FLutter Butter is home and doing just fine!
She cried her head off in the carrier the whole ride home, and was basically doing back flips to get me to pet her through the tiny holes of the carrier's door. Since it was heavy traffic and lots of red lights, I opened the door to pet her. When she started to think she could climb out, I shut her back in
Well, the good news is she looks great! Its not as devastating looking as I thought, and the vet left all the muscle there to act as a counter weight so that she wouldn't experience such a startling difference. Her sister Elfie's vet did not do that, and Flutter "almost" looks like she has a little something coming from the hip.
Bad news (at least to me) is that she's very floppy and uncoordinated. She walks like she's drunk. She stumbles and flops to the side a lot and when she wants to get up and roll over, its very heartbreaking to see. but the vet DID say she'd do ths and it would take her a little while to adjust.
I have to say, I LOVE my Harry boy!!! He sniffed her and imediately started to groom his little buddy.
Meanwhile, Allen swatted at her and Poiuncer just was curiously sniffing her (Pouncer won't admit it but I know he loves Flutter )
No other photos for the time being. I'm going to go and spend the rest of the day in bed with her (well, she'll be naping and I'll be drawing - a most comfy spot for me! )
I cannot tell you how happy and relieved I am to have her home and see her doing so well. Thanks to everyone who prayed for her. I know those prayers made the difference!
PS: There is no bandage on the leg itself, but the blue wrapping is around her tummy to protect the pain patch. I leave it on til the 6th, and the vet said I had to return the patch to them for proper disposal since its a controlled substance! How much medicine must be in that patch?!?
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