Guest Post From Laura: Part 2

Marlo’s healing process took about two weeks.  The whole time she had the stitches, she had to wear the e-collar and couldn’t play with any toys or bones, since the collar wouldn’t allow her to hold the toys to her mouth. When she was taking more of the pain medication in the beginning, she mostly slept, wandered around in a daze, and slept some more. Once she started feeling better, she was a little more difficult to care for.  She wanted to play, not realizing that catching a stitch with her toenail or getting tripped up in her e-collar would mean another painful ride to the vet. The collar made it difficult for her to jump up onto the couch or bed. 

Now she’s had her stitches out and is completely back to normal (minus one eye). It looks like she’s just constantly winking at you.  She runs around with her Riley friend, eats her bones and plays tug-o-war just like she always has. We haven’t made a trip to the dog park since the fight, mostly because I’m a bit leery about introducing her to new dogs again so soon.  I think I’m more cautious now about Marlo than Marlo is. She’s just back to the same puppy she used to be.