Four weeks on and finally we've taken off his collar - with some trepidation. Because he accepted it we kept it on as long as possible. He licks - a lot - and we wanted his various wounds to heal as much as possible before he could get at them.
His shorn left back leg has fine baby down over it and, when he walks, all four legs are now on the ground. Yesterday he had an osteopathy session. He was firmly convinced he didn't need it and spent much of the time trying to get off the table. The vet reassured me there has been good progress and he is walking well.
The lack of a hood offers him greater freedom. I pop into Leclerc after the vet's session and come back to find he's squeezed past the netting that is supposed to keep him in the back of the merc, has climbed over the back seats and is sitting behind the steering wheel. The potential for him to damage his only partly healed left knee is almost infinite.
Our challenge from now onwards will be to keep this energetic "I'm feeling better and I'm bored" mutt safe and well. There is still another eight weeks to go!
In a calmer moment ...
