Hello! 

Little update on Bells. 

Bella was doing really well, but today We’ve managed the stumble, Bella was snoozing for most of the atfternoon and I didn’t want to wake her for wee time, and thought when she naturally wakes up we would pop out. She seems to have stiffened up, and when she got up, she repeatedly fell on her remaining leg with it tucked under her. She fell three times in quick succession of trying to stand up. 

I panicked, as she tucked her arm under her on several occasions much like when she did when she broke her arm the first time. 

we got her down to the vets and luckily no fractures but she is at risk of fissures turning into fractures and as a precaution she has been kept in this evening as she was going in tomorrow for the stabilisation of her fissures in the right elbow anyway, and as we are so close they decided it was right to keep her in with pain relief. 

she’s looking at surgery first thing in the morning.

and I was given words of advice from the vet trying to keep composed in front of bells when she falls as it makes her distressed - obviously though, he understood the panic and the concerns which I face. 

Her birthday was today, but this was cut short and she didn’t have her cake or presents so will get these at the weekend when she’s feeling better after surgery. 

Will keep you all updated. 

Nics & Bells xx

Thank you. 

yes it’s 24hr staffed, and they said she may come home Thursday if she’s walking well but it may be a few days until she’s home. They had to have the discussion of ‘what if this doesn’t take’. And I’m furiously researching whether dogs with two legs cope well or not with a life on wheels. 

She’s well looked after in there and they send me WhatsApp pictures regularly of her snoozing. I think I wouldn’t have slept if she was home as I’d be constantly eyes on which would have distressed her more. 

Luckily they confirmed quickly she hadn’t broken it, but it’s quite possible the fissures have worsened as a result of the constant hopping on her leg and added stress. 

fingers crossed this surgery is as straight forward as they come, Our Bells deserves a little good luck somewhere. 

Nic & Bells x

Thank you! 

Got a call from the vet and confirmed her remaining leg did fracture last night but she’s been a trooper and putting weight on it and not crying. She let the vets manipulate her leg with no fear, crying or protecting her leg. She’s an absolute warrior.

shes in surgery now, and I’ve decided to go ahead and try and source some wheels ASAP for her to give her the best chance. 

 Hello! 

Thank you for the reassurance. 

I thought going through the amputation recovery was traumatic enough, this, this is something else. Two weeks to the day, she broke her remaining leg so there’s such little time of recovery for her.

My girl is home from the vets following her surgery yesterday. And, she’s extremely wobbly and knuckling on every other step. She’s on a harness but I think I’m panicking and holding her up too much. She’s only been home an hour. And she’s not settling well and keeps moving around but unfortunately knuckles on her remaining leg when moving in her cage. She’s in essence completely lost her confidence so she’s trying to figure out what she can do without it hurting, and falling. 

She’s not cage trained, but she is taking to being caged extremely well!! No whimpering or whining, just looking at me, falling asleep and then moving around (on her wrist more so than anything!)

the vets have offered if we can not cope then they will take her back to ‘board’ her but she does flourish when she’s home and she’s already eaten, whilst she starved herself in the vets. 

She’s refusing to wee, and so she’s had physical bladder massage. But, she’s trying to move herself and eating a little so progress is there so I’m trying to deal with the knuckling element and I can certainly deal with the rest of the recovery. So I’m trying to remain calm so she can stay home with me. Emphasis on trying. 

I’m just concerned about her knuckling in her cage when I’m asleep, but I fear there’s nothing I can do there!! 

I’ll keep everyone updated where possible. I think the next few days are going to be the hardest in her/our recovery yet. I’m positive Bells & I can get through this together. 

Bella & Nics xx