ANNIE'S HOMECOMING

YAY, Annie was doing so well that she got to come home!!! It was kind of scary seeing her for the first time. Here poor little backside is shaved and she has a wound that has three staples in it. Amanda and I didn't know where to hold her to make her most comfortable. She was awake though and excited to see us. 

We were sent home with three different medicines.

Tramadol

Metcam

and Pennecillian with Autonphanol another pain medicine in it

• Annie was quite loopy all evening. She was whimpering and whining all evening. Some times she was even shaking. (This is all to be expected.) We stayed up on her pain meds. all night to make her as comfortable as possible. We all took turns holding her and giving her all the love and support that we could.
• Annie is being awesome regarding eating. I have been giving her chicken breast as her sole source of food right now and she is loving it!! I have had to really ration it out as she would eat to much and then  I heard her bell could get upset. We didn't want to add anymore problems for the little girl. 
• Annie is drinking really well. We just bring the water bowl to her and she will lift her little head and drink enough that I know she is staying hydrated. 
• We are carrying Annie outside to go to the bathroom. I had a potty pad all set up in an area in the house but she refuses to use it. When I put her down she sat right down and went pee. It was great to see. I then picked her up and right back to rest and relaxation for her. 

ANNIE'S INCISION

Here is a picture of her little incision. It looks really big on her little body but it is only about 1-1/2 maybe 2 inches long. Dr. Carlson said it has internal stitches that will dissolve, external glue and then 3 staples to hold it together. The staples will have to be removed but everything else will take care of itself. We really don't have any special wound care. We are to watch to make sure it doesn't bleed, gets redder or if Annie starts licking it.