Hi all!
Thanks so much for the well wishes for Holly! I’m sure they’re helping – she’s continuing to improve every day, and I think it’s been helped by having so many doggie prayers and well wishes sent her way by friends new and old!
Today she is still quivering at the site, and a few times throughout her body. But she doesn’t appear to be in pain – she still seems pretty relaxed even when the quivers start. I am finding that if I ice the site when the quivering starts it sometimes stops or settles down a bit. She also seems to like it when I ice the site. Our vet called today and said it could be the body’s way of resolving the missing limb. She’s on deramaxx and tramadol, plus an antibiotic (clavamox this time – she didn’t do well on baytril after her first surgery). We’ve been outside a few times today – I thought she would be cold because having been partly shaved for the operation, but she loves it out there! She wanted to take a walk, so we walked down the street and back. She wished I would let her go further, but I gently but firmly told her that was enough for now – hopefully we’ll have plenty of time for long walks once she’s recovered. I’m just so glad to see her excited about being outside!
I will try to figure out how to post some pictures. I added a picture as my avatar, but am not sure when you see that. It’s of Holly by the Christmas tree. She’s a Christmas puppy (born 12/20/01), hence her name. I think I was able to add two pics – one of her crazy sleeping position (which we’re hoping to see again once she recovers), and one after her first surgery. I need to upload the more recent pics from this week and will post those as soon as I can figure it out!
Thanks again for all the well wishes – it helps so much to have the support of all of you!
