Incision and Laying Down

Madison is continuing to make improvements every day and it is obvious that she feels good by her perky attitude and the significant reduction in vocalization we've noticed, both while active and when just laying still.

Here are some pictures of how her incision is healing.  It is already just some pink skin and we aren't a week post-op until tomorrow. They put PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) on the incision, which seems to be accelerating healing.

Day of surgery, January 16th

2 days after surgery, January 18th

5 days after surgery, January 21st

She is healing so nicely.  She's not licking or otherwise bothering the incision.  No "cone of shame" for her, yay!!!

Laying down used to be a stressful event for her.  Although she didn't cry out, she was very vocal with whines and squeaks.  I am sure that going down is harder than getting up, (based on my own experience when I'm sore), so consistently laying down without much ado will take a little time, but the progress so far is still significant - very little vocalization which tells me she's more comfortable, although navigation isn't perfect yet.

This first video is her laying down some days before the surgery procedure.

By Sunday, she looked much better getting down.

On Monday morning she laid down in her Vari Kennel without crashing into the side of it.  How cool is that!

She feels good enough now that it is a challenge to keep her and Stetson from acting up in the yard, even with her on leash.  We began letting them be out in the house together, under supervision, on Tuesday.  If things begin to get a little iffy, it's easy enough to crate one of the two.

Enjoying an antler

Stetson on duty

Getting her ears rubbed and loving it

We have moved the condo back into our bedroom and she's navigating the raised entry to get out of the bedroom and into the family room (which is the required path to the kitchen and backyard) pretty well.

Dave and I had high hopes for her outcome in all this and I feel like I need to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming of how well she is doing.  She's a little dynamo.