My Little Pirate - aka Brando

[Nemo]

Poor little guy, all he needs is an eye patch and a little parrot on his shoulder. Is his foot inside the splint too?

[renaultf1]

@Nemo:

Poor little guy, all he needs is an eye patch and a little parrot on his shoulder. Is his foot inside the splint too?

Ha, ha, ha…I just need BDawg to make the props.
yes, the splint covers his foot (on that original pic it was almost completely covered). The last 2 splints actually have his toes out a little more. When he walks on the floor though, it sounds like he is wearing a tap shoe! lol

[renaultf1]

@snorky998:

Thanks for the rest of the story. So sorry that you're going through so many things at the same time.

I must say the pic you posted is adorable. I can just hear him saying…"look how cute I am and by the way I'm injured and you need to wait on me hand and foot.... when I limp I need sympathy, and I'll keep limping well beyond feeling better until you catch on....tell the other 4-leggers I'm the center of attention for the time being….don't try to figure it out daddy, s#!t happens sometimes", after all, we are Basenji's".

This is the standing joke with my kids breeder - he'll be looking for the splint and putting it on long after he is healed - he'll be so spoiled. LOL

[lvoss]

Nicky plays up the poor pitiful me until he realizes that he is missing out on all the good walks then he is ready to be all better, right now!

[Basenjimamma]

I can not believe it, poor little guy. He looks like a trooper though, sitting there so cool with his cast.

[kiroja]

Aww, poor Brando! So sorry about his mishap, but glad it is going well. Don't worry, you did everything fine. We can't baby them 100% and put them in a little bubble. Sometimes life just throws them a little curveball and you have to roll with the punches. They can certainly get hurt in their crate too, so you never know.

In the meantime, I'm sure he will be spoiled rotten!

[snorky998]

Just wondering how Brando is doing. Hope all is well.

[nala121498]

He looks so adorable! I'm sorry for the mishap…Keep us posted on his progress...

[Quercus]

@snorky998:

Just wondering how Brando is doing. Hope all is well.

I was wondering about him too….let us know

[renaultf1]

Thanks Snorky & Andrea for asking about Brando. My time on the forum is fleeting these days as my hands are full - as you can imagine.

Anyway, Brando is doing really well. He's now into his 3rd week of recovery. He got a really good report on his last visit to the vet (last Wednesday) - his wound where the bone went thru the skin is completely healed and he has finished his full course of antibiotics so infection worries are significantly less. Because the wound has healed, he now only has to have his splint changed once per week, yay - also great because it was $50 each time - every little bit helps.

I'm still giving him a sedative to keep him quiet, but not quite as often. He did manage to unstuff his splint yesterday, so I restuffed it, retaped it and then put tea tree oil on it - he wouldn't look at me the rest of the day. :rolleyes:

He has another vet appointment tomorrow and then the following week has follow-up xrays. He's been coming to work with me since he broke his leg (my boss approved it) - he is the hit of the office and of downtown Portland. Lots of visitors to my office and while he is out on the street - he is quite the little love bug, so he is soaking up all the attention. :D:D

Here's his latest pic (sleeping in my office):

[Basenjimamma]

Good to hear that things are moving along. He looks so darned cute all layed up in cast and all..glad your boss approved of him coming with, makes it easier for you and him..

[nala121498]

That picture is so sweet…with his little peg leg and all. Glad to hear he is healing well. How much fun that he is the hit of the town of Portland! Fingers crossed for continued progress...please keep us updated.

[Quercus]

Oh, what a sweet pic…poor guys....glad he is doing better! Keep up the good healing, Brando.

[kiroja]

Glad Brando is on the mend! What a lucky duck getting to come to work.

[renaultf1]

Brando sends thanks to everyone for their well wishes!

Another great vet appointment today - no sores at all under his splint/bandage, wound is completely healed, and he doesn't have to go back for 2 weeks (providing the new splint/bandage last that long). The next appointment will be the acid test - xrays - but the vet seems to think he is doing extremely well and would be surprised if we find any problem.

Yay, Brando - here he is right now in his new blue wrap.

[Basenjimamma]

Awesome news for Brando..he is stylin' in his new cast..;)

[Janneke]

Good to hear Brando is doing so well! He looks so cute in the pics..

[Kananga]

I'm loving the pictures. Also imaging what it'd be like with Kananga in the office. I think he'd end up sitting next to the Xerox most of the day. Anything making noise deserves attention.

I'm glad Brando is healing up well. Poor guy has to wait to do B-500s for awhile.

[nala121498]

@renaultf1:

Yay, Brando - here he is right now in his new blue wrap.

Dashing! Love his wrinkles!!! Keep us posted when you can!

[renaultf1]

I have an update on Brando. :D:D:D:D

This past Tuesday he got his cast off (6.5 weeks):D:D. His break has healed well (no more surgery!!!) and the only visual reminder of his ordeal is a little hair loss on the back of his leg where the splint was and a sore on the front of his leg where the cast rubbed where his leg bends. The sore started about 6 days before his cast came off, so we were lucky that he went as long as he did - vet said it was mild to most that happen and pretty much unavoidable. He's walking fine, although after a little running last night he was a bit sore and limped a bit - so HE decided to take it easy and sit for a while.

Last night was the big night though - I got Brando and Ruby back together…YAY!!!! They had been separated since he broke his leg...usually Brando in the kitchen with someone and Ruby in the living room with someone - separated by a baby gate. At night Brando slept with me and Ruby was crated. There had been some serious tension between Ruby and Brando immediately following the injury - but about 2 weeks ago, the tension subsided. Ruby would come up to the baby gate and yodel to Brando so I could tell at least she was ready to have him back. He stopped growling at her and would put his face thru the gate, so I was pretty sure he was ready as well, but I wasn't doing it until his cast came off.

So last night, I had my brother walk Brando down our driveway and across the street from the house and I walked Ruby. They sniffed each other and then I took them for a walk down the street. About 1/4 mile from the house, they were rubbing up against each other...I forgot how cute they are together as a pair.

Since then, they've been off leash together in our dog pen - only briefly as the vet still wants only brief running from him for the next few weeks. Ruby has initiated play with him in the house and he was happy to join in...he stops when he doesn't feel up to it anymore. They've been on a couple more walks together and there is no tension at all.

The only eventful thing that happened was this morning around 2am. Brando sleeps on one side of me and Ruby on the other. Well, last night they were on opposite sides than they normally are. Ruby got up to have a drink of water and when she jumped back up on bed, she jumped up to her old side of the bed - on top of Brando who was sleeping :rolleyes: - I awoke to some serious growling as he was startled out of sleep. No worries though, Ruby just climbed over me and went to the other side of the bed. She probably did it on purpose knowing her! :rolleyes::D

So...my little pack is almost entirely back together again:D:D:D. Liyah is still on the road - another show this weekend and then she comes home the end of next week. Although, quite likely she'll come back in season or will go in shortly after she is back. Then I'll be back to running 2 packs - Brando is intact and I get the double fun of both Brando & Liyah being carriers :eek::rolleyes:!