March 26, 2020 The past two days seem to be much harder on Akeela. She sleeps almost 90% of the day and we have to really motivate her to go on her potty walks. We wait until she gets up on her own before we attempt any outings. Since she normally comes to the office […]

March 26, 2020 The surgeon that I saw for Akeela’s surgery sent her limb off to a specialist to be tested (a little gruesome, if you ask me). They do this so that we know exactly what type of disease Akeela has, so that we know what kind of treatment to move forward with. This […]

March 26, 2020 Until Akeela gets her stitches out (14 days after surgery), she is only allowed out on short potty walks. We use a towel to help her down the stairs at our apartment, and she typically needs our help less first thing in the morning. By the end of the night we are […]

March 25, 2020 After Akeela drinks water, she always tries to lick up the extra water drops that splash out. Sometimes it’s on the floor, sometimes its on her legs, and sometimes she will even try to lick it off people if they are standing in splash-range. On the second day after surgery, she experienced […]

March 24, 20202 I was so distracted by researching and crying and giving Akeela as many cuddles as I could, that I did not stop to think about how I needed to prepare for the adaptation to her new tripawd life. Naturally, I jumped back on the internet to see what other people had to […]