Saturday, September 27, 2008

Surgery Update: Day 5

Sadie's doing better and better each day. Yesterday afternoon I noticed that she was back down to 12 staples, but didn't tell the vet. To be honest, I don't feel like they are in that securely... Why didn't they just use stitches? But the wound is not seeping or bleeding much anymore and I think there are enough staples still in there to keep it together.

My sister Sharon and bro-in-law Chaz came for a weekend visit. They were a little shocked to see the incision in person - it's pretty gnarly. But Sadie was SO happy to see them, and we've had a great time so far.

She does put more and more weight on it, which is very encouraging. I think she's getting used to the e-collar, but it's very comical to watch her bump into things. She just freezes and waits until you tell her to keep going.

1 comment:

Aunt Karen said...

So glad Sadie is coming along! Dogs are like kids, they bounce back faster than us "older" folks.