Please pray for Lacey...

[chocolatepuppy]

Some of you may have been following her thread about her knee surgery in Dog Health. We woke up this morning and her leg was swollen up, terribly! :( We just got back from the Emergency Vet. Lacey has an infection in her leg. It's swollen up to three times the normal size. :( They gave her an injection of a stronger antibiotic (she was already on some) and stronger pills to start tomorrow. She's also starting a diuretic(sp?) to help reduce the swelling. She has to see our vet tomorrow, they may have to open her leg up somewhere to drain. :(
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers, all we want is our girl to be able to walk. She has been through so much already. :(

[luvofallhorses]

oh no!! :( She will be in my thoughts and prayers and many many hugs to you!!! Lacey you have to get better. :( Give her a kiss for me please and Buster sends get well kisses. :) Please keep us updated.

[petslover]

Oh no. Poor Lacey. That girl has been through so much here lately. Get well Lacey!

[gemini9961]

Oh no....my best wishes for Lacey, get well pretty girl.

[.sarah]

Oh my goodness :( Poor Lacey :( Prayers are on the way!

[BC_MoM]

God bless you, Lacey!! Please get better soon! :)

[k9krazee]

Prayers are on the way!!!! :( :(

[Corinna]

Prayers for Lacey.

[lute]

Poor Lacey! :( Prayers are commin!

[Ginger's Mom]

Aww, poor Lacey. Prayers on the way.

[tatsxxx11]

Oh no, poor Lacey:( She's been through so much already:( Sending lots of love and healing prayers your way, sweet baby girl. Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in and do the trick and she can avoid having thie site drained:( Hoping for a positive update in the next day or two. Love and hugs to you and your Mom, dear Lacey!:)

Sandra

[Alysser]

Prayers and good thoughts on the way!

[Roxyluvsme13]

Aww Poor Lacey. Thoughts and prayers coming + (((HUGS))) to you.

[dappledoxie]

I'll be praying for Lacey, I hope she gets better very very soon, I hope everything is alright.

[Kfamr]

I haven't gotten a chance to reply, and I really don't know how to reply, but I have been watching your thread and thinking of you all.

I'm so sorry. :( {{HUGS}} to you and the girls, Annette. I hope the swelling goes down and Lacey is allowed to romp around again. I know how happy you were to be able to let her off leash. :(

[Cincy'sMom]

Poor Lacey :( Hope the antibotics help and she heals quickly!

[Toby's my baby]

Poor Poor Lacey!! I hope she is feeling better soon, and everything turns out!

[sammy101]

aw Lacey :( I hope you get better soon
{hugs}

[poofy]

Lacy i hope you will be all well soon.. :)

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Poor Lacey. :( I'll be thinking of her, and hoping everything's okay and she heals quickly.

[pitc9]

Oh baby girl... I hope you feel better soon!!

[RobiLee]

I've said a prayer for Lacey and will keep her in my thoughts. Please be well, Lacey!

[Jadapit]

I'm so sorry to hear this. :( You and Lacey will be in my thoughts and prayers. Poor girl. (((Hugs)))

[chocolatepuppy]

We just got back from our regular vet with Lacey. The swelling is going down some but traveling down her leg. The vet said that is good, bad news, her lower leg/foot may swell up more before this is over. :( He agreed with the medications the Emg. Vet gave her and doesn't feel the need to open up her leg. There is already a small drainage site the Emg.Vet opened and it is draining. Laceys temperature is back to normal and she is in a much better mental state than yesterday. She was so miserable. :( She goes back to the vet Thursday evening for her follow up to her surgery. We'll see how much she improves by then.
Thank you all so much for the thoughts and prayers. I'm sure they are helping. Lacey says thanks too. :)

[Ginger's Mom]

Oh Lacey, sweetie, keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. I want you to be able to run/walk/play like a pretty girl like you should be doing. {{{Hugs}}} to you and Annette.

[luvofallhorses]

good thoughts Prayers on the way for a speedy recovery..((hugs)) Get well soon, sweetie! :) and Buster sends get well kisses.

[KYS]

Wishing you good get well healing thoughts that your
leg will be as good as new.

[k9krazee]

We're still thinking of you Miss Lacey, Get well soon!!

[beeniesmom]

Oh Lacey,
I hope the swelling continues to go down and that you will be better soon.
I'm so sorry Annette that you have to go through this.
Hugs.

[captain]

Oh Lacey,

{{{hugs}} to you darlin. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[pnance]

Oh Lacy, get well soon ((Hugs))

[Amethyst]

:( :(

Wish you could running happily soon~~~ :(

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Hope you feel better soon dear Lacey

[cloverfdx]

How is the precious girl doing today Annette? {{Hugs}} The good vibes have been going your way. Get well soon Lacey, we wanna see you up and running again asap.

[luvofallhorses]

how is she today? ((hugs)) I am thinking of her..and Buster sends her kisses. :)

[K9soul]

Annette, I am so sorry to see this. Please know that Lacey is in my prayers, and you as well. I can only imagine how stressed you must be.

[lizbud]

I am so sorry to hear of this complication for Lacey. :( Poor baby.
I hope & pray by her next Vet visit, she shows a lot more improvement.
Tender hugs for lacey. Get better soon.

