Bella update,

We went and got her stitches out today and most of her incision was healed nicely. The part she chewed on not so much! It had scabbed over and the tissue where the sutures were had died so part of it opened up when they were taking them out. They left the other scab and said that it would just have to heal more slowly. They sent her home with what I consider and open wound but the vet said it should heal fine and switched her to a new higher powered antibiotic.

Other than that and the fact that she HATES her cone, she is getting around amazingly and acting like herself if not more sleepy. Trying for pictures again.[Image Can Not Be Found]

We just got amazing news today at our vet visit. No cancer. They biopsy was super slow to come back but it showed that she had some very rare form of arthritis which attacks and kills bone and cause bone death at the elbow and wrist. It apparently presents like cancer but is non-malignant and by removing her ailing limb she is totally clear!

Her wound site closed up and now just the top layer of skin has to heal, one more week of cone and antibiotics and she should be good to go.

She is getting really good at navigating around. She does the 12 inside stairs up like a champ ( they are carpeted) but I don't let her go down them yet. She can go down our cascading outside steps just fine but sometimes chooses to tackle the hill instead. She jumps up and down from the bed. The only thing she has a problem on is getting out of the car, she often hits her back feet when jumping down. I try to help her but sometimes she jumps before I get a chance. Once her wound is completely healed I'll start her wearing her harness ( I got the Flagline but I haven't tried it yet because I am afraid it will rub her healing wound, even in a t-shirt).

So far we haven't made it on any walks out of the yard, but she did several laps of the field while we were waiting at the vet this morning so I think she is getting her energy back.