We brought Alice home from veterinary hospital this morning for they were very pleased with her condition after her huge operation; it was a hysterectomy and lump removal, and they put her on a drip until this morning, because of her age and the type of operation.
She was so very pleased to see us and we her. She has to wear her head collar to prevent her bothering her wounds and stitches and I'm keeping it on her for the the time being, but the dear SO wants me to release its hold on her for a while, so I probably will in a moment.
We have kept Alice very quiet today and will do the same over the weekend. She has antibiotics to take, plus pain killers and anti-inflammatory pills, and I'll make sure she takes all her medicine as detailed. Of course, she hates pill taking so we'll have to be very ingenious with her feeding ritual tonight.
Alice has wagged her tail encouragingly throughout the day and we've stayed close by her side all the time, and I'm sure she will make a good recovery.
We return to the hospital tomorrow morning for a post-operation check-up and then her stitches will be removed in ten day's time.
Thank goodness Alice is very healthy for her age; her coat is very shiny and she loves to run everywhere, when we go out for walks. She's a smashing dog whom everybody loves.
We've had to redress her wounds this evening but she's OK and ate well at supper time,
including the dratted pills, so I do earnestly believe she will make a good recovery.
And tonight the drama of our day continued with the second part of Parade's End with Rebecca Hall and Benedict Cumberbatch. Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's four-part novel written between 1924 and 1926 is excellent but I simply can't wait to get my hands on the original novels.
Hurry up Christmas time.
Daisy
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