Injured Dog...

Just over a week ago my wife and I took the baby and dog over her uncles to help her mother do a little cleaning out of the house. Her mother, or my wife's grandmother, passed away not even a year ago, and still had many things in the household that had not been touched due to the strong emotions associated with such materials. Well, we arrived earlier in the morning on a sunny day. We let Mara have the back yard, although we knew she would sooner or later start barking for attention. Sure enough, within minutes she was yappin. What followed was unexpected. During her yippin' and yappin Mara did the usual hop onto the back door. Well, this door had a glass, instead of plastic, panel to it. It shattered, cutting her front paw. We were all concerned. We took her to the emergency vet. They told us it wasn't too deep, and that they could sedate her and glue her foot up. The vet provided a soft blanket for Mara to curl up on, because the sedatives would work pretty well. What followed gave me a brief glimpse on what Mara would look like in old age. She got really lethargic and slowly sunk to the floor. She wouldn't get up until the next day--basically. On one hand, my heart was stricken because I saw how frail she seemed with all the energy zapped from beneath her feet. On the other hand, I was glad everyone involved could have a rest. Mara's down time didn't last for long. Now, over a week later, she is still healing that paw. We have changed the bandages numerous times. We have kept her from licking it. We've let her foot air out at night (then she licks it). It is still bleeding a bit and has my wife and I worried. We're gonna give it a few more days of her mopin' around the house because she can't be out blazin' a trail.
Until next time...