Surprisingly Josh and I slept through most of the night. She woke us up around 12:45 when a skunk had sprayed nearby. Josh and I both got up to check on her and she was just lying in the kitchen resting her head. This morning I got up early (even though I could have slept in a little later) to help Josh take her out to the bathroom - she went pee YEA! We still had to carry her up and down the stairs it is just too much right now to ask her to try them.
I had class today (my last one ever - or at least for a little bit) so Zoe spent the afternoon locked in the kitchen. We have all sorts of rugs lying in the kitchen to help her walk so she doesn't slip. When I got home I could tell she needed to go potty but she was very excited to see me and I was not excited about taking her out alone! I knew I had to do it for my baby so I picked her up (as best as I could - she weighs 50 pounds) and took her out our front door. I was amazed at how well she walked to her potty area - even using her lame leg. She eventually went pee again but wanted to stay out and walk a little so we checked the mail and I had to pretty much carry her to get her to go inside. I think the most painful part is not seeing her all happy and running around (no more games of run away from mommy for a while).
She seems to be having a good day today - a little whine here and there but that is to be expected. She doesn't move much from the kitchen but it is kind of nice, she did try to cuddle with me on the couch but the doctor said no (and so did josh) :( Tonight after Josh went to bed she started to whine again and since she hasn’t had a bowel movement (yes I will tell you everything on this blog) I figured I would take her out. She has been eating her normal one cup at night and one cup in the morning with no problems. So again I carried her down the front steps and took her out back to go potty! She even made it to her area this time and she pooped! This was probably the most excited I was today (other than finishing my class).
So I have tomorrow and next week off completely so I will be babying her as much as I can! She doesn’t get the stitches out until August 2nd which means she has to wear the collar and be uncomfortable until then. So my week with her should be fun!
It's amazing how much and how freely you talk about poop after you get a dog.
ReplyDeleteSounds like she's doing awesome, Chelsea. I'm glad to hear that she's eating normally and getting around. I'm sure she'll be trying to get you to chase her again before you know it.