Well, we made it to milestone 1...the end of day 3 post op. Denali will still be on her pain meds for another couple days and her antibiotics for another week or so. She is in good spirits today and spent most of the day resting. The docs say to keep them off their feet for the first 3 days and I was a little worried she was up and walking around too much. Maybe that's why she's taking it easy today. I took a sick day to stay home with her and will go into work for a bit tomorrow. I think she'll be ok. Her leg looks better to me today. The bruising doesn't look as bad and the swelling seems to have gone down some. Her incision still looks good and she's surprisingly not licking it. Thank goodness because I hate those cones. Denali was pretty happy to be outside for brief periods of time today. She tried to take off to chase some birds out of our tree (a favorite past time). Good thing I had her in a sling so I could contain her. Silly doggie.
So now we don't have to be as cautious about letting her move around. However, she still has to be confined to a small space and can only go out on on leash for potty breaks for the next 2 weeks. Well, we're 3 days in, so technically 11 more days. After that, we go back in to meet with the surgeon about her rehab program (exercises, stretching and massage at home) and it's another 6-8 weeks before her bone should be healed completely and she can get back to walking. Looking forward to that day...
Day 3 post op pics:
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