T-Minus 2 Days
Well, today was another lazy day of household chores and other misc stuff.. The dogs and I spent some time in the back yard filling the bird feeders and horsing around as usual.
Nikki seemed to be favoring her leg a bit more today, probably because she was so active yesterday. (She actually chased the laser for a little while last night.. This is not normal, she usually just watches as the other two chase it around before we go to bed)
I thought about taking Nikki for a ride today, but she tends to get very active in the back of the Tahoe, and the docs have warned us that we need to be extremely careful that she doesn’t fracture her hind leg. So, even though Nikki really loves the big R, we decided it would be best to let her enjoy the trip to the vet on Tuesday instead..
One thing Nikki really likes doing is destroying cardboard boxes… I don’t really know how this started, but pretty much anytime I have an empty box (she won’t touch it until she knows it’s OK) she wants to destroy it. I decided to take some video of her doing that today. Not the most exciting of videos, but I imagine I’ll be happy I took it at some point in the future.. You can also see her sister Sasha here trying to help out. (Sasha will turn 1 year old in a couple of weeks)
On the video, when she gets to the second box (about 40 seconds in), you can see how she really favors her right-hind leg.. On one hand it’s going to be very strange seeing her as a TriPawd, but on the other it’s going to be nice to not see her in pain when she walks.
Mary and I went to the store today in preparation for Tuesday. I’m sure Nikki won’t be able to handle the stairs for a few days post-op, so we bought an air mattress that we can put next to one of the dog beds on the main floor for me to sleep on. (We figure at least for the first week she’ll need to sleep downstairs and I’ll stay with her) I also picked up (ok, I tried to pick up. Seems as if I got the wrong kind and will have to try again tomorrow) a canvas grocery bag to use as a temporary sling until Nikki heals enough to use the harness.
January 17th, 2010 at 21:15
Kill those boxes girls! It will be strange seeing Nikki as a Tripawd, but think of your neighbors now they will be able to tell her from the other two 🙂 ! We had a problem with the neighbors telling me from Peyton until he was a tripawd!
You will be surprised with how well Nikki does. You might not even need the sling. One of the last times we were at CSU we met a rear amputee. She was amputated at 5 pm Wednesday night and we met her at about 9 am the next morning. She hopped just fine on her own. I think the rear amputees have a little easier time moving around than the front. You might need to help her when she has to do her business. Good luck! We can’t wait to hear how well she does!
Keeping our paws crossed. I’m sending lots of golden licks and hugs your way Nikki!
Dillon
January 17th, 2010 at 21:54
I love it! Jerry got a thrill from opening packages too.
January 17th, 2010 at 22:13
That is GREAT!!! What a wonderful video, thanks for sharing!! 🙂