Picked her up at 5pm last night, and after she licked my hands/arms/face raw we loaded her up in the car and started the long drive home. Miss gimpy was not happy at all, and whined almost the whole way until she finally found a comfy spot resting her head on my arm (which then proceeded to go numb).
After pulling into the driveway, and passing Sam's inspection (he sniffed her head to toe) she settled into her pen and on to her comfy bed where she promptly passed out for the next 2 hours. Success at 9pm when we had our first pee break, and she gracefully walked on 3 legs and oh-so-nicely did her thang before we headed back in to start the 3-times-a-day process of drugs/cleaning.
And oh the drugs:
Percocet (painkiller) - every 12 hours for week 1, then every other day for week 2
Metacam (anti-inflammatory) - once daily for 2 weeks
Cephalexin (antibiotic) - 4 pills every 12 hours for 5 days
(This my be graphic for some)
Look at that poor little chicken leg! Aside from some majorly bad razor rash, her incision is looking good right now. The bruising has started along with some minor swelling - but nothing bad so far. It has to be cleaned 3 times a day with an antibacterial wash, and after 2 washes I can already tell this is going to be the least enjoyable part of the whole regimen. SOMEONE will not stay still!
Keeping her happy when it's beautiful and sunny outside is going to be hard. Stitches out in 2 weeks - let the countdown begin!
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