Well, Gracee had her surgery last Thursday. Everything went well, but I noticed last Friday that her incision looked swollen and red and realized that she had been licking it all day. So Clarke and I made a trip to the emergency vet clinic to get her a collar, or “cone” as we like to call it, to prevent her from getting an infection. The first couple hours in her cone were hilarious. She kept running into doorways and tripping over things. She’s since gotten used to it, but everytime I try to take it off, she begins to lick again. Looks like she’s going to be wearing it for awhile….
Also since her surgery, she hasn’t been sleeping as well. I think it’s because she isn’t getting enough exercise. We’re supposed to keep her from running and jumping….like that happens. The other night she decided she wanted to stay up and bark or whine all night, leading to me getting only three hours of sleep and Clarke getting about an hour of sleep. Thankfully, she slept through the night last night (probably because I let her run around the backyard for awhile). You’re not supposed to say “I was up all night with my dog!” They really are like babies sometimes….
May 9th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Oh Gracee you’re so cute even if you do scrape my legs with your cone.
I love my wife and both my dogs Ernie and Gracee,