had much of an appetite, but we are hoping he will start eating this weekend. It is ind of hard to eat laying down unless you are used to it. Stay tuned for more updates!