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Well, today is the day Nellabi went to be spayed. I called at 2.30 to find out how she and Dudley (he went for a dental) were. Both have recovered, all is well, spay was routine, no complications at all and they are both ready for home. I will collect them after work (I will go via the supermarket to buy some chicken for them – to say sorry!!!). I am happy that bit of Nell’s life is now over with, just need a couple of weeks and stitches out then its all systems go – dog training for the little soul – I think she will LOVE it. I will up-date again in the next few days.Best wishes to them both, Indianna and a speedy recovery to Nells. If she bounces back anything like Elsie, she’ll be flying in a day or so
We are home. Nellabi is circling the kitchen because the chicken is cooking and Dudley is sitting beside his grandad whining because he also wants fed. The nurse who discharged the dogs said to me "how geogeous is she, did you really get her out of a pound". She really couldn’t believe that Nellabi landed in a pound, unwanted. Nells in now SITTING on her grandad’s knee getting petted. She goes back to the vet on Monday for post-surgery check and stitches out in 10 days, so a week on Thursday. I will get them all (the old girls are looking at me as though I have lost my mind and forgotten to feed them), fed shortly and then hopefully they will go off to sleep, or not! I have the feeling Nellabi is going to follow the same road as Pixie (Elsie) and just get on with things. Glad today is over. Thank you for the good wishes Fayres, I hope Pixie (Fearless, sorry but I love that) is continuing to do well. Nellabi slept all night, has had breakfast and out to the garden to perform all bodily functions. Delighted to report all seems well. Up-date on Nellabi. She has jumped on and off the dining room table about 7 times over the weekend. We have tried to keep her quiet but the second I leave the room she is on the table so I now have to shut her and the two old girls in my room if I go out. She raced round the garden yesterday – like a small missile – leaping the borders between the paths and the grass! Her wound continues to look good, even after all the activity and she is back to the vet today for post-surgery check-up and stitches out next Monday. I will tell them what she has been up to and they can try talking to her, she certainly wouldn’t listen to us.omg she is some girls who have thought she had a lively side when she was with me she was so quiet. she sounds fantastic well done indianna your hands are full
That’s hilarious, and Nells sounds just like Elsie who was flying around after her op, just no stopping her
Hopefully all will be well when Nells returns for her post op check up. These little girls seem to be very resilient yup that sounds like nells alright, she’s a lively one!!!!! she really does get to some height when she jumps doesnt she?
Nellabi is whizzing around as normal, you would never know she had surgery last Friday – she hasn’t missed a beat. The thing with her jumping that has surprised us the most is there is no apparent effort in her jumps, she just suddenly rises vertically, most dogs crouch then leap. We were in the garden last week, before her surgery and a bird flew across heading for the feeder, she saw it, leapt up, almost caught it but thankfully it managed to get away. Like Cassie (Cassidy) I really can’t find fault with Nells and I am very lucky to have had these two spectacular dogs join the family. EVERY SINGLE PERSON who has met Nellabi would ALL give her a home, think she is lovely and are stunned regarding her dog pound connection. Cassie is doing well on her drugs for her liver and kidney problems, poor dog. We knew quite quickly that she had major health problems but she only needed to start drug treatment last December. She remains happy, eating, keen to go for walks and you would never know she had such major health issues. No-one knows how long she has but while she is happy we are happy. The vet said it could be a couple of weeks, couple of months or several months. Well, we have pretty much cracked the couple of months so I am hoping for many more months yet. Well, tonight was the start of dog training and I took Nellabi along really just to book in and pay for the course. Norma (dog trainer) slapped both hands to her face and said, "what have you done to my boy". She thinks Nells is the bees knees and we managed to do the whole class and Nellabi was very good. Manages to sit for about 3 seconds, wouldn’t lie down, trotted round to heel and was very friendly with all the other dogs in the class. What a good dog she is, I was very proud of her. We all know what we have to be able to do for next week (homework) so lots of practise coming up. Nells gets her 3 little stitches out this Monday, the wound looks great and bless her little paws she has left it alone and wasn’t inflicted with a Buster collar. The other 3 dogs were very keen to check her out when we got home and she seemed very pleased to see them too, all in all a very good day and well done Nells bells.Good luck to Nellabi today, as she has her stitches out. It’ll be great to have all that stuff out of the way. She can now concentrate on getting on with all exciting things that life has to offer a little girl like her
Thanks Fayres – all systems go now. She had a complete maddo in the garden this morning, round and round she went at full speed. The more I read about Pixie the more convinced she and Nells bells have been cut from the same cloth. Stitches out at lunchtime today. She got a biscuit for being a good dog, then another biscuit for "being a great little dog". There is a man at work who pretty much hates everyone and most things barring his wife, children and garden. He often comes into the office and really, (REALLY) likes Nellabi, he called her soot for the first week she was at work. He said to me (a couple of weeks ago), "if you get hit by a bus can I have Nellie?" That is extremely high praise indeed. He made it clear he didn’t want any of the other dogs, just Nellabi. He would take her if he could, but of course he can’t and as I have no plans to be hit by a bus I very much doubt he will get the opportunity, so will just have to continue to come to the office and visit her, pet her, throw a ball about the office for her. Its all really quite sweet. She is currently cooking herself in front of the fire having inhaled her food. We will stay in touch and I am very happy the ‘spaying bit’ is done and dusted.
It’s a real winter wonderland there. The doggies must think they’re in heaven 
Well, today is the day Nellabi went to be spayed. I called at 2.30 to find out how she and Dudley (he went for a dental) were. Both have recovered, all is well, spay was routine, no complications at all and they are both ready for home. I will collect them after work (I will go via the supermarket to buy some chicken for them – to say sorry!!!). I am happy that bit of Nell’s life is now over with, just need a couple of weeks and stitches out then its all systems go – dog training for the little soul – I think she will LOVE it. I will up-date again in the next few days.
Up-date on Nellabi. She has jumped on and off the dining room table about 7 times over the weekend. We have tried to keep her quiet but the second I leave the room she is on the table so I now have to shut her and the two old girls in my room if I go out. She raced round the garden yesterday – like a small missile – leaping the borders between the paths and the grass! Her wound continues to look good, even after all the activity and she is back to the vet today for post-surgery check-up and stitches out next Monday. I will tell them what she has been up to and they can try talking to her, she certainly wouldn’t listen to us.
Nellabi is whizzing around as normal, you would never know she had surgery last Friday – she hasn’t missed a beat. The thing with her jumping that has surprised us the most is there is no apparent effort in her jumps, she just suddenly rises vertically, most dogs crouch then leap. We were in the garden last week, before her surgery and a bird flew across heading for the feeder, she saw it, leapt up, almost caught it but thankfully it managed to get away. Like Cassie (Cassidy) I really can’t find fault with Nells and I am very lucky to have had these two spectacular dogs join the family. EVERY SINGLE PERSON who has met Nellabi would ALL give her a home, think she is lovely and are stunned regarding her dog pound connection. Cassie is doing well on her drugs for her liver and kidney problems, poor dog. We knew quite quickly that she had major health problems but she only needed to start drug treatment last December. She remains happy, eating, keen to go for walks and you would never know she had such major health issues. No-one knows how long she has but while she is happy we are happy. The vet said it could be a couple of weeks, couple of months or several months. Well, we have pretty much cracked the couple of months so I am hoping for many more months yet.
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