Hopefully only four more weeks to go. Sadie had her two week check up on Monday, and she is healing beautifully! Dr. Patterson was very happy with her progress and thought that her knee looked great! He calmed a few of my fears, Sadie has had a pocket of fluid underneath the incision and I was starting to worry because it was pretty big and didn't show up until about one and a half weeks out, and the two tranquilizers that I was able to give her at a time didn't seem to be doing much anymore. Dr. Patterson said the pocket of fluid often doesn't appear right away and might hang around for about a week more or so, but then it should go away. And he also said that the tranquilizers that I am giving her, she will build up a tolerance to, so he gave me slightly stronger ones!! YEAH!!!!
So as far as the doctor is concerned Sadie is doing great, although I think she would beg to differ. Sadie says that she is feeling much better and does not think that she needs to be confined to her crate anymore. I'm sure that in her opinion she if feeling better than before and thinks that she is totally healed, she wants to run and play and catch tennis balls! But I keep telling her that I'm sorry but she still has at least four more weeks left until we can start going on short walks. I try to keep her occupied with peanut butter in kongs and letting her sit in front of the fire (or in my lap), so I think she will be able handle the next four weeks, even though she has no choice :)
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