My Baby Girl is Home
We arrived at the vet a bit after 5:30 pm tonight to pick up Bubbles. Quickly her doctor came up to the desk and we made our way to the back to see her. From a distance I could see her mug pressed up against the metal kennel door. She was sleeping, and as my husband and I approached, her little eye popped open, and before we knew it, she was up on all three legs! Her doctor was impressed, opened the door and she hopped right out. I really didn’t expect her to get up that quickly and start walking! Apparently, those were her first few steps as a tripawd, and I couldn’t have been any happier.
Immediately I started to cry.. I saw my baby for the first time without her leg, and as shocking as it was, I was truly relieved. I hugged her doctor and thanked him over and over. She was already sniffing around being nosy, and acting herself completely. Below is a shot of me loving her up. 
We are home now, and she is doing well. She pottied outside, and we approached our stairs. The doctor recommended we let her try, and she did, but she just couldn’t get that back leg up high enough, so I carried her the rest of the way. Inside my son wasn’t as startled to see her as I imagined, seems like all the talk and pictures surely helped him understand. We are resting now, Bubbles in her bed snoring away, so I am feeling so much better. I’ll be sleeping on the sofa tonight right by her side, and I’ve got all her meds put in my phone with alarms. I’ll update again soon!
January 19th, 2013 at 4:14 am
OH I had such a big smile when I saw this pic! I remember that feeling so well!!!!! So happy to hear she’s home!!
xoxo,
Erica & Jill
January 19th, 2013 at 6:20 am
Thank you Erica!! I am so relieved to have her back. Her surgery went amazing. She had a small allergic reaction to one of the antibiotics right before they began surgery, but they immediately stopped it, and started a new one. Other than that, she did perfectly well, and she’s currently not feeling the cone of shame. Lol. I’ll post again tomorrow! xoxo
Give Jill a BIG hug from us!
January 19th, 2013 at 3:23 pm
Great photo! I also remember that day well. Max actually drug the nurse who was “walking” him right to me! I’m so glad to hear Bubbles is back home where she belongs!
January 19th, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Great news! So glad she’s home with her family, right where she belongs. I’ll bet that little tail was twitching a mile a minute!
Keep us updated on how she’s doing and if you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask. Lots of info here from hundreds of people who’ve pretty much seen it all.
Shari