It’s been 10 days since Miss Daisy’s surgery and she’s improving, albeit slowly. We had her in a corral which she didn’t protest, but now I’m giving her a little more room. She spends most of the day in the yard alternating between the sun and the shade. The last few nights we’ve allowed her to sleep on the bed, but I was up at some early hour helping her off the bed! She just looked so disappointed when she couldn’t figure out how to jump up on the bed, nor did we want her to, so we hauled her up there. I’m so used to her being between us, I don’t even mind when she leans on me, and it was reassuring to feel her warm body alongside mine.
I am concerned in that hopping around seems to tire her easily or cause her good front leg discomfort, although some of her behavior sounds consistent with anxiety caused by the pain meds. She stands up for a few minutes, then sits down right where she was sleeping before as though she’s just too tired to take another hop. I know she has to gain some strength in that arm and lose a little weight as well, but it’s hard to watch her struggle. I have to remind myself that she had MAJOR surgery, and it will take time to heal and start feeling like herself. Today is technically the last day for the pain meds, so I hope that she’s ready. I wish she could tell me how she’s feeling.
She did seem happy to be in her regular bed this afternoon so despite it being big and fluffy, I moved it back into her favorite spot at the base of the bed. Ironically, I just got this bed because I thought she should have a more comfortable, supportive bed in her senior years. I’ve watched her sleep half on and half off her cheap, but perfectly adequate CostCo bed forever. The stuffing no longer holds together so her aging joints are often on the floor. So I broke down and bought her the bed she deserves, and a month later, she was diagnosed with cancer – poor puppy! One morning I woke up and found Daisy snuggled in next to me and my daughter asleep on Daisy’s bed. She said Daisy was in it when she crawled into it in the middle of the night. This pic is pre-surgery.
