Thank goodness she calmed down a bit last night. She is taking Tramadol x 3, Rimadyl x 2 and Clavamox x 2. She looks to be healing well. There has not be much leakage at all and though the area looks bruised and a bit puffy, it is clean and the stitches are holding. That was a concern because they had so little “hide” to sew together after removing everything. She has regularly gone to pee about twice a day and she has starting eating her regular dog food. I use a sling to help to support her when we go outside, but by the time we get into the yard – she takes off. I have to run along side to keep up. She did poop when we got home Thursday, but she has not since. Still, she is eating ok, so that will have to come out sometime. She just detests PILLS…any pills. I tried hiding the Tramadol in everything..and like with the other meds, it will work once or twice. Therefore, I have gone back to what I have always done with her and pills. Gently open her jaws, drop in the pill back and to the side, hold her muzzle and rub her throat and gently blow over her nose. If you have heard that “when they stick their tongue out, the pill is gone”, I have the exception to that rule. She will do that and when you release her muzzle out will pop the pill. And there are so many pills ahead. Of course, after the pills I give her the one treat that I have not tried to hide a pill in (meaning she will still eat it), Peanut Butter. I have prepared a small area for her blocked off with an ironing board and a picnic table bench. She can see over it and sometimes hangs her head over the edge. Just today I can see the thought forming in her head – “I could jump over that”. So now I gently admonish her when she gets “that look”. One day I fear she will try it! She was a lot quieter last night. She did have times of whining, very deep panting and making other various sounds but fewer times last night. During the day, she sleeps and may cry, whine and pant – sometimes loudly – and she is restless. When she is awake she keeps an eye on me, usually sitting up and peering over the “barricades” or she moves aimlessly around her area, sitting here, then there, maybe lay down for a second or for a while. Then it is off to sleep again. OH LORD…time for her 1pm Tramadol…wish me luck.