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Shady's doing just fine; her leg is quite swollen and red but we are doing our massage and icing and think it is part of the healing process, much like the first time. She seem more "with it" whether this is "old hat" to her or perhaps we think the pain meds dose is less than we gave her last time so she is more with it. In any case, we are continuing doing massaging, range of motion exercises and putting an ice pack directly on her leg to ease the swelling. Also, she is receiving "k laser therapy" this time which according to all kinds of research, reduces swelling and increases healing time. All else is also good- she has a good appetite and all her doggy parts are working well. She can kind of hobble around although we continue to use a belly belt to help alleviate weight on that leg. We'll continue with the belly belt for another 10 days or so then keep her closely leashed at all times for a further 6 - 8 weeks. I took her best bud Leo up on a 2 hour hike on mountain trails this morning and can't wait to have Shady join us once she is fully recovered. She used to do the same trails last year and loved every minute in the woods! She never really likes just walking but up in the mountains, she really comes alive like she knows she is meant to be in the hills. Oh yeah!, she is a MOUNTAIN dog!!
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