Back on track

Gracie's body seems to be returning to pre-injury function. Her bathroom forays have been highly successful the last two days. Cross one worry off my list. I do fret that she is doing too much. When outside for her bathroom breaks, she makes the most of her freedom by leading me to believe she needs to sniff each piece of barkdust in the yard. (FYI - my backyard is mostly barkdust.) She is just beginning to put weight on her left leg. Not much, but some. I'm still using the belly strap to help her get to and from the backyard to make sure she doesn't slip and fall.

I talked with the vet surgeon on Friday. He said he was not concerned about her walking around during her potty breaks. He said her main risk was spraining the fragile tendons and ligaments in leg, but he felt certain that the bone was in a good position and the plate firmly implanted.

The sun made a brief appearance today. Gracie laid on the deck for about 15 minutes soaking in the warm rays. It must have felt good on her injured leg. She was really good about allowing me to place cold compresses on her leg for the first 3 days. The instructions then advised to follow the next 3 days with warm compresses. She has not liked that process at all. Happily, though, the swelling is much reduced and the bruising is fading.

Tomorrow we can cross 1 week off our recovery time. Now that she and I are getting a rhythm, I'm hopeful the next weeks will go well (and pass quickly!).