Day 5 post op:

No accidents at all last night. Hubby and I got up at 4am took her out, she peed then we left for the gym. When we got home, she ate half her breakfast which I added some beef broth too and got her pills (she finished her breakfast around noon). Took her back outside, walked her around the yard and she took the biggest poop that I've ever seen her take. I'm sure she felt a ton better and when we came back in she took a good nap. She has gotten up a few times by herself either to move or get in her bed. Though she hasn't figured out the turning around aspect yet so usually her butt is propped up on the bed's side arm. This afternoon went spent an hour sunning in the front yard and she said "hi" to her friends as they passed. She peed again before we brought her in.

Since she didn't seem for the beef broth I went back to her usual warm water gravy. She wasn't interested in her dinner really at all but I managed to her to eat about half so she could get her meds. I left a message for the surgical care coordinator regarding Mojo's lack of appetite but did not hear back from her today. I'll see how breakfast goes tomorrow but may go out to get some wet food for her dinner. 

One thing we struggle with is trying not to walk her too much but also getting her to potty. We just walk her around the front yard and she lays down to take a few breaks but it's like we've got to get her moving and down closer to the sidewalk (which is a small hill) so she smells other dogs and wants to mark. Is there a scent spray or anything we could use to try ang get her to potty closer to the front door?

Day 6 post op:

This AM she peed outside this and laid in the dewy grass for about an hour....she'd take two hops closer to the house then lay down again. Luckily the sling we're using kept her compression shirt dry around the sutures. Breakfast was a CHORE, she had no interest eating the regular which is kibble mixed with warm water. I had to spoon feed her which she licked the kibble off the spoon and then ate it off the floor. We got about 3/4 thru it. This evening the neighbor came over with their dog Buddy so he could mark some spots closer to the front door. We were already outside with Mojo at the time and I was walking her back up the yard after peeing and when she saw Buddy she tried running w/me holding the sling. She was very glad to have a 4 legged companion for a little bit as we conversed with the neighbors. Her and Buddy just laid on the grass side by side looking like sphinxs, lol. For dinner Mojo got a cup of her kibble in warm water and I added two spoonfuls of Purina's Beyond Chicken and Sweet Potato...she was like a hoover vacuum and licked the bowl clean. She's never been a picky eater so these past few days of showing no interest in her food was killing me. She continues to stand up on her own when she wants to and even managed to lay in bed "the right way."

Thanks for sending the appetite link. We do have a new harness, the Convert for her but have held off on using it for now so it wouldn't apply extra pressure right at her sutures. Her compression shirt would protect the harness from rubbing the staples but just playing it on the safe side.

Houdini (Mojo's alter ego) paid us a visit yesterday evening. We went out for dinner and propped the baby gate up in the living room between the couch and recliner and two table chairs keeping pressure against it as we usually do. We didn't turn the camera on until we got to the restaurant and when we did, we couldn't see her anywhere in the living room. There was one spot that we couldn't see which would have been if she was laying directly in front of the recliner. We decided to sneak back in when we got home. Since she can hear and knows when the garage door opens, we left it closed and came in the front door. Quietly took off our shoes and tip-toed down the hallway. We heard a noise and knew it had to be her. We tip-toed into the kitchen, got around to the island, looked to the left and low and behold....Mojo was laying in the mudroom. Once again she braved the hardwood and then the mudroom's tile flooring. We have NO IDEA how she managed to escape as the baby gate and tables chair were still exactly in place.

Oh and look who decided to stand up for breakfast today (her compression shirt was in the wash).