Today we took Eddie to the Lowcountry Paws and Claws Pet Expo. It’s an annual event that plays host to many rescue groups, pet product dealers, groomers and vets.  Although Eddie has met a few of the neighborhood dogs, and plays with his Dad, Sister and two “Uncles” – a Golden and a Corgi – at the farm, today was the first time he’s been exposed to more than one new dog at a time. So, we packed up our accessories and off we went.

In preparation, knowing that we’d be walking on a lot of concrete and asphalt all day and that Eddie’s bad leg bounces around a lot, we decided to attempt a sling for the first time. Managed to find some horsey vet wrap in the garage, so we wrapped it around his bad foot, and then around his middle to hold it up off of the rough ground. He actually took to it quite well, and really didn’t even chew on it.

Despite not having too much leash experience, and the crowded fairgrounds, Eddie was great! He was polite to everyone and didn’t even get scared once! We met TONS of dogs of all shapes and sizes… everything from a little Chihuahua puppy to a giant English Mastiff. We even bumped into his brother and Mom. Everyone was curious about his leg and we were happy to share his story. They all loved his personality, and of course how cute he is 🙂

We stopped and talked to one of the vets on the way out who is a surgeon at a specialty clinic.  He agreed that an amputation would be best, and said that if it were him he would do a proximal third amputation. As for a timeline he said the sooner the better, but not before 4 months old, that way he has all of his shots.

After all the excitement, it wasn’t but a few minutes after we got in the car to come home that he passed out… It was a big day!