Thanks everyone for the good wishes and sound advice. I'm sure I'd have gone nuts this week without you all! We went
'stony shopping' today, not much conversation, then Irina apologized and said
'it was my woory for leetle Creestell and I hit out wizout zinking - Ian verrry sorrry' - (she's Russian by the way!) She added I was a wonderful dad and then a lot of stuff about her 'ex' never bothering when her lovely Airedale went missing for 3 days once, or jabs ever etc etc. So normal service within the domestic front has now been resumed.
Back on the poop watch we had two very hard little pellets after her normal brekkie of 50g from an organic lamb tray
(similar to Caesar) and crushed kibble. Since she's only had a little more chicken, but with rice this time (about a handful in total). As she seems to be improving, thought I'd re-introduce her normal diet only this evening -
(but no treats etc for another week). We thought to let her get back to her normal inside floor display gymnastic disciplines on Friday! (ten days in from op). Stitches are coming out the following Monday
(a week today) I took her out this morning and she just couldn't understand why Dad wasn't letting her off the leash? Boy did she enjoy it though and showed no signs of fatigue. However we only went 10 minutes each way for the first time.