We took Ellie upstairs and another rough night with her panting and not settling. I think it is in between the pain killers.
So, the first day of her 3 x 10 minute walks a day. Mal carried her to the field and she had about 6 minutes on her feet, very wobbly but starting to use the muscles. She really didn’t want to do any more. Phew this is all hard work. Next we have massage and a hot compress.
I did look and more bruising has come to the surface on Ellie’s leg so Mal rang the vets and they asked him to send a photo. We have an appointment tomorrow. Yes they should have made that appointment for us but no one phoned. I think the walk was too much too soon but it was instructions from the surgeon. We will see tomorrow. They told us to stop the walking! No compresses either yet.
Mal went to the allotment, lots of courgettes at the moment and look what a beauty he saw..
…… a peacock butterfly.
We sat in the garden in the evening. Ellie just lay on the grass.
A decision was made that she was not as happy as before the walk and so better for all of us, we all slept in the living room for another night. Plus she had her soft recovery collar on as she has now started taking interest in the wound.