Woo-hoo...got the pic to work! She's very sleepy here, and Milo was great with her. She had just gotten out of the bed and changed positions and put her head against the cushion, and he came and laid by her. 

A few good things about Lexie's somewhat unusual delay in getting green-lighted for amputation... 

- Less of an adjustment for her since her leg had gotten so painful she had already been holding it up to walk.

- She's been on her trusty trio of pain meds (Gabapentin, Tramadol, Rimadyl) for several weeks; no side effects so far.

- The post-op pain she's in is clearly less than what she had with the tumors + infection, so she's tolerating the after-effects of surgery very well. 

She's been walking around on her three legs like a champ.

She wasn't that hungry when we got her home (about 24ish hours after surgery) but did eat a bit of chicken on top of her kibble.

After nap #1 she was ravenous and ate her whole bowl of kibble and more chicken. I was curious about how she'd be on her first real at home potty break. She didn't want us to pick her up to go down the front steps. I had bought a couple of used dog ramps off Craig's List and managed to sort of hook them together with the help of a riser box to make the angle work.

We used regular treats to lure her down the long ramp into the yard, and she was a little hesitant at first just because the ramp was an odd sensation for her but she made it down, and enjoyed hanging out in the grass after doing #1 and #2. Pretty great for the first night home!

She stayed out in the fresh air for a bit, and then we lured her back in with more treats. Up the ramp she went, then back to one of her dog beds. Go Lexie!