Poor Girl

Ava ended up going back to MSU friday night and stayed the entire weekend. Her infection was causing her alot of pain and I was not handling it well. I decided that it was better for her to be in professional hands. She came home this afternoon and is a different dog. She is more like her old self now. I'm so happy. As soon as we got home she wanted to eat. She hasn't eaten much for over a week since I'm sure her throat hurts. Tonight she basically dove into the food. She ate a whole can (3oz) and then a package (5oz) as well. Its not alot of food but its more than she has had since this started. She ate again just a bit ago. She needs to have food with some of her medicines, so now that she is eating it is helping me out. She does have to wear an e-collar (cone) now because she won't leave her bandages alone. She has been fine since we got home, but I'm watching her like a hawk. I catch her licking at it once in awhile but she listens to her mama. Tonight will be hard because she will have to sleep in her crate with the collar on. She is used to sleeping on the bed but can't right now because she isn't suppose to be jumping. Hopefully she won't do much crying because I need to get some sleep. Tomorrow she has to go back to MSU to get her bandage changed. The drainage has finally slowed down and the doctors are hoping to remove the drainage tube tomorrow. I'm just so happy to have my girl back. She is acting so much like herself, its great. I'm hoping the healing process will move along nicely and we can get back to some semblence of normal. I'm not even sure when the staples are suppose to come out. I'll will be checking with the doctors tomorrow to make sure that we get her taken care of. She is going to be a bit deformed on one side for the rest of her life. The way they cut her ribs has created a bulge. It may get a bit better as she heals, but it will always be noticeable.