Lots of changes..

China is gradually getting better. She's almost 4 weeks post op and recovering without much to report up until this week. This past weekend we left her x-pen open for 15 minutes while Matt and I walked down the block for some coffee, and she managed in that time to eat my Valentine's chocolates and a bag of Mark's super spicy beef jerky. Normally this wouldn't have much affect on her iron clad digestive system, but this time around she threw up for 2 days. :( She couldn't keep anything down. On top of that, when I walked her I found wriggly white tapeworms in her poop. She was just a mess! I went to get tapeworm medication for her and she could barely keep that down. Poor dog. I almost expected coming home to a comatose, or worse, dog yesterday.

Isabella is getting better as well. I've been turning her out in small areas while I clean her paddock and you can tell she wants to run. I want so badly to be able to just turn her out in pasture, but I know I need to be patient. Tendons take so long to heal, even if everything seems sound the fibers take a while to completely heal. At this point I risk re-injury - could be a day, could be 2 months, but I have to keep telling myself not to be impatient.