Laurel and her Dogs: He does NOT like the cone!

But he does look cute for the camera! It’s in the crate that he gets upset!

He also know that sitting in front of the refrigerator will generally make it open!

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Sun at 11:24pm ·

Laurel, both you and Jake are in my thoughts and prayers. Good luck! Please let us know how things go! Where's it being done?

Mon at 5:01am ·

Jeannie Tews

(((HUGS))) to both you and Jake!

Mon at 6:15am ·

Sharon Billman

Good luck, I will be thinking ofyou

Mon at 6:51am ·

Toni 'Pawlowski' Ciske

Good luck to you and Jake (I have a Jake too!) I hope all goes well.

Mon at 6:53am ·

Melinda Dougharty Bilecki

Sending LOTS of good vibes!!!!

Mon at 7:28am ·

Christine Gruen Gibson

Good luck Jake! Positive thoughts and prayers sent your way.

Mon at 7:57am ·

Andi Watson

Lots of good positive thoughts & prayers for Jake, and you too : ) Please keep us updated.

Mon at 8:16am ·

Donna Matey

Best of luck to Jake for a full and complete rocovery!

Mon at 11:37am ·

Daniel McElroy

Sure hope it works out for him He seems to be a very nice pup.

Mon at 11:39am ·

Marie Murphy

Best wishes for a full recovery. Keep us updated, Laurel.

Mon at 12:46pm ·

Janet Campbell

Hope he has a speedy recovery! HE is such a great pup!

Mon at 1:06pm ·

Judy Boguski

You and Jake have been in my thoughts all day. Prayers too. He has gotten so big already! Swift recovery and rehab. Thanks for keeping us posted.

Mon at 1:25pm ·

Andrea Wiener-Chase

Fingers and paws crossed for him over here, Laurel...

Mon at 4:03pm ·

Laurel Stone

Thanks all for your good thoughts! Jake came through the surgery just fine and we are home from Madison. Here are some of my thoughts... poor baby... oohh... that cone on your head must be awful... sorry, no matter how loud you scream I won't take it off (he has been know before to pitch a fit) ... look at that, he figured out how to drink ...See More

Mon at 7:12pm ·

Janet Campbell

I am so glad that the surgery went well! You two were in my thoughts all day. Do you need a larger crate?? If so I could loan you one of mine. I feel so bad that he had this past injury but I am keeping my fingers crossed that he will mend and be going full steam ahead in a short time.

Mon at 7:25pm ·

Laurel Stone

I think he will be just fine! No puppy should have to go through this but everything happens for a reason. The crate now is 4x3x30". He is content now licking his dinner off the kitchen floor... (don't ask) lol

Mon at 7:29pm ·

Allison Fahrenkrug

Laurel I'm so sorry but the little guy is in good hands! Good luck you're in my prayers

Mon at 7:35pm ·

Prudence Keffer

He is so lucky to have you for his mommy.

Mon at 9:01pm ·

Andrea Wiener-Chase

Excellent news that the surgery went well....best of luck with the 'keeping him quiet' part of the recovery process, laurel!

Mon at 9:06pm ·

Judy Boguski

Thank God! You have your work cut out for you but you are most capable. Talk soon.

Mon at 11:09pm ·

Laurel Stone

Jake is doing well today and I can see that my problem will be keeping him from overdoing it!! Dogs are amazing! It's the darn collar that he doesn't like!

Yesterday at 3:03pm ·

Amy Suprise

Not sure if this will benefit your situation, but it helped my guy after his surgery. Try turning the cone around (ismall part around his neck, large part over his shoulders instead of sticking out into the air). It helps with all the bumping and banging into things yet prevents him from licking!! Best of luck to you and your pooch!

Yesterday at 4:14pm ·

Andrea Wiener-Chase

Hi laurel,

Did you know there are now 'soft cone' collars...they are made from neoprene. I am sure they are more comfortable that the one Jake is currently wearing. Might want to give one of them a try......

Yesterday at 4:15pm ·

Laurel Stone

Amy.. kind of tested it and I'd be afraid that for this situation the edge of the collar could catch the stitches.. good idea however.
Andrea... I googled them.. interesting.. For the 2 weeks that he needs to wear it, he'll pretty much be on leash so he'll have to suffer with the hard one for now. My other dogs went through dog doors with the... See More

Yesterday at 5:02pm ·

Carol Underwood

Laurel, my #1 dog had her FHO 2 years ago. Now you rarely see it -- she'll pick up the leg on very rare occasion IF concerned of the ground for only a step, but proprioception is near 100%.

A LOT of aqua/hydrotherapy with cold laser (her therapist is now a best friend lol) to help strengthen the false joint

Yesterday at 6:00pm ·