This week has been a crazy whirlwind and I keep meaning to post on here an update!

I picked Annabelle up from the vet this past Saturday and she was doing surprisingly well- nothing at all like I expected! The minute we walked in the door she wanted out of my arms and went after the cat. Heck, I turned my back for literally 10 seconds and the little stinker was on the couch (mind you, she's 4 pounds- the couch is a jump!).  She has now been blocked seeing as that scared the living crap out of me, even though she acted like it was no big deal.

Aside from a couple squeaks when she was picked up that first couple days, she really hasn't acted in much pain. She's eating (not as much as she used to, but she is eating consistently and enough to where I'm not worried at this point) and drinking (drinking a LOT, maybe the meds?) and she was on the pain meds through the weekend and then she really didn't seem to act like she needed them much so I was only giving it to her a couple times a day instead of every 6 hours. She actually hasn't had any today and she's not acting any different.

She was a little unsteady on uncarpeted areas- she's been at work with me all week and I have hard floors in my office so the first day she was sliding around a bit, but now she seems ok. She greets everyone who walks in, wagging her tail and running up to them! Definitely makes me feel so much better.  She does seem more tired than normal, but I'm guessing that's either from the pain meds (as she isn't quite as bad today) or maybe she's just using more energy than normal getting around? I dont know. She isn't acting off or bad or anything- just a little more sleepy. She's always wanted to sit right near me or on me, so that isn't a new trend there.

She has a hot pink bandage around her stitches (with how small she is it actually looks more like a pink vest!) so I haven't seen the actual incision area yet. I'm actually pretty nervous about that since she gets that off this weekend.  I should be hearing the test results here in a couple of days and if all comes back the same as before, we will start chemo as soon as the stitches are out.

I do have a question though, and maybe this is an odd one, but does anyone know of anything like a lotion or something for dogs? She has really dry skin where her bandage is and I know it is starting to be itchy as the hair is growing back and the bandage is still there. The only thing I can think of is a lotion, but no idea if there is a safe, dog version out there! She hasn't scratched too badly at it, but it's flaking and know she'd feel better.

I know this isn't the best pic, but it was RIGHT after I caught her jumping on the couch literally minutes after we got home from the vet! 

Cass & Annabelle