Mornin' Y'all! I hope you are having a great morning so far! Aymee and Katie Scarlett here and wanted to check in. As many of you know, Katie Scarlett had her spay surgery yesterday. She was out of it most all evening. I slept in the den with her last night so she could have easy access to her potty pad. I slept in the floor right next to her so I could keep an eye on her. I think I woke up every hour checking on her. She got up and tee tee'd twice. I heard her eating some of her food around 3 AM. She didn't eat much, but she did eat a few bits before going back to bed. Then at 8 AM she woke me up with a healthy 'good morning' bark. She is doing really good today! Her eyes have perked up a lot and she looks a lot happier than yesterday. I have the baby gate up though and am keeping her in the den with me today. I am going to keep her confined so she can't get too crazy. She has played with her toys a bit this morning and chewed on her bully stick. She is now sitting up on the couch with me bundled up in her blankie. I have her puppy stairs set up so she can get up and off the couch very easy. I did notice her licking at her incision area once last night. I need to get a cone, but forgot to pick that up at the store yesterday. So for a temporary solution, I cut the arm off an old cotton jacket of mine. The sleeve of it is acting as her 'turtleneck.' LOL. Then I cut it as long as she is, cut 4 holes for the arms and legs. I put it on her and it covers up the incision site, but she still has access to what she needs when she has to go. She now cannot lick at the site until I can get a cone. She may look a little silly, but I had to do what I could in the wee hours of the morning. I'll have to snap a pic so y'all can see. I'm sure you will chuckle like I did. But hey, it works.
Any advice for today from you guys who have went through this? I am bringing her water every hour or so. I know she doesn't feel like getting up all the time. She is still resting a lot. I brushed her hair just a teeny bit last night, but no where near the incision site. I did not want to hurt her. Plus, they shaved her around that area pretty good. I don't want her to get matts in her hair though. Should I try a grooming this evening? Of course being very careful. I hope I'm doing everything alright.
But she does seem to be on the mend! Yay! Sweet girl!
