A Much Shorter Happy Tail

After two years of spraying blood around our clothes, our condo, our building, and our neighborhood due to the cut-that-wouldn't-heal, Henry's 'happy tail' is gone.



Yesterday we took Henry in for surgery to dock his tail and remove a little fatty 'growth' from his belly. He's recovering well, although the medication made him a bit loopy all night. I've finished with the summer semester, so he and I are hanging out for the next week so that he can heal up quietly and I can make sure he doesn't lick out his stitches (we considered asking the vet to take off a bit of his twelve-inch tongue, but decided against it, so his licking powers are still in full force). Now, mind you, he's still wagging like crazy, but because his tail's so short, it won't be a hazard to anyone or anything, including himself. Tomorrow we'll go back to the vet so they can change his nubbin bandage and make sure he's healing up okay, and then next week he'll get the stitches taken out of his tail and the staples taken out of his belly from the growth removal (As Trevor said, Henry lost one nubbin and gained another).

Once he's completely healed up, we'll add more pictures of his new nubbin. I'm sure you're all just dying to see it!