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Delighted to hear that Tess is adjusting nicely…..my heart goes out to you both (Been there done that)
You have an army behind you both……Tess have a super speedy recovery
Tess is here 2 weeks today. She is the perfect patient – no complaining at all. Her meds finished a week ago, the collar is no longer needed and the wound is looking good. Her stitches are dissolvable so she’s not due back to the vet for another 4/6 weeks.
I rang the vet nurse to discuss the crate confinement and as we cannot get a 6ft x 6ft crate, the nurse was fine with her being in the kitchen. I have put down rugs and non-slip mats on the tiles so Tess doesn’t slip. This is working out great as she can stretch out on the floor. In the evening she comes up to the sitting room and does go into a crate. By then she’s tired and has a chew on something and then snoozes. She just loves company.
She is fine around my Golden oldie dog (although a little possessive about her treats) but Tio drives her nuts
(as he does most people, poor pet he’s a Mammy’s boy )
So all good here – just hoping the pin is working. Tess used her broken leg to scratch her ear the other day and I nearly had a heart attack! She’s obviously not in pain which is great.IMG_1951.JPGIMG_1945.JPGIMG_1947.JPGVets do say once a fractured limb has been stabilised and because animals don’t know they have an injury they will try to use the limb. She must have been pain-free when scratching her ear which is great news and things must be progressing very well. You are clearly doing a grand job with her
Wow what a difference a week makes to your Tess…..chuffed to hear of your fantastic progress…keep up the good work/rest
A few more snaps of Tess. I think she’s getting a little bored being indoors all the time now. Still, have to be cruel to be kind.
It’s 3 weeks tomorrow since the surgery. She seems to stand ok on the leg, but when she walks out to the toilet she tends to swing her back leg rather than put the pad to the ground. It’s early days and she is doing great considering her situation.
Her favorite thing is to take her jumbo bone treat up to the puppy gate to eat it where she sees my 2 drooling at the other side of the gate (they get little bones later). So Tessie has a mischievous side to her!
Also Tess makes so much noise when you rub her – must be like a cat purring! I’ve never had a dog do that before so it’s great fun getting Tess talking.IMG_1948.JPGIMG_1950.JPGSuch a beautiful girl!!! And I’m guessing a very clever and energetic girl too which most make the indoor living really hard for her…and you
Hope the leg is doing better and the walking is getting easier.Lucky Tess having such a dedicated foster family
Tessie’s 3rd week starts today. We had quite an interesting morning…. my nervous yorkie Tio plucked up the courage to play tug through the crate with Tess
I couldn’t believe he approached the crate and grabbed a mouthful of fluffy pheasant that Tess had and the game of tug began. It was a gentle game, but Tess loved playing. She won all the rounds, but then Tio spotted an opportunity and pulled Mr Pheasant through the bars and away he went. Photo below of Tio flaunting his win
Tess is stil swinging her injured leg when she walks outside. I’m keeping all fingers crossed that this is ok and the leg is healing. Tess got a delivery of loads of toys and treats which will keep her busy for many weeks, so thanks to Kathy and Marie.
I would think when Tess is over her injury she would be a great family dog. She loves playing fetch (she throws, I fetch) in the kitchen and is very gentle. If she got a good bit of exercise I’d say she’d be a happy couch potato after that.
Anita – my neighbor also thought Tess had a schnauzer look.IMG_2013.JPGIMG_2008.JPGIMG_2006.JPGFunny little video of Tio after one of Tessie’s teddies….again! (Quality is appalling so sorry for that
)I love they way Tess calmly looks over at you wondering if you’re going to intervene and reprimand the robber !
Well we’re into week 5 now with Tess. We’re are going for a check up to vet on Thursday so keep paws crossed that Tessie’s leg is healing ok. Really hoping we get good news as she has been fantastic under the circumstances.
Tess is in great form. She is the most gentle dog – loves human company. We had breakfast in (her) bed this morning and she head butted my mug and sent my coffee everywhere – then proceeded to lick it all up Obviously used to cafe society! She’s not eating her kibbles as well but I guess she’s not burning energy and she’s chewing a lot of bones. But I saw a new game on the internet to play gently with her – I put kibbles in one hand and she has to sniff them out. She picked the correct hand every time and then enjoyed eating her find. I don’t want her eating just treats so that got her to eat all her breakfast.
I could play all day with her and she will be a bundle of fun when she’s fit.
I’ll post after the vet visit on Thursday.IMG_2023.JPGIMG_2025.JPGIMG_2026.JPGDelighted to hear all is going well for you and your foster family too Tess….if you want to give her something else to chew would be to wet a clean tea towel and then freeze it …she should enjoy chewing it and not eating it…
Look forward to hearing good report on Thursday ….fingers and paws crossed for you here…..
From Audrey, Rossi, My Tess and Velvet.
Tess was at the vet today for her check-up. She didn’t see the surgeon but the vet said that her leg seemed to be doing well and her walking didn’t give him any concern as she was putting her paw to the ground.
He was pleased with her eating and toilet patterns ( ) and her temperature was normal. All in all she was as he would have expected after 5 weeks. The healing and confinement has to continue for another 3 to 5 weeks.
Tess was excellent in the car – snoozed and looked out the window. She barked a few times in the vets at a statue of a cat…..she hasn’t been around cats here, so don’t know what she thinks of real cats! She was excellent for the vet – really good natured (even when the thermometer was put you know where ) and not a bit skittish.
I was pleased with the vet’s view even though he thought it would take more healing before we will know for sure how Tess will be. A big thanks to my niece Sally for once again helping me and carrying Tess in and out of the car.IMG_2032.JPGInto week 6 with Tess today – it’s flown by, which just proves what an angel she is. I gave her a good brushing as she was shedding very heavily and she was great – got 1kg of hair off.
Tess is getting a little more active this week so I’m crating her more now than I was before. But Linda (DID Willis mam) suggested putting 2 crates together. I did it and it’s working great – she has room to walk, a bowl of water and both a play area and snoozy area. She’s loves going into the crate and stays there playing by herself for hours. I leave her in it at night too and she has Goldie in the room for company. Poor darling – she must think the rest of her days are gonna be in a crate what a surprise she’ll get in a few weeks. Tess met some new people at the weekend and she just got straight into playing and looking for rubs from them. I envy the family that will adopt this beautiful laid back fun girl.IMG_2056.JPGIMG_2053.JPGIMG_2057.JPG
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Hope the leg is doing better and the walking is getting easier.
I couldn’t believe he approached the crate and grabbed a mouthful of fluffy pheasant that Tess had and the game of tug began. It was a gentle game, but Tess loved playing. She won all the rounds, but then Tio spotted an opportunity and pulled Mr Pheasant through the bars and away he went. Photo below of Tio flaunting his win 
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