Welcome Home!

Little Piper is home!  She came through her procedures in good form.  I went to pick her up late this afternoon. She was very glad to be leaving the hospital.

So far she has acted quite normal since coming home.  I expected her to be lethargic or just generally not up for much.  Instead she's been our usual little Pipe!  She's a feisty one!  She does have stitches, plus her paws are swollen.

She's supposed to wear an e-collar for 2 weeks. Two weeks?  Doesn't that seem like a long time?  Well she is not wanting any part of that e-collar being around her neck.  She wiggled out of it during the ride home.  Once we got home I put it back on her but she was immediately trying with all her might to get that e-collar off.  I was worried she was going to tear her stitches open on her paws so I decided to take the darn e-collar off.  We are watching her close, making sure she isn't messing with her stiches. 

She was super hungry upon her arrival home.  Which is completely understandable, since she hasn't eaten in a day and a half.  I was trying to make her wait for "dinner time" but I quickly decided she needed to eat before the pets typical dinnertime.  I then felt bad for the boys as they couldn't understand why they couldn't eat too.  So our animal kingdom got fed about 40 minutes earlier than usual.  Simon didn't complain!

We were definitely meant to keep little Pipe.  It felt weird not having her here.  I kept glancing over to see where she was at different times last night only to realize she was in the pet hospital.  She doesn't say much but at the same time last night was extra quiet without her.  Her presence was missed for sure. She adds just the right amount of spunk, plus she keeps her bros on their toes!