Lily Post-op

Lily had surgery to remove two cysts (or tumors, depending on who you ask) from her back on Friday April 30th. Some aspects were easier than I expected and some were much more difficult. The easy aspect was Trudy, believe it or not. She has separation problems when it comes to Lily, so we took her with us to the vet's office to drop Lily off. She was well mannered, very sweet, and easy to manage. In addition, when the two of us got home she slept and went about her day as if nothing was different.

Pretty much everything after that, however, was harder than I expected. When I got to the vet's office the assistant commented that Lily had been crying most of the day. They put her in the car and the crying continued. When we got home, she refused to get out of the car and the crying continued. When I finally got her inside, she continued to cry. She cried when Hubby got home and she cried through Friday night. It was the most heartbreaking day of my life, she was in so much pain and so scared and there was nothing I could do but pet and hold her, which did little to comfort her.

It has been a few days and I am happy to say that the crying has ceased and the medication they gave her for the pain seems to be helping tremendously. Her incision is large and long but the stitches are supposed to be removed sometime next week. Now the hard work begins trying to keep her calm and not letting her jump or play!

Day 1: still groggy from the anesthesia

You can see the pain in her eyes...

Hubby trying to comfort sad Lily

Day 2: Already on the couch! Thanks medication!