I thought I'd never have to write on this blog again, but it's time for surgery again. We noticed Bella was limping a bit earlier this week and holding up her "good" leg that hadn't had surgery. The next day she went flying off the ottoman to go bark at the UPS guy, and couldn't put her right leg down at all, so we suspected that she had torn her other ACL. We just went and saw Dr. Munger who did the surgery on her left leg last year, and he confirmed that she probably tore it as well as her meniscus like last time. We didn't have to do x-rays and have her under anesthesia today, so at least that's a blessing. It was very difficult last year to watch her coming out of anesthesia.
Her surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday, July 28th. She'll stay there over night and we'll get her the following day. I guess at least this time we know more of what to expect. But since we have our house on the market, it may be difficult to have showings since she'll have to be confined to a small area for a few months.
She's now on Rimadyl and Benadryl, so maybe she'll zonk out a little bit and rest. She's been hopping all over the house on her three legs. We've been carrying her up and down the stairs, but other than that, she's pretty much acting like nothing is wrong. Dr. Munger thinks she's in a lot of pain though, but the Tramadol we tried giving her the other night made her vomit all day, so we're going to try to stay away from that. Hopefully he'll have something else he can give her for the pain after surgery.
Your thoughts and prayers are welcome to help Bella get through surgery next week and for a speedy recovery. It's not a fun process for her or us, but we just want her to feel better. At least this will be the last time we have to do this, hopefully! No more knees to replace!
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