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She's home.

Mick arrived home with her at about 4.30pm. She has come home with an array of drugs - I have had to draw a time table up to remember when to give them to her. At the moment we need to feed her about once every hour or so - just over the weekend. She is going back on Monday to have another dilation done and we can talk to them then about moving forward with her feeding. I will be able to give her three feeds before I go to work and then either pop home for another feed at 12pm and then go back to work to get home and start feeding again from 4pm or finish work at 2pm.

She has to be fed at head height and her food is currently being mixed with natural yoghurt. Then we have to hold her head up for a few minutes after she has eaten.

Dan (the vet) is hopeful that after Monday the feeding will be much easier but if not, we can manage it as we know that it is only in the short term.

She seems very pleased to be home. She is tiny - just a little skeleton with skin and fur on but she's gaining weight quickly (500g in one day) so hopefully it won't take too long to get back to normal weight.

And the leg is fine. She walked up the hill with Mick, playing in the snow, using the leg most of the way. And she didn't mind her little coat - I will get a photo of her wearing that tomorrow.

It is lovely to have her home.

Thank you to everyone for your vibes and your massive support - you have kept me strong when I truly felt like giving in.

Oh Deb!!! It's SO good to see her at home! Just think how bleak things looked a week ago for her and now it's all looking so positive. all of this regular feeding and having to timetable her drugs is just a small price to pay in the long run

Lovely xxx

I bet you're all so very glad to have her home, now you can relax just a little bit xx

If a dog can have a look that says thank goodness I'm home..then Millie has that look.

I'm so pleased she back home with you all.

Beautiful photos, the girls look thrilled. I am so pleased she is home and please please please let her be well and stay well this time

xxxx

That has made my evening!!!!

im pleased for you all well done millie

She is just lovely--get well and stay well Millie

lissie

lovely photo's... just checking how the night went and that everyone, esp you Debih, managed to get some sleep?

Well, the patient was great last night. Back to her usual routine of sleeping on L's bed and then onto S's bed first thing this morning.

She has had two bowls of food (it looks revolting - a spoonful of dog food mixed with natural yoghurt and warm water) and kept it down. She's due another feed in about half an hour.

And she's been out for a play in the snow.

She's lying on the sofa at the moment gazing at the fire, waiting for someone to light it.