Dogs’ Blog

Yellow Dog vs. Yellow Butterfly

K had her staples removed on Wednesday. You can see that she’s doing much better:

We found out that both Pi and K have lost about 6 pounds since December. This is great news! They weren’t fat, but I’ve been trying to get their weight down a bit. All the fetch in the back yard is obviously paying off.

K plays, but Pi is really obsessed.

K also had some fun with the sprinkler today.

And the sprinkler had some fun with her back.

Here’s how I balance my work and my non-work life. Work: balanced on right leg. Life (i.e. K’s head): balanced on left leg (and occasionally on the caps lock key). Note that while this is cute, it makes progress on editing that journal article slow.

Other than an accidental tummy-poke from me this morning that elicited a terrifying yelp from K, she is doing very well. She’s happy, back up to her 90% activity level, and irritated that she can’t run around in the yard. Only 8 days left until the staples come out.

I finally managed to snap a picture of K’s belly. She is feeling more like her usual self - her energy is coming back up and she is more comfortable eating. Everything is functioning normally, and it appears we will have a good recovery.

Pi and K would like to welcome Crystal, Tom and Michelle’s new golden, into the extended family. May your new life be better than your old life!

As I mentioned over on the house blog, K went in for emergency surgery for bloat at 2am on thursday morning. She spent a couple days in the ICU and came home Friday night. She is very drained and the codine is likely contributing to her rest.

I tried to give her a bone but she just held it in her mouth.

She had IVs in both front legs at the hospital, plus an EKG and all kinds of monitors on her other legs. They had to do a lot of shaving, so she is a bit patchy.

She has not flipped onto her back yet, so I haven’t taken a full picture of the incision, but it runs all the way from her sternum to her pelvic bone.

It seems like everything is going to be ok for her. For now, we will just take it easy and let her heal.

On our last trip, we stopped at the Holiday Inn Express in Cranberry, PA. Pi settled in on the bed. K likes to sleep in the tub, and this was very accessible.

We went home to visit mom and dad over spring break. My niece was having bring-your-pet-to-school day, and since π is the greatest dog ever, we brought her in to meet the class. The kids who weren’t afraid loved her, and π loved all the attention.

π is doing great in her recovery. We are well past the 14 week mark, so π is happily running around like crazy. She doesn’t limp except after long exercise. Here she is playing in the snow last week. You can see that her fur is mostly grown back in. Basically, she’s perfect.

Today was Pi’s last day in physical therapy. She did 10 minutes straight on the treadmill and had an ultimate swim-fetch session. The vet evaluated her and said (of course) that she’s doing really well.

Then, we got π’s stocking that I posted last time, filled with bones, and A special graduation bandanna! It’s Paradise Pet Therapy, so they have tropical bandannas, of course. Here is π showing hers off outside and in the messy house where you can see the logo.