Poor Marlo! She is so happy to see her people when they came to pick her up, but she's so confused, too! Because of the silly collar, her head is much wider than she remembers it being, so getting through doors is hard.
We picked up Marlo from the vet and brought her home after her surgery. We were relieved to have her back with us after such a stressful night worrying about her. At first, she just staggered around like a drunk dog. Her medicine made her woozy and sleepy. Going outside under the influence and wearing this stupid collar (an e-collar, as it is officially known - Laura calls it a 'hat'), was actually quite a challenge. Her head was about 8 inches wider than she thought it should be, and every time the edge of the collar caught against a door frame or piece of furniture, Marlo would just stop walking and stand there until one of her people fixed her lampshade. Eating from food bowls is also trickier now. If the collar is not just right around the bowl, poor Marlo can't get any food out and this confuses her. She is still not eating a lot yet. I'm pretty sure this is mostly because the vet spoiled her with chicken. For now, she will get turkey slices mixed with her dog food...but only for now.
She is on three medicines: a pain medicine called Tramadol, an anti-inflammatory called Rimadyl, and an antibiotic called Cephalexin. We have to give each of these to her two to three times a day. She'll be on the antibiotics for almost two weeks, but the pain medicine can be tapered off over the next few days. The schedule of her medicines is bad right now. One of them we have to give her at three a.m., but we will fix that as soon as possible.
I am still a bit freaked out by her lack of an eye, but she seems to be handling it very well.
P.S. She has purple eyelashes. (Her stitches are purple.)
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