Good Luck, Buddy

The Bud-Man is on the mend! Fantastic! :D

Good on you Buddy. You must be obeying all the doc's instructions to be doing so well. I kind of got the idea that you were a pretty cooperative boy. It won't be long now and you will be ripping and running. Until then, keep you tail up, Bud.

Just checkin in Bud-Man! Hope yer healin well and takin it nice an eazy! :) We send ya lots a love and licks and kisses. Check in when you can!! Love, Star and Cody

Hi Everybody,
Buddy seems to be doing well, it's slow but
steady kind of progress..He wants to run on
the outdoor trips but I have to remind him
to "take it easy", and "slow down"..
I'm taking this opportunity to also stop
feeding Buddy from the table.(terrible habit that I started a long time ago) It's hard to do, but it's all my fault for ever starting
to do it in the first place..Bud is very well fed , but sometimes I spoil him way to much.He is a very "pushy kind of fellow &
needs the word NO said & meant by me..
If he could, I sure he would have set a place for himself at my table a long time ago. Buddy gets extra praise,hugs & kisses,
but No people food!! I think this will really help with his weight problems..
Wish me luck to be firm about this!!!

Hi Lizbud, Sandra, mother of Star, the pushiest lab on the block here! I feel your pain! I actually did once catch Star setting up her own plate at the table! :D And I know how hard it can be to be firm with the "no!" But most importantly, be consistent! Don't look at the sad, drooling face! :) Ignore, ignore, ignore!! Luckily, Star doesn't have a weight problem; just an ego problem!! LOL! Give Bud a hug, tell him to take it slow, and remember, TOUGH LOVE! :) Sandra

Good work Buddy,
keep getting better, but be careful
about the running for now.
Pepper is pushy and spoiled too
so you two have something in common. :)
Good luck on your diet and tell you
mommy being spoiled is good.

Good to hear that you're doing better, Buddy! Remember to still take it easy. Soon you will be up and running!

Hi Everyone,
Was just counting the days since Buddy's
surgery(7/31) trying to gage his progress.
It's been 39 days.Bud's doing well(Thank God)
Buddy has been taking Cosequin DS for some
years now, but the vet is switching him over
to a new product call Synovi-MSM in a grandular form..Put it on his food tonight
and seemed to like it.. I was just wondering
if anybody else has used this product or
has any experience with Synov...Buddy has
done so well for years on Cosequin DS,but
this is suppossed to be even better for him.
Anybody know about this product???

P.S. No food from the table thing is going
better every day.I did give him a tiny piece
of extra-lean cooked hamburger IN HIS BOWL
after I had finished my meal & he behaved
himself will I ate it...

I don't know about the Synov, but I swear by the Cosequin! My cocker was only about 7 when she started showing signs of arthritis. The vet put her on a daily dose of Cosequin, and we noticed a huge improvment within a year. My parents decided to take her off the drug, just to see how she would do. She was great - it's as if that year of being on cosequin cured her of her arthritis forever (well, until she was 12 or 13, at least!).

Hello Everybody,
Just thought I'd post to say that Buddy is
doing better every day. The weather is getting a little cooler (Bud's favorite weather) and he really gets all perked up on his outties. I don't use the belly-sling any more, and have switch to his regular
leash for outside trips.(Still use the ramp)
I know the Bud appreciates me using the
longer leash (more slack) while I pretend
to not be there,so he feels free to walk,
graze, or just sniff around the fence line.
He acts so much better,more alert,especially
outside.(He loves cold weather)AND when we
walk around Buddy definately keeps his tail
up & arched over his back. Buddy says to say
Hi & thanks for the prayers Pet Talk Pals!!

Hooray!!!!! It sounds like Buddy is doing very well. I am so glad!! The hard part is over and all the Bud-Man has to do is keep getting better and better. Yipeeeee!! So happy to hear good news!!

Hey Bud ~ That sounds like some really good news :)!

And we all could use some of that! :rolleyes:

Take it easy and keep up with the progress. We're all Praying for you! Yer Pals...

That's great! I am so glad that Buddy is almost all better. Kisses to him!

It's always wonderful to get some good news.

You are right! This is the best news and I know it didn't come easy. It must have been a lot of work to help Buddy through these difficult weeks. I'd nominate you for Guardian of the Day in a heartbeat. Hannah (the Polar Dog) likes the colder weather as well. Maybe by the time the snow flies Bud will be able to frolic once again.

Keep your tail up, Buddy! :)