Thanks guys….I'll move her food bowl further down the deck where it's higher and she can eat from ground level..  It was only elevated one step in that photo.  Any tips on some permanent set up for her water bowl etc?, as there will be nothing stopping her from being up on the deck drinking during the day when she's fully healed.

I was also quite concerned about no tramadol being prescribed…She still had some at home from when she was limping around with the tumour.  My theory was that it was easier to give it to her just incase, rather than waiting and seeing and not being able to catch up on the pain relief.  They said that she shouldn't need it and if I wanted I could give it to her.  She had the op on the wednesday lunch time…spent the night in hospital and came home the next afternoon.  So by the time I posted on here about her med concerns it was two days after the op…so I would've thought the drugs from the vets would've worn off by then.  She hasn't displayed any signs of pain and is quite the opposite…very bright, alert and happy…constantly wagging her tail and smiling.  I gave her 1 tramadol 100g tablet the last couple of nights just incase, but she really does seem to be doing great and not in pain at all.  I wonder if it's because the vet left her shoulder on…it isn't as huge as a procedure.  Either way, she's doing unreal.  I continue to wait for it all to go down hill but it hasn't so far..touch wood! 

Since the op she has been so happy…like a whole new dog!  I came into this adamant that we weren't going to do chemo and that this was purely pain relief amputation.  But seeing how well she has handled this and that the vets chest x rays came back clear so far..I'm wondering whether we should pursue chemo or a natural form of chemo treatment.

Now that I've typed this huge post I've realised that I should have started and new post under recovery…sorry