Well Sunday September 4th, was day 5 of Mary’s recovery. As you know it was a holiday weekend, and we spent it just relaxing with our girl. We had noticed a little bit of swelling in her front leg on Saturday, but nothing too alarming and we just figured she over worked it, and after she rested it went down a bit. Sunday was a different story. That paw swelled up so big it looked like a bear paw!!! So at 7 pm we drove her to the emergency vet (45 min away) in Tustin. There are closer ones, but they are yucky and they don’t seem to care about your pet. They see dollar signs when you walk in, not a sick patient.
We were really worried! Was it a blood clot? Did she fracture her leg with the added weight and stress? Is it sprained? When we got there we had to wait a bit, but they brought her a bed and everyone was really sweet. When the doctor came in she examined the leg it wasn’t hot or red so it wasnt a blood clot, the bones felt normal so no breaks or fractures. What then? Her compression garment that they put on her after surgery ( that we are constantly adjusting ) was impairing the blood flow! It refuses to stay put! Ladies you can relate if you have ever worn nylons! Anyways, after some ingenuity and cutting we were able to secure it to her collar and cut the arm hole a bit more, to avoid the problem. we are still constantly adjusting it, but the arm hole is much better! Whew… Glad it wasnt as serious as we thought 🙂
If any of you are in southern California I would highly recommend veterinary surgical specialists in Tustin. They were the ones who diagnosed and treated Mary’s cancer. They are Amazing! Especially Mary’s doctor, Dr.Craig she is awesome. The staff there is wonderful, they treated us like we were their only patient. I am sure they must have been annoyed with the hundreds of phone calls we made over the past 2 weeks but they were always kind and helpful, and we never heard any frustration or irritation in their voices. Thank you for that, we had a lot to learn and ask in a week!
A special thank you to Advanced Critical Care in Tustin, for your kindness and concern. You were all so wonderful 🙂
A very special thank you to all of our 3 legged friends and families for your warm words and support 😉
And one last special thank you to our family, you have all been so amazing!
Keep paw-raying,
Mary the big red dog 😉