So we are now at two weeks later and she has her stitches out- YEAH! This past weekend we traveled to visit Zoe’s grandparents and attend a surprise party! She hates car rides – the whole two hours she sat maybe a few times and finally laid down when we were on the back roads! The first night she howled starting at 3:30, 5:30, 5:45, 6:00 and so on! Needless to say Josh and I didn’t sleep well! Her grandparents set up their back deck with gates so she could run around outside and she loved it! Although at times it was a headache for us to make sure she didn’t eat the poisonous flowers or wasps! Yes I said wasp as Zoe at one on Saturday and then Sunday morning tried to eat a bumble bee but I think it stung her on the tongue because it flew out of her mouth!
Saturday Zoe’s grandma and I took a trip to Bed Bath and Beyond to purchase and item called Bark Off for 10 dollars. As I said before it was not a fun night of sleep so I wanted to try something to keep her quiet at night. This is a small device that emits a loud noise that only dogs can hear and it is suppose to get them to stop barking. It didn’t really work outside but that night I left it on in the kitchen and she didn’t start to make noise until 6:30 and at that point she just made a whining cry and stopped right away! Not sure if she was exhausted from the night before or if the item worked – will have to test it out some more!
Sunday we had a surprise party for grandpa so we had to fake leave and come back – Zoe was not a fan of this because she had to get in and out of the car multiple times. Then when the party started we had to put her in room. She cried for a while but then I put the bark off in and she stopped – again not sure if she was tired of barking but she was behaving herself for the most part (until she spilled her water bowl all over when we were getting ready to leave). The two hour ride back home she again never laid down – and with her collar on it drove both Josh and I nuts! Her collar would get stuck on the barrier and make awful noises and she rubbed it against any surface she could trying to get it off! When we got home we all were exhausted and thankfully she let us sleep in until 8 this morning (I of course got up and took her out, fed her and put the bark off on at 6:30).
Then the exciting part – we went to the vet and got her stitches out! I think most dogs when they go back to the vet’s office they are scared or don’t want to go in – NOT ZOE! Her tail was wagging and she was so happy to see everybody. They said she was a great patient but I think they say that to everyone. They were all impressed with how well she was doing. Dr. Glennon was extremely impressed stating that most dogs that have this procedure are only using their legs 20% barely toe touching and she is able to run around and weight bear. He said we can now leash walk her unlimitedly and get her muscles to build up in her leg or take her swimming in a pond. Unfortunately I don’t think she knows how to swim so I am nervous about taking her to a pond but willing to try! The doctor said he didn’t need to see her for another two months and that he was very happy with her progress! YEAH ZOE!
Josh and I were a little hesitant to wait two months for the next appointment so we scheduled it for 6 weeks sometime in September. At that appointment we will decide whether to do her left leg or wait until after winter – it is very important to do the procedure during the spring, summer or fall so she has enough time to rehab it before winter. Dr. Glennon said there is no rush and that it would be up to us if we wanted to do it this year or next. We don’t want to rush anything and since she healed so well on this leg we might just wait till the spring!
Since getting home this morning Zoe has been busy licking away and walking around the house without the cone – she is very happy! We took her for a short walk and she seemed tired half way through - but finally made it home and then crashed! Thanks everyone for your support!
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