Ember hurt her foot.

Sorry for the delay to the update. Ember's surgery went very well today. I dropped her off at 9:00am and waited until her pre-op bloodwork was done. I was curious to see how it looked since it was the first I'd done on her since I started her on raw in Feb. I'm please to say it was perfect:smile2: Then I left as nobody needed a crazed owner milling about.

I spent the first half of the morning at Ember's breeders house at about 11:00 I haven't heard anything and the surgery was surposed to be done at 10 and in shouldn't have taken too long. I did say I was a crazed owner.:lol: Turns out she got bumped for a blocked cat that could not be unblocked and needed surgery.(big time emergency). So at about 12 they call me and she is done and awake. He said the tendon sheath was pretty torn up but the achilles tendon was great and the repair went fine. He wondered if it have gotten caught in the brambles in the lilac brushes when she was flushing the rabbits. He suggested I go a little more conservative with rehab about 4 weeks after the cast comes off but the prognosis is still very good. Her cast is not the same pretty pink color but yucky green.:( Next week I'm putting on pink again when I change it.

I didn't get to pick her up until 5 and then had to drive back 1.5hr to the Twin Cities and then go the sheltie club meeting(I was being intro for membership so I needed to be there) so I made a nice bed for Ember in the kennel in the van and let her sleep. Thankfully fall has come to MN and it was cool today night and she was very comfortable in the car. I just got home about an hour ago. Very long day.
 
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So glad to hear the surgery went well, even though she did get bumped by another patient. Keep us updated on how she does. And how is Mom today, now that the surgery is over? Exhausted from worry, let alone what else you did yesterday.
 
I am so happy to hear that Ember's surgery went well. You must be so relieved.
Now she have the best recovery care any pup could wish for. Sorry about the green cast Ember :cry: Good thing Mom's on the ball and giving you pink next week :wink2:
 
wheww so glad the surgery went well and she is on the road to recovery and being spoiled daily!! Sounds like you had a heck of a day yesterday and know how we mom's worry. Take care of you both today. Hugs to Ember.
 
Good news, the surgery is over and recovery is under way! I hope everything goes well and there's some down time for you too, Shelli, after the stress of the week. Have a cuddle with Ember and the pups and some nice, indulgent TV and chocolate!
 
Wow...that was a long day for you.

Thanks so much for the update and most of all, I am thrilled to hear that the surgery went well.

Rest well today and cuddle with your Ember baby. I am not sure about the weather out there, but today on the east coast is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!.
 
Ember is doing well today. She is taking her meds like a champ unlike Justice who is the worst pill taker known to man kind. The yucky green cast is gone. It was slipping off, I didn't mind as I wanted to get the bloody dressing from the surgery off anyway. The incision looked ok but very swollen. She how has a nice pink cast again. I have to change it next week again so I hope it lasts. I've have to look for bright blue from next week.:smile2:

It is 65 today and sunny. So we are just hanging out and enjoying the sunny before the cold comes. In MN it can be summer one day and winter the next.
 
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