250. Recovering

Catie had surgery yesterday; she had a growth removed. It was on her chest and Dr. Pope used local anesthesia to numb the area before cutting it off. She has only three small stitches that will need to be removed in two weeks.
She came home pretty groggy from the pain shot the vet gave her. She walked in the house and laid down right at the door! She slept most of the afternoon and a good part of the evening. She even skipped dinner... Poor old girl.
When it was time to go to bed, she seemed to perk up and was able to walk up the stairs and come to our bedroom. But in the morning, she had a hard time going downstairs and wouldn't eat or drink anything. I was getting worried. She finally ate breakfast out of my hand and after coaxing her, she finally had a drink of water. As today progressed, I could tell that she is getting back to her old self; she came over for a pet when I sat down to watch the news, ate her dinner and had plenty to drink. Now that the worse is over, we just have to keep her from licking, scratching or picking at her stitches. So she will still wear the cone when no one is around. But for now, she is getting a well deserved break from it!