I'm back, friends! The lead-chewing, ankle-chasing varmint is back!
Went to see the v*t today and was given the good news that my paw is almost healed! Only the tiniest lump remains.
So from now on we'll be playing games and building up towards longer walkies. Hurrah!!

Dad: Pooch will have to be treated long term with Atopica/ cyclosporin and a couple of other drugs to prevent a third occurrence
of his paw problem. But it seems a small price to pay to have our Pooch back to full cheekiness. A lady in the vet's waiting room
expressed astonishment that Pooch is 7 as she thought from his behaviour in the waiting room that he was a puppy -
proof indeed that the Pooch we all know and love is BACK! ;-)