Poor Mimi. I know exactly what you mean with the splint.....Cali's back left leg is the one that broke, so when I take her out to use the potty, she almost tips over trying to manuever. And last night was the worst: Since the doctor told us to make sure that she stays still, ofcourse that means she sleeps a lot during the day. And you know what that means? A dog who is no where near sleepy at night. So, from one in the morning until about five, she screamed. Howled like she did when I first brought her home a month ago. She hadn't done that since like the first two or three days home. I don't know how I'm gonna make it through these next 5 weeks. I don't want her to start feeling like I'm going to get her in the middle of the night. It wasn't like she was in pain, though. She wanted to play. She had completed shredded her peepee pad, one of her toys had been thrown out of her pen, it looked like she had entertained herself as much as she could, and couldn't take it anymore. I felt bad, but I ended up just closing her up in her crate and closing her up in a room downstairs. Having to work today, I needed to get at least a few hours of sleep. I've got to figure out how to keep her awake and entertained tonight enough to wear her out, but without a lot of movement. Any ideas? |