Post-Surgery

We picked up Lulu from surgery after work today -- she was so frantic! She was restless and could not sit still while we received instructions from the doctors. She just wanted to get OUT of that place.

The right side of her jaw and neck were shaved clean and there was a 2" incision near the jawline. With her ears down, you can barely see the shaved section. The stitched area was clean and dry and just slightly swollen. It didn't look like it bothered her at all. Her front paws were also shaved clean for IV's, making her look a bit like a long-legged poodle.



Because of the location of the incision, she can't wear an e-collar (cone of shame!) for fear of rubbing against the stitches. Hopefully we won't have too much trouble with her trying to scratch the area. The good thing is that her ear naturally covers it.

In the car she was high-strung and wouldn't leave my lap. She was hungrier than ever and was very alert. About halfway into the commute she finally succumbed to a nap and snoozed the rest of the way home.



Cora was so excited to see her after an entire day alone so we tried to separate the two to protect Lulu's neck area (since Cora's favorite thing to do is chew on Lulu's ear). Cora immediately noticed something was different about Lulu and proceeded to sniff out every part of her that was shaved. After a few minutes of invading Lulu's personal space, Cora went back to her regular evening routine and played by herself so we found no need to keep the two separated.