She is 6 months old now (Wow!) and very much still a puppy. She loves to explore and get into things that she shouldn't.
But she is also getting lazy. I can tell she's growing up and she definitely lounges around much more than she used to.
She loves to curl up on the pillows in the corner of the couch so that she can be alert if she hears anyone coming- or catches a bird trying to invade her backyard!
But the real reason for this post... a few weeks ago, Molly had surgery. She got spayed and gastropexy and they said to basically keep her on bedrest for 10-14 days! While she is not as spastically energetic as she used to be, she's still a puppy. The restrictions of "no running, jumping, or climbing stairs" were comical! She did great for the first 24 hours while the anesthesia was still wearing off...
But then...
I checked on her incision periodically and it still looked okay. And she didn't appear to have any systemic symptoms, so I tried to be flexible and go with it. She was at least less active than usual.
Also- she lasted approximately 1 night in the Victorian collar of shame, but she was miserable and I couldn't put her through it so I went and bought her a soft one. It's still not her favorite, but it is tolerable and it prevents licking so it serves its purpose.
We went back to the vet last week for her postop visit and everything checked out so we got the approval to take off the collar and resume normal activities. We are both very excited!
We also weighed again and she is on (the bottom of) the growth chart for the first time! We stocked up on heartworm and flea and tick medicine. It's all weight based and she's on the largest dose so once she gets over 100 pounds, we'll have to start doubling up, but we are at least good for a little while. The vet said to come back in about 2 months to reweigh and see how she's doing. She's growing fast!
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