Slowly But Surely

Well, I actually think she is starting to return to her normal self again. She is loving her walks and is firmly back in the habit of having them, and is very vocal if she doesn't get them! She is still getting to know my boyfriends cat, who is not too fond of Sadie, so it has been really tough. Especially since she is still on the leash and not able to roam the house and get to know the cat.

She had a great Thanksgiving even though she didn't get to come with me, but I did give her the turkey neck as a special treat!! I couldn't bare to watch her crunch it up (yuck!) but I know she loved it.

She has also started coming on car rides with me using her knew seatbelt contraption. At first she wasn't so sure of it, but it is actually working out wonderfully. She now sits in one place but can still lay down if she wants or look out the window. I love the seatbelt!

Overall I am so happy with her recovery, I couldn't have asked for better results. And it is great to know that soon she will be playing better then she did before the surgery! It has been a long road but we are almost there, and hopefully her other back leg will hold up and last a long time before she needs to have the surgery again!!

X-Rays

Ok, so this is about a week late, but what can I say, it's the end of the quarter! Anyway, she got good reviews from her x-ray last week, but she is still not all the way there. The Dr. said that her knee is healing beautifully but it still has a little way to go. So, we made our next appointment for December 12, and this should definitely be the last one!

On the plus side, I have been able to increase her exercise a little bit. She now goes for two 5-10 minute walks every day!!!!! She is so happy I can't even believe what a difference it has made. She loves being outside and although it's not long she enjoys every sniff :) And now she actually sleeps, and doesn't constantly whine when she is in her crate. It's like she is finally able to relax because there is some sort of normalcy back in her life.

She has even started going for car rides again! But on her first one, I had to slam on my brakes and she flew head first into the back of my seat, so she now has a doggy seat belt. I haven't tried it yet so we shall see if she puts up with it.

All in all things are going great, even though she is still living in her crate she is happy that mommy has gotten a little more relaxed and started taking her for walks!! I'll keep you updated on the next Dr. visit.

OMG I hope she is better soon!

We are almost there! Day after tomorrow is her six week check up when they will do the next (and hopefully the last) set of x-rays to see if her leg is done healing. Keep your fingers crossed! Her energy level continues to increase and the tranquilizers have totally stopped working :( I've been giving her a little more freedom, still only in my room, and she stands at the gate and looks our of the room and I can just see the question marks above her head wondering why in heavens name she can't go visit her buddies in the rest of the house. It has got to be frustrating for her.

She has also spotted a few animals outside, not good! Both times it was night and very dark so she saw the animal before me, and bolted. Luckily she was on a leash and didn't get very far! I don't think she did any damage, or at least she is not limping any more than usual. She still has kind of a funny walk, but I think that is because she has lost so much muscle in her one leg :(

So hopefully, starting Thursday, we will be able to start going for short walks and then slowly build up her stamina!! Wish us luck!!