Shilo’s home. Rough first night :(

Picked up Shilo at the UPenn Vet center at 1630.  She was up and walking and nothing like how TJ was when I first picked him up.

The ride home in rush hour traffic was OK, Shilo had her head out the window for most of the ride.  At every rest stop she was walking and sniffing and doing fine.

Then we get home.

So Shilo evidently didn’t like the t-shirt the had wrapped around her.  She was constantly whining till I realized it and removed it.  She did get in a couple licks and scratches while I was not looking, but most of the night she was quite and well drugged (fentnyl patch PLUS tramidol).  But she still was whining.  I finally figured out that she was not laying flat, rather had her head up while her body was flat.  I guess it felt better for her.  So I finally get a pillow under her head and I could see her tried eyes finally close and get some sleep.

The night was then up every 4 hours for more tramidol, petting and making sure her head was supported.  But her incision is not bleeding, her seroma is not at all like TJs was (but it you can see some bruising and minor swelling).

I had to hand feed her as she is not super confident with standing (walking is no problem). She’s outside now laying in the sun.

Here’s Shilo (and her incision) happy looking out the window at UPenn.