I just wanted to mention how thrilled I am with the vet place I brought Truman to. Indeed they are expensive but they provide excellent care and follow up. So while the up front cost was high, all my visitations and follow up calls were without charge. I visited Truman there four times and that is of course work for them. Also, they promised to give me a follow up call Monday. Unfortunately we ended up playing phone tag for several days but finally we got in touch today. In fact they called me. We established the home recovery course for the near future. I am just thrilled that they WANT the animal to do better and to help you out (rather than having to be a tough customer and keep asking, calling, etc). I highly recommend the place to anyone in the NY area. The higher cost is well worth it in splendid care and support.
He's slightly better. I've noticed more use of and strength in his bad leg. I had him out a little bit and he was able to stand on one leg or both. I also got him to step up once but he flapped himself onto my hand so he must still be feeling pain from stepping hard on it. I talked to the vet a few days ago and was basically told that at this stage, this is the best sign of healing. That is more grip/strength in the injured leg. So there isn't any drastic change going on in our routine but he's doing alright.