The infamous rollercoaster
Yep, we’re on it. The infamous roller coaster. Roxy was doing so well for the two days she spent with the vet that we were hoping that would continue. But with being home comes more movement, more excitement and of course accidents involving other crazy dogs. Yesterday was a very bad day (from what I’m told. I was stuck at work all day). My husband said she cried a lot. Every time she was touched, when the other dogs bumped in to her. He said he and my son were almost in tears. I called the vet and got her a stronger pain killer, one with some anti-anxiety meds in it. She seems much better. She wants to follow me every where I go, so I’m trying to stay put as much as possible so she’ll rest.
I watched a video we took of her about a week before the amputation. She was so happy and energetic, just jumping all over the place. I don’t see how we’ll ever get back to that place. Is that a normal phase through all of this? I certainly hope so. I’ve read so many tripawd stories where the tripawd gets right back to being themselves again. I hope we are blessed enough to have the old Roxy back soon. I hope I made the right decision for her.
I tried to upload some pics tonight but I kept getting a “http error” pop up. Not sure what that’s about. Maybe because I’m not a supporter I don’t have enough memory space???
Pray for Roxy tonight. All you tripawds and tripawd parents are in my prayers.
Leslie
on March 7, 2010 at 10:17 am
They don’t all get quickly back to being themselves again. Cemil took his time. I learned that each dog has its own pace, but they will eventually get there. He did too. Roxy will too. She has some healing to do first. Try not to worry. Each day should be a little better than the one before–take hope from that. First thing you know, you’ll be encouraging people who worry that their dog will never be back to normal. And that’s normal–the first couple weeks are tough in lots of ways.
Hang in there.
Mary and Cemil