Awwww
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My poor girl! 28 staples in her leg - yep, I counted them. She hates the collar but she's really glad to be home with us. She cried and ran to us (on 3 legs) when she was brought into the exam room. Still whimpers some, 3 hours later.
In the lower right of the photo is her bed that we've been taking room to room with us. She's settled down a couple of times but mostly she sits around like this. Wimpering softly.
It will get better each day. She'll get better at negotiating things with that collar. That's only until August 28, when the staples come out. (Only, she says unconvincingly.) We've taken the collar off a few times but she's not leaving the staples or the pain patch on her other leg alone very well. For now we have to ice the incision, which she actually tolerated rather well a while ago. (Frozen green beans were the vegetable dujour tonight.) In a few days we'll have to apply heat. We have to massage the big leg muscle and move her leg around for physical therapy.
I think that good sleep I had last night is going to be a thing of the past for a few days. Even before we knew about Reggi's surgery, Steve had tomorrow scheduled as a vacation day. I'm glad he'll be here with her. All of our doors leading outside have steps. The front only has a couple though so that's the door we'll take her out. Going down isn't the problem, of course, going up is. I just hope Steve remembers to set his male selective hearing to include Reggi tomorrow. (Oops, did I say that??)
Thanks y'all for indulging me during this time that I'm all about my girl.
My poor girl! 28 staples in her leg - yep, I counted them. She hates the collar but she's really glad to be home with us. She cried and ran to us (on 3 legs) when she was brought into the exam room. Still whimpers some, 3 hours later.In the lower right of the photo is her bed that we've been taking room to room with us. She's settled down a couple of times but mostly she sits around like this. Wimpering softly.
It will get better each day. She'll get better at negotiating things with that collar. That's only until August 28, when the staples come out. (Only, she says unconvincingly.) We've taken the collar off a few times but she's not leaving the staples or the pain patch on her other leg alone very well. For now we have to ice the incision, which she actually tolerated rather well a while ago. (Frozen green beans were the vegetable dujour tonight.) In a few days we'll have to apply heat. We have to massage the big leg muscle and move her leg around for physical therapy.
I think that good sleep I had last night is going to be a thing of the past for a few days. Even before we knew about Reggi's surgery, Steve had tomorrow scheduled as a vacation day. I'm glad he'll be here with her. All of our doors leading outside have steps. The front only has a couple though so that's the door we'll take her out. Going down isn't the problem, of course, going up is. I just hope Steve remembers to set his male selective hearing to include Reggi tomorrow. (Oops, did I say that??)
Thanks y'all for indulging me during this time that I'm all about my girl.
posted by Stefani at 7:57 PM
6 Comments:
Poor thing! Once she's healed up she'll feel SO much better -- I know it'll be a struggle until then. She's lucky you love her so much! The kitties are like our children, too -- I spent over $500 to have Dinah's teeth cleaned last month. :)
Willa
Poor Reggi! It's sad to see animals with those collars, but on some level I always have to laugh too. Kind of like laughing at someone when they fall down. You don't want to, but sometimes you can't help yourself.
Hopefully, I'm not the only cruel person around. :)
I can't believe you haven't decorated Reggi's collar yet with itty bitty pieces of paper. And tiny crystals. Come on, you know you want to.
My other dog, Bowie (the ex has custody) had to wear one of those collars once. It was pitiful. But not nearly as pitiful as those 28 staples! Mend quickly, Reggi!
OH MY HEART IS ACHING!!!! Reggie looks so pitiful!! I'm glad she's doing well. They are our "Hairy Children" aren't they? GET WELL SOON REGGIE!!! XXXOOO (oh and I hope you get some sleep Stef!!)
One of our dogs had a torn ACL a few years ago and it was a similar ordeal with the "lampshade" around the neck and all. He perfected the sad and pathetic sympathy-eliciting face very well while he recuperated. He recovered very well and lived to be 18. Best of luck to Reggie!
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