Fully Fused, Loose Tooth

Our top story tonight, Henrietta had her 6 weeks check up this morning. The vet said her bone looked like it had healed completely. We still have to keep her from doing anything crazy for another 6 weeks, just to make sure the newly healed knee doesn't get re-injured. I'll be posting her x-rays here in a few days. I'll also have a total amount for all of the medical bills. But for right now, we all desperately need some sleep!

And in other news, Edelweiss has a tooth that became loose the other day. We took her to our vet here in town, and after looking at it, he told us that we had 2 options: He could put her under and pull it out ($150), or we could just let it fall out on its own (Free). We decided to let it fall out on its own, but I still feel horrible about it! Poor Edel! I'll try to post a picture of her later. The vet said her teeth actually looked pretty good, so I think maybe she knocked it on something, or was playing tug too hard.

Movin' Right Along

I haven't really been keeping up with the blog the last week or two, and the reason is there's nothing really worth reporting! Henrietta is back to her normal self, playing with her favorite toys, enjoying her walks, and savoring her meals. We're still working on finding the right fit for her leg brace, and getting her to tolerate wearing it. She'll get there eventually. She hasn't had any more reactions to her sutures, and her open wound has completely closed up. There isn't even a scab anymore, just nice, pink, healthy skin. She will have quite a scar, though, but that's ok. We don't mind scars.

On Wednesday, Henrietta will have her 6 weeks check-up. She'll be put under and have x-rays taken of her knee to make sure the bone has healed properly, and that everything is is the right position. After that, ...well, I don't know what will happen after that. I hope that the vet will tell us that everything is just fine, and we can start letting Henrietta run around off-leash in the yard, and that we can ditch the cone collar, and that she can sleep in her regular crate again so I can take down this pen we slapped together using 2 baby gates. But, I honestly don't know what she'll say, or how everything will turn out. And, since we're speaking honestly here, I'm a little bit numb to it all after being stuck in the house for 6 weeks. I think we ALL have a touch of cabin fever...