February 18, 2001
One of the gals on the Orthodogs list is having problems with her dog’s TPLO. The wound keeps leaking and the dog doesn’t seem to be doing well. I thank God for his blessing in my not having that problem after Darby’s surgery. It just goes to show you what can happen with surgery.
Darby is doing fairly well. Today seems to be a down day for her. She’s been pretty quiet and not real spunky. Oh I’m not complaining since its been hard to keep her quiet lately. I am concerned that she’s not feeling well though.
Its been cold these past few days and I wonder if the cold isn’t bothering her leg. Of course, it couldn’t be the leaping up on the bed she did this morning while I had my back turned. I hate to crate her again 24/7 since I think she gets to use the leg more this way, but I certainly don’t want her doing damage either.
Tomorrow night the AKC Agility Nationals are on TV. I don’t think I’m going to watch it. I’ve been a bit down for a few days. I’m not sure I could watch without it really bothering me. I sound selfish, don’t I? Here I am complaining about my dog not being able to do agility right now, and many people are worried about their love ones’ lives. I don’t mean to sound selfish or sound as if I’m feeling sorry for myself. I’m not or at least I don’t mean to be.
I guess I’ve never dealt with down time well, whether it was my own or now one of my dog’s. Plus I’m worried about Shanny. Tomorrow is her 2nd birthday and OFA x-ray time. I don’t anticipate problems, but I wonder with the luck I’ve been having lately. Guess we’ll know more tomorrow. Tonight I’ll try and play Scarlet O’Hara and just keep repeating "Tomorrow is another day".