Sam I am…only with three legs now.

A quick update: When Sam came home after his surgery he was doing great the first day and a half but then went back to the hospital for another week. 🙁 I was having to give him a nasty Amikacin shot once a day with fluids under the skin, that was bad enough but he was also forming quite a bit of fluid at the base of his incision – it was a hard decision taking him back but I knew they were better equipped and trained to deal with whatever Sam may need. He had a bit of a rough time at the hospital and ended up having to have the fluid drained, it just wouldn’t go away. Once he came home the second time, I thought it was over for my Sam… He wouldn’t eat, he wouldn’t/couldn’t move and he just wasn’t himself so I took him back to see his doctor, again, and I guess he just wanted one last good-bye from her… He ate for her and walked around just fine; he perked up and was ready to head back to the ranch just in time for Christmas! We’ve been back in South Texas since Dec. 20th and all seems well, except Sam seems to be a little bit more spoiled than ever. (If that could be possible!) I have some pictures but haven’t downloaded them yet; I’ll get them posted soon.

I would try to see if Sam would say a few words but he is curled up in bed with the covers halfway over him snoring right now!! He looked up once when he saw me open my laptop in bed and gave me a dirty look…he’ll get over it. 🙂

Hi, it’s Sam and I’m home! Well, I’m home at our house in Houston; we live in South Texas on a ranch most of the time. The ranch is where life is most fun (city life isn’t for me)!! Even though mom and dad don’t let me do all the things I love to do anymore (since I broke my foot) I still have a really big yard to run and play in and sometimes when we walk over to the lakes (and when mom’s not watching) I jump in and take a swim!

My breed (even though a mix) may be rare, it’s not by accident. I have a GREAT nose and am strong and agile. I use to track wounded deer and boy was I good at it!!! Maybe, if I can prove myself on 3 legs, they’ll let me go out in the field again…maybe?

I have to admit so far this 3-leg thing doesn’t seem so bad, I get around just fine. (Of course the drugs are pretty good too, maybe that’s why this seems not so bad!?!?) The only thing that totally sucks is I can’t jump on the bed or sofa…that’s not cool – please tell me I’ll get that figured out! And, I’m not quite sure how I’m going to knock on the door when I’m ready to come back in from being outside or need to go outside…for some reason I think my dad is happy about that. He calls it scratching; I call it knocking…what’s his problem?

My sister, Neely, she’s a prissy Aussie, isn’t quite sure what to think. I suspect she’s thinking, “Great, Sam’s going to get all the attention…AGAIN!” I’ve had my medical problems, I don’t blame her. 4 years ago some fencing contractors driving on the ranch too fast ran over me; I was in the hospital for a long, long time and then back and forth for a while after that. I had to have skin grafts and all kinds of not so fun stuff with that injury – which was on my back right leg… Then 2 years ago, as we were headed out to the field to find a wounded deer, I fell (long story my mom doesn’t like to talk about) and broke all the bones in my foot. I think my mom gave you the run down of that terrible injury, which landed me here.

Whew, I’m tired! My doctor said I need to take it easy so I think I’ll see if I can talk mom into helping up on the sofa and see if I can snooze for a while. It’s been fun telling you a little about me; I think my mom is posting more pics…she takes A LOT of pictures.

Nurse said Sam was wagging his tail this morning and eating like a horse; I get to pick him up this afternoon! I’ll post pics of my new and “improved” Sam later this evening. By the way he is a Catahoula Leopard/Black Mouth Cur mix – I personally think he is the most handsome puppy dog ever. Of course I am his mommy and am probably a little biased… I’m sure he’ll be excited to tell his own story once he gets home.