Update on Stan Lee

I wanted to give an update on Stan, the newest member of my dog pack. He is 6 weeks out on his antibiotics now and had recheck radiographs today. His legs are better but certainly not healed yet. He still has some infection in his bone and so will remain on his antibiotics for another month. Another worry is that because the infection was near his growth plates his ulna is growing faster than his radius causing his radius to bow out slightly. This is quite worrisome as this can cause some major problems and would require surgery to extend his radius which is time consuming and very painful. Right now the doctors are just worried about getting rid of the infection so he is going home tonight with another four weeks worth of antibiotics and has to stay on his anti-inflammatory (actually he may need these for life to help with the arthritis he will undoubtedly develop). So that is the update on Stan Lee. Here is a repeat picture from the Springtime Photo Blog but it is the most recent one I have.

He has no idea that anything is wrong with him. He runs and plays with the other dogs, is extremely friendly with the dogs at work and has great social skills so far (thanks to my pack). He has learned to sit and heel even off leash sometimes. He can jump in and out of the car by himself and most of the time doesn't even crash. He still barks with toys in his mouth which makes everyone laugh and is by far the most vocal dog I have ever owned. He is still really lazy and is fitting into the pack really well. I will keep you updated on his progress.