{"id":3961,"date":"2009-05-22T19:53:26","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T23:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2009-05-22T19:53:26","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T23:53:26","slug":"rufus-recovery-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/rufus-recovery-update","title":{"rendered":"Rufus recovery update"},"content":{"rendered":"

No real news over the rest of the day. He rests in his crate, tries to lick his wounds, gets talked down, and goes out to pee every so often. We go to the vet tomorrow to see if it’s okay for him to start using the stairs.<\/p>\n

Here’s our boy in late afternoon:<\/p>\n

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Here’s a view of him with his leg-bandage all covered up by a sweatpant-leg:<\/p>\n

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I have a few photos that our dog-walker took on the way to the animal hospital. They show the injury in its gruesomeness. If you’re interested in seeing them, let me know and I’ll send you a link, but they’re not something I’d post here for public (and accidental) viewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No real news over the rest of the day. He rests in his crate, tries to lick his wounds, gets talked down, and goes out to pee every so often. We go to the vet tomorrow to see if it’s okay for him to start using the stairs. Here’s our boy in late afternoon: Here’s … <\/p>\n

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