On Sat. Daisy was put to the test AGAIN and passed with flying colors! Daisy was out with us ALL DAY on Saturday. We started out taking her with her buddie here at home (Cosmo) to Red Robin at the outdoor mall in Simi.
Being that they allow dogs on the patio at Red Robin, Daisy had her first taste of a turkey burger and LOVED IT! She sat on the floor under the table waiting for her bits and in between bites made sure to sniff around for any other scraps she could find. Very curious and smiling from ear to ear, she and Cosmo enjoyed their turkey burgers and washed their lunch down with some nice cold water. (SPOILED!).
After our lunch we walked the mall for about an hour(great for taking your dogs, most stores are dog friendly and it makes for a very nice afternoon). We stopped at the Apple Store as Daisy seemed to want to wander in there, and she got sooo much attention from the working staff! All the pets and rubs she and Cosmo could imagine! They struck gold! Her and Cosmo took in all the pets, oohs, and ahhs for about 15 minutes and then we were on our way!
After the mall in Simi we went to Home Depot (another store that is happy to have you there with your dog). We put a blanket in the back of the shopping cart and in she and Cosmo went. I thought she would be nervous about the movement of the cart, but AGAIN to my surprise, she got up on her hind legs and was wagging her little tail as we picked out flowers for the yard. Her and Cosmo's noses helped us tremendously!
By the end of our visit at Home Depot, both of these babies were exhausted and ready for air conditioning and bed! Our outing lasted about 4 hours or so and Daisy's progress was very apparent all day. Curious and happy, her rehabilitation has changed her life. In about a month or so, Daisy will be ready to transition into a furever home where she will make a special family VERY HAPPY!
Now Daisy is off of the medication she was on for her leg pain and her leg doesn't seem to be bothering her, still skips when she walks/runs, but she is jumping in and out of the car and on and off of the couch like never before! After talking to the vet about the possibility of surgery on her knee, it was per the vet's suggestion that she not go through that. There is no guarantee that after surgery she will no longer skip and being that she doesn't seem to be in any pain, it was her suggestion that we hold off on that option.
Now that her nerve pain has subsided (which was unrelated to the luxating patella in her knee) her daily walks are increasing and her skipping is lessening. It may be that she has had this nerve pain for so long that she has learned that in order to minimize the pain, she skipped. Time will tell if the skipping subsides or decreases as she realizes that the pain is gone.
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