Now that you know a little about the surgery let’s talk about Daisy because that is what we are all here for. The day before the surgery Daisy had to go into the vet to get a pain patch, to help with the pain after surgery. They had to shave a spot on her side to attach the patch. Here is a picture of her bald spot, at this time she was a little worried about her hair growing back, but we told her it would be ok.      

Then on Tuesday Morning she was back off to the vet for surgery. Due to the busy Monday at the vet Daisy’s surgery got pushed back to the afternoon and she would have to stay the night. Surgery lasted about three and a half hours and the whole time we were sitting on pins and needles waiting for the vet to call and give us the good news. Finally at 5:30 pm the vet called to let us know that Daisy was waking up and did really well during the surgery, but they also found that she had torn her meniscus, which he had to cut the dangling piece off. They let us know that we can pick her up at 10:30 am the next morning and would leave a list of instructions for the next 8 to 12 weeks. She realized after her surgery that the little bald patch on her side was nothing compared to what they shaved for surgery. Here is a picture of her right after we brought her home.     

The first night home Daisy didn’t sleep at all and neither did any of us. It was really sad, she cried all night long. So we called the vet the next morning and got stronger pain pills. By the way, sleeping consist of the whole family playing campout on the family room floor because Daisy cannot get on the bed. Then on Friday (May 4^th) she wasn’t back to the vet for her first check up, she got the all good from the Vet. We were all happy about that. The vet then took the bandage off so the cone had to go on. (Oh no Bruises for all.) Luckily it will only need to be used for a week.      

Since then we have been working on Massage and Range of Motion and she is doing really well, she is even putting weight on her leg already and we are only using the sling on slick surfaces where she can easily slip.

Today we got to go sit outside in the nice weather for a little while with no cone. Mom was right there making sure I didn’t mess with my leg.      

Tune in for the next Daisy update.

Well mom showed us the package and Banjo and Gretchen tried to open it up right then and there. But mom and dad said no and took the package away, but we could still see it. So Gretchen spent the evening whining at the box because she knew there was something in there for her, and Banjo would sit near the box and bark at it. So finally mom had to put it out of sight and smell.

     On Easter Morning mom brought the package back out and let us have at it.

In the package we found that Grandma had made us yummy cookies, yay! What a wonderful Grandma!

Then a little while later mom gave us a new toy, which we had lots of fun playing with until Gretchen was able to sit down with it for a bit.

     Now we have another dead toy, Oops!

But that was not the end to our Easter excitement; dad shared some ham with us and boy was that good, then for dessert we got to share a strawberry cupcake.

What a wonderful yummy day.

Happy Easter to all!

On the way home from getting Daisy and Gretchen, Gretchen found her way up to my shoulder and then found my ponytail holder. She pulled the ponytail holder from my hair, and lost it under the seat. From then on every time they are within reaching distance of my ponytail, they manage to steal the ponytail holder right out of my hair. Sometimes they go to extremes while trying to get the ponytail holder, like climbing my back if they cannot quite reach. Even though these 2 girls are 9 they are still up to their same old puppy tricks.

As the week moved from Monday to Wednesday, we found Daisy’s appetite had diminished, her diarrhea increased and we were up multiple times per night to let her out in an emergency.  But while Daisy ignored her food, Gretchen found it as the perfect opportunity to try and sneak a few mouthfuls from Daisy’s bowl.  Sneaky little dog!  I imagine she was simply trying to prevent food going to waste (yeah right!).

Thursday not only marked a call to the vet for an appointment on Friday, but a record number of times to let Daisy out.  Each of the six times from mid-night to 4am (Technically Friday morning) was met with the bedroom door opening and Daisy running down the stairs; impatiently waiting for the sliding door to permit her release into the backyard. Her stomach was gurgling and audible from 2 feet away.

But by 10am, her activity began to return as well as her appetite. However, we continued with the vet appointment just as a precaution.

After a thorough examination, including some X-rays to make sure she did not have a blockage, Daisy was given a prescription of bland food: low fat cottage cheese and white rice. And as Monday rolled around, so did Daisy in regards to her ‘normal’ routine.

The vet believes Daisy may have picked up a virus, perhaps  during a 3 day stay at a local kennel in the five days prior to her getting sick.  At least she did not swallow anything that required surgery…as determined by the following x-rays…Wheeew!

The puppy in Heather’s eye was trying to keep up with a few of the others who had managed to climb a small incline amongst weeds and pines, but was soon led off course by a few chickens.  As all the other puppies engaged in play, the runt found these feathered species quite intriguing; well she was captivated by the birds themselves around 10% and the other 90%, I am ashamed to say, was limited to the droppings they left behind.  To this day she is still easily distracted by any and everything.  And somewhere along the quest for chickens the little rascal was head butted by a goat and let loose the slightest whimper, effectively sealing the deal with Heather. It goes without saying that she did not put the puppy down while we contemplated adopting a sister.

Say hello to Daisy!