An Update (finally)

So after everything finally wound down (I was able to cope a little bit better with everything), Maya has really made me rethink everything that I thought about her. We brought her upstairs the day after getting her home from the vets which was a relif in and of itself, and she’s been up there since (we had to block the top of the stairs off with an old chest). When I picked her up I was definatly expecting a worse wound than what she had. It was an incision about the width of her leg and it was hidden under her body. She even walked out to the truck (with help of course). After about 3 days she was walking on her own and went out side maybe 5 days post surgery. Once she went out, it has been almost impossible to slow her down. I am just so happy that she is back to normal for her and the house. She went to have her stitches out and even the vets were surprised with how well she is doing! She is still a clutz and that makes me worry, like is she going to fall and hurt herself or worse? But that I feel right now is a day by day process. I hope to get a harness soon that will allow me to help her get in and out of my car and with walking her (she has a tendency to get over excited still and pull a lot so). But it is just nice to know that I have this site that gives information on stuff like that and that I have a support network and Maya is thankful too, she has slowed down a tad (not much but enough).

The Begining!

Ok I’m fairly new to this (even though I work at Radioshack and am 23) but I felt it was a good idea to start this because our family just went through a life altering situation. My dog, Maya who is 3, was hit by a speeding truck at 11:30 at night on 12/15/11. She had a broken leg and another wound that scared me a lot. We had to have her leg amputated as this, we felt, was the best option. She has the energy of a lab and to do reconstructive surgery was going to be too much for her to handle. We were able to bring her home on Monday 12/19/11. The next day she walked the 15 feet to my bedroom from the living room. Other wise she hasn’t really moved around all that much. I love her to bits and am happy that she’s alive and home. Yet, there is soo much that I still don’t understand and have to learn about her newest state of being. She’s still my pup and I love that it really hasn’t effected her but any support is good support at this point.