Nova's spay day!

[RobiLee]

Best Wishes for Nova! Try not to worry too much. She will be fine. Make sure you let us know when she is home.

[dab_20]

Good Luck, Nova!! Healing wishes for a speedy recovery coming your way!

[.sarah]

I went into work today at 12:00. Dr. D and Leah told me she didn't make it ...

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They need to quit messing with me. LOL. But then again, I'm the exact same way so I'm one to talk.

Anyway, we've been home for two hours now. She's fine, but very groggy. She hasn't eaten yet so I'm a little concerned about that. If she hasn't eaten by mid-morning tomorrow, back to the vet we go. Hopefully her appetite will kick in. We had a very slow day today and I let her walk around the clinic for the last 30 minutes and she was finding a few kibbles that we had dropped at feeding time. ... How her appetite dissapeared after 3-4 kibbles I don't know, but it did.

She lost about 1lb from the surgery. Before, she weighed 64, and after 63. She gained weight over the weekend (my brother's fault. I literally can't go to Target without my dog's getting fat ) ... about two lbs actually. Dr. D couldn't even see through the fat layer that was created over the weekend, so she had to take out the fat. That's why she lost so much weight. Her food will have to be reduced to get rid of the extra pound. Thank God the fat was able to be taken out! I'm having a horrid time getting it off Luka. Almost gone -- but geeze, food from one night shouldn't leave her "bloated" for three days! ... Getting off track now

[CagneyDog]

Dr. D couldn't even see through the fat layer that was created over the weekend, so she had to take out the fat.

How could two pounds lead to that

Anyways, I'm glad she is home. Hopefully she doesn't need to go back to the vet.

[.sarah]

How could two pounds lead to that

A pound of fat is a lot more than most people think. It's hard to believe, but it's probably a bit bigger than the size of your fist. We have a model at work, and it's really ... an eye-opener.

Thanks for your comment.

all paws and fingers crossed that your girl will stuff her face soon!

LOL Thanks

[CagneyDog]

A pound of fat is a lot more than most people think. It's hard to believe, but it's probably a bit bigger than the size of your fist. We have a model at work, and it's really ... an eye-opener.

Omg I never knew that!

[.sarah]

Omg I never knew that!

It's something like this: http://anatomical.com/product.asp?pn=WA7173

You can't tell the size from this picture, but this was the best I could find. Maybe I could put a quarter next to ours at work and take a picture. hmm..

[KYS]

Glad Nova is home and wishing her a fast recovery.