the last couple nights he's been sleeping with us on the bed. our younger dog has been sleeping in the corner of our room, keeping watch. we wanted to separate them so there'd be no chance the younger one might decide to lick the older one's incisions, or anything like that. and while my sleep hasn't been great, it's been kind of sweet having us all in one room, the older dog somehow taking up half the bed, with me curled against the edge, trying to fall asleep while he snores and snores.
a few more days of pain meds. another week and a half and his sutures will be out. he's starting to get back to his normal self: wanting to go out in the sun on the back deck, or mooching food whenever any of us is in the kitchen. his face is so white now. when did he ever get so old.