The past week has been very, very eventful for our (not so) little pup. She is more than 100% recovered from her surgery and is back to some of her old antics. Here are the highlights ...
Last Weekend:
Nisbet decided she was 100% back to herself and was relentless with her requests to play. Of course, she was on restricted activity, so we decided that one spin around the block per day was "limited" for her. Otherwise, she would have driven us crazy. She never used her sedative pills after surgery, and went off her pain meds on Sunday.
Last Monday & Tuesday:
She got out of her stupid plastic post surgery collar most of the day for good behavior. She wore it only when we were not home to supervise her.
Wednesday:
We now leave the door to her crate open at night, and we have a much calmer puppy in the morning than we used to. She has no problem putting herself to bed when it's lights out.
Valentine's Day:
Bryan took out Nisbet's stitches and staples. The wounds healed nicely, and Nisbet is no longer on limited activity restrictions. (Hooray!)
Friday:
Michelle previewed a doggy resort to see if it would be acceptable to leave Nisbet there when we have to leave town. It was fine, and we got a recommendation from friends to visit another resort, too.
Saturday:
Nisbet had her first off-leash play date with Olive, an 8-month old Bouvier, at a local soccer field. Olive is a rambunctious pup - a good match for our little crazy one. Olive's humans, Andi and Donny, didn't get her ears pinned up when she was a baby, so Olive is extra cute with short, floppy ears. Nisbet spent most of the rest of the day sleeping - thanks Andi, Donny and Olive.
Sunday:
Nisbet threw up all over the back of Bryan's car on the way up to snowshoe. It was a big mess, and we were very, very surprised to learn that Nisbet had swallowed another sock. Fortunately, this one did not cost us a visit to the puppy ER. After the incident, Nisbet perked right up and we all enjoyed a good snowshoe.
February 18, 2008
February 08, 2008
Recovering
Nisbet is recovering nicely from her big spay surgery yesterday. We are pleased the surgery went well and are looking forward to her not having to wear the silly plastic collar in 10 or so days.
It was too quiet here yesterday without Nisbet in the house. She was not here to bark at the broom when I swept the floor or to carry the piece of junk mail from the cat-only vet back from our mailbox. I was so glad to see her come out from the back of the vet's office when we went to pick her up. As expected, she was not as perky as normal and a quite disoriented, but nevertheless she was happy to see us. She spent the majority of the evening curled up in her bed in our family room, waiting for the anesthesia to run its course.
We brought her "downstairs" bed up to our room at bedtime so she wouldn't have to get into her crate in her drunken state with that big plastic collar. Of course, she decided to crawl in there anyway and stayed there with the door open until very early this morning when she came out for some pets and to sleep in her other bed. By the time Bryan was getting ready for work, she was definitely feeling more like herself. She was wagging her tail, sat on my lap for a while and was very excited about eating breakfast. Nisbet is now in the middle of a long nap, and I am doing my best to to keep things calm and quiet around here by doing "boring" things like updating our financial records.
It was too quiet here yesterday without Nisbet in the house. She was not here to bark at the broom when I swept the floor or to carry the piece of junk mail from the cat-only vet back from our mailbox. I was so glad to see her come out from the back of the vet's office when we went to pick her up. As expected, she was not as perky as normal and a quite disoriented, but nevertheless she was happy to see us. She spent the majority of the evening curled up in her bed in our family room, waiting for the anesthesia to run its course.
We brought her "downstairs" bed up to our room at bedtime so she wouldn't have to get into her crate in her drunken state with that big plastic collar. Of course, she decided to crawl in there anyway and stayed there with the door open until very early this morning when she came out for some pets and to sleep in her other bed. By the time Bryan was getting ready for work, she was definitely feeling more like herself. She was wagging her tail, sat on my lap for a while and was very excited about eating breakfast. Nisbet is now in the middle of a long nap, and I am doing my best to to keep things calm and quiet around here by doing "boring" things like updating our financial records.
February 04, 2008
New Trick
Our friend Aaron came to visit us between business trips this past weekend. The real purpose of the visit was to take advantage of all the snow we've had and do a little skiing with Bryan. Of course, Nisbet thought he came to see her. Nisbet LOVES Aaron and was very sad to see him go. He showed her how to "spin" (turn around in a circle for a treat) and got her to catch a ball for the first time.
This week will be another big one for our little pup. She gets spayed on Thursday.
This week will be another big one for our little pup. She gets spayed on Thursday.
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