Cholla is doing well a little over a week after her amputation.  She does seem a little depressed but I think that is because of her restrictions,  she is happiest during our brief walks to the end of the block but I am trying to follow the doctor's orders.  She also did our steep rowhouse stairs today with no problem.  Her incision seems to be healing well and the swelling has gone way down.

My one concern is the twitching that often happens around the incision site.  We have noticed it since the first night and thought she may be cold but even when we cover her with a blanket it happens.  Standing or sitting it can happen.  It may be part of the normal healing process of the muscles but I wanted to hear from others.  Could this be phantom pain?  She doesn't seem to mind if I touch/or massage her when it happens but it doesn't stop.  She doesn't vocalize, which when something bothers her she will usually yelp or pull away.  I just don't want her to be suffering is it is bothering her.  When I mentioned it to the Vet's office they said it was pretty normal but it seems to happen often and worries me a bit.

Would like to hear other's experience with this.  

Thanks,