[chocolatepuppy]

Thanks everyone. :) Lacey is in good spirits. As of late yesterday I noticed she could at least bend her knee, she was having a hard time sitting or lying down. Her leg is still swollen from her knee down. I can see some definition below her knee so maybe it will look better tomorrow. Her foot is really swollen. :( The vet said it would travel down and could take a week, so we keep praying.
Hubby has taken the week off to stay with her. I took the first few days off after her surgery, never dreamed this would happen.I thank you all again for your thoughts and prayers. They mean the world to us. :)

[CathyBogart]

Eek! Poor Lacey, take it easy and get better soon pretty girl!

[Ginger's Mom]

And the prayers are still coming. I am sure that with your loving care Lacey will be a fine, healthy, active girl again. Hugs to you and Lacey girl. Please continue to keep us updated.

[RobiLee]

Checking in to see how Lacey is doing. I will continue to send out healing prayers for her. Give her a hug from me.

[luvofallhorses]

I will pray that the swelling goes down soon! ((hugs))

[beeniesmom]

Thank the Lord that we have great husbands willing to take off from work to care for our babies.

[lv4dogs]

Oh sweetie, I am so sorry. I don't know how I missed this thread. I am glad to hear she is on the road to recovery.

Lacey & you are in my thoughts & prayers. hugs

[cyber-sibes]

Prayers for Lacey - and a big pat on the back for your hubby! ;)

[anna_66]

I know I haven't been around lately but I am definitely following your posts. I hope today finds your sweet girl doing better.
{{{HUGS}}}
Anna

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I hope Lacey will be doing better soon. That is so great about you and your husband staying home for her. :) I'll keep thinking of her, and hoping for a speedy recovery.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I made this for you! :)

[chocolatepuppy]

Thanks again everyone! Yes, Lacey is Daddys girl! :) He is being a great nurse. Tomorrow is Laceys vet visit. Her leg is still swelled but seems to be improving, much too slowly for us though. :( Here is a picture of her legs/feet from last night just before we went to bed. It is still swollen from her incision down to her toes. :(
http://www.headporting.net/laceys_leg_op_800x600.jpg

[luvofallhorses]

aww poor sweetie! I hope she feels better soon! :) ((hugs))

[Ginger's Mom]

Wow, that really is swollen. Good luck tomorrow, I will be thinking of Lacey.

[dukedogsmom]

I am so sorry. I don't get here a lot lately so I didn't know. Please kiss that leg for me. I hope she gets well really quickly. I wish you good luck with the vet.

[poofy]

Oh lacy get better soon.. :)

[K9karen]

Praying that sweet Lacey recovers soon. Boo boo leg kisses.
I edited this because I realized she had ACL surgery. If it's any consolation, my Cody had ACL surgery on both knees. Once they have it on one, the other knee goes because they favor it. I kept him gated in our family room because there's a door with no steps for outies. I took off work for 1 month and lived in the family room with him. I know how you feel. It looks pathetic but somehow they understand their limits-better than people. Cody's knees were all bandaged to the thigh but I could see his foot was also swollen. I made a big soft bed on the floor and somehow he made himself as comfortable as could be. Cody also, from birth, had degenerative arthritis in his hips, poor baby. But with Rimydel and vitamins, massages, he lived to be almost 12 and was pretty active. I just wanted you to know that I totally feel your pain. It's so devastating. But with all your wonderful love and prayers, I'm sure darling Lacey will recover. It just seems like it takes forever. {HUGS}

[cloverfdx]

Ohh Annette poor Laceys leg looks so uncomfortable :(. Continuing good vibes on the way for your special girl.

[pitc9]

Oh my!!!! OUCH!!
Please get better soon honey!!

[anna_66]

Ohhh look at that poor leg:( I hope it's not hurting her too much.
Sending good vibes for the vet visit today.

[ParNone]

Sending positive thoughts and prayers out to you Lacey. Murph's been through the knee surgery thingy too and says he really sympathizes with ya. It's no fun attall, he says. He's sending you a lil' terrier tail wag to help you feel better.

Par...

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

Oh no, I didn't see this!:( I hope you're feeling better Lacey!:(

[chocolatepuppy]

Thanks everyone, it means the world to me that so many people are concerned about Lacey. Her vet visit went well, she will stay on her antibiotics until they are gone Sunday and then go on a different kind for a week. The swelling on the top half of her leg is about gone but the bottom half has only improved by maybe 25%. :( Our vet feels it will just take a little longer to go down.
Lacey goes back in a week to get her staples out from her surgery. Hopefully her leg will be a little better each day.
Thanks again! :)

[Roxyluvsme13]

Yay! That's very happy news to hear. :)

[luvofallhorses]

I am glad she's doing better! :D hugs to you both!

[chocolatepuppy]

*update* The swelling on Laceys leg has went down considerably. Yesterday we were worried because she got up and could hardly walk! Today she is better. Most of the swelling seemed be around her hock and down towards her foot and we think it was making it hard for her to walk. Hopefully, she will be back to normal soon.

[anna_66]

Oh so glad to hear this good update:)

Lots of get well hugs and kisses for your sweet girl!

[lizbud]

I'm so glad the leg seems to be getting less swollen.Praying that
lacey gets a little stonger each & every day. :)

[luvofallhorses]

I am so glad to hear that she is doing better! :) Give the pretty girl a gentle hug for me and a kiss for Buster. :)

[Roxyluvsme13]

Yay! :D