I just got a call from one of the docs at CSU.  Lola is doing very well.  She had a "great night" and only woke up once and wanted food.  She has eaten, again, this morning and has transitioned off IV pain medication to oral meds.  I do not know what they are using for pain meds.  I was very pleased, but not surprised, to hear she's eating.  Let's just say Lola enjoys her food. 

She has attempted her first step but fell on her face.  The doctor said that was normal in a dog that is used to having good use of the amputated leg.  Apparently animals that had limited or no use of the limb prior to amputation have a quicker time walking.

We're excited to see her at 4!

-Eddie

**UPDATE**

I'm sorry it's taken me a while to update, but as you can imagine, it's been a very busy 24 hours.

We went up to CSU to pick up Lola on Friday at 4PM.  We were met by the oncology student, Elena, who updated us on Lola's progress that day.  Turns out, Lola had a very healthy appetite all day which was not really a surprise to me.  My girl loves a full bowl.   Elena then said she had some other news.  Lola had been walking around all day and doing very well.

We were taken back to a consultation room where we waited for what seemed like forever (likely 5 minutes) and then the surgeon, Dr. Kennedy, brought her back to us.  She walked right in with her tail wagging about a hundred miles an hour.  

I wasn't sure what to expect, and I'm not a doctor, but it seemed to me she was just ready to get on with life.  It was like she woke up, noticed something was different and immediately started adapting to her new life. 

She was a bit groggy from the anesthetic, and she had an allergic reaction to the E-Collar (cone of shame ) that caused her nose to swell.  As soon as we removed it, the swelling started going down.

Here's a link to the first time we saw Lola after surgery: https://www.you.....MdxIT_yFO0

She is tolerating the pain meds quite well, and we had a great night.  She went out back to potty before bed.  I carried her up stairs for bed, and she went right to her usual spot and made herself comfortable.  She started whining just before 1AM.  I took her outside, she did her business and went right back to bed.  My girl slept until almost 8AM.

Here's a pic of Lola with my two daughters:

Today has been wonderful.  Lola has lounged almost all day with her babies:

She is alert and walking all around the house... when she thinks food is being prepared.  CSU called me at 11AM today to see how she's doing.  Those people are great.

Thank you all for your kind words and advice.  To whoever posted about the grocery bag trick, that was awesome.  Best thing ever for helping her get around.

I'm sure there will be more questions in the future, and I can only hope someday I can help others as much as you have helped me.

Thank you so very much.