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Stitches are out and our tummy is almost purple-less!  It’s been a long 2 weeks.  Nevada was really acting tired and depressed so the vet had us stop one of her pain medications to see how it went.  It made a huge difference in her demeanor when we stopped the Tramadol.  She’s still tired and not as active as usual, but it’s much better.  When she’s up and about, she’s really good, but when she’s laying down, she often prefers to stay there.  Like when we come home, normally she’d run to greet the new arrival, but now she only occasionally checks to see who’s here.  She’ll just stay where she’s laying and watch to see who comes around the corner before she decides if she wants to get up.  I assume it’s tiring to get up when there’s only one back leg to help you get there.  I’m hoping this will improve with time, but I can’t help wondering if we were too late.  I’m trying to be optimistic about everything, but it’s hard.  I’ll be calling the other vet today to set up our first chemo appointment for next week.  On a happy note, she will be so happy to see where we’re going this weekend.  She LOVES going to our cabin, but we haven’t gone for a couple weeks as it would be too hard for her.  With stitches out, we’re thinking it’s time to go again.  We’ll need to be careful with how much activity she does as normally she’d run around the yard for long periods of time.  We’ll need to make her take it easy, but she’ll be so happy to be there again so we’re excited for her!

Wishing all other tripawds and owners a great weekend!