well, i'm just going to stop apologizing for not posting new blogs when i say i will. haha. the time just seems to fly. so to catch you up on the last couple weeks...our girl is finally on the mend and doing well! her 2-week check-up went well although her incision was irritated upon arrival. i figured it was due to the fact that she knocked the car gate over and then proceeded to jump over the back seat (although she got stuck halfway over the seat)..all while i was driving down the interstate. so 2 more weeks of antibiotics and having to wear the cone of shame and we're back to healthy!
the surgeon said she looked good walking around and that everything else checked out fine. we go back in a couple weeks for follow-up x-rays and check-up. we've been doing exercises and going for short walks. denali is not crazy about the exercises and usually just lays down in the middle of them; but she is loving being back outside and exploring (and barking and trying to chase things, etc.). she doesn't seem to be limping near as much so i think she's figuring out how to work her new bionic leg. she walks somewhat bow-legged (probably due to the surgeon shaving and rotating her shin bone!), but that seems to be straightening out. her hair is also growing back so she doesn't look so naked. ha!
overall, she's a happy girl and seems to really be on the mend. she's supposed to be confined for another few weeks, but instead of crating her, we've just been closing her off in her little living room pen. i made her a nice comfy living quarters with lots of blankets, her bed, toys, etc. and she just gets up on the one couch that's not turned around. haha, oh well.
sorry for the poor photo quality, but it's faster to just take new pics with my phone and upload them.
see my hair growing back?!
you can barely see the top of her incision...do you like the annoyed look she's giving me? ;)
standing! we're working to get her to put more weight on that leg.
