Miggs , Recovering Well

Hello .

It has been a tough week for us all before and after Miggs had her surgery  last Monday and came home the next day Tuesday .  The surgery went well and she did very well and is continuing to do well . We have been taking turns sleeping in the living room at night with her as our room is on the second floor and she can not take stairs even with help for next week so Papa does weekend nights and I  week nights as he has to work   and when Papa is home we do everything in shifts . We have the cone of shame we call it to put on her to stop her from getting at her stitches but like the last time she had this on her other leg she gets around it so Papa made a sock for her out of old sleep pants that attaches to her harness for the times we cant watch her or when I am on my own and cant have eyes on her 24/7 .She has a special harness on that helps us help her to get up and to steady her and hold her up to give the operated leg a bit of a rest and not to have a lot of pressure on it  for now and when she is out doing her business or at her bowls in her feeding station and when she has to take the small step up back into the house  .When  she is to go out to do her business she is to be on leash and that is all she is out there to do till her leg gets stronger . The swelling has gone as we give her a deep massage 3 times a day and she has her very own bag of peas as a cold compress lol they form better for her leg . We also do a range of motion a few times a day with her leg  !

                                                           The day after surgery .
 They don't bandage them any more like they did on her other back leg she had done 7 years ago , for it helps heal faster this way .

This is Miggs today .

                    Don't you just love her snazzy jammie sleeve Papa made for her lol, beats the cone of shame that gets in the way for her as our old farm house has lots of small areas and and not a lot of space for the cone really, it doesn't work for her in both aspects but her sleeve works like a charm , when we are with her the sleeve comes off to air it out and we can watch her more closely but she is a licker so ya better be fast lol !

She gets the stitches out next Monday January 30th WOW  the ends of January already that went fast . We had a big melt down with  warm temps and rain again for the second time this season and our snow is the odd few patches here and there , lots of green grass around again . Miggs enjoys the little lime she has outside when she is out to do her business but we both really miss our walks a lot but in the next few weeks we will be able to take small walks about the yard and go up the street more and more each week . By spring she should be fully recovered and we can enjoy our daily walks again .

  Well that's it for us for now , lots of TLC for our girl as always and getting and keeping her on the road to recovery .
                                                     Until next time .