Felicity the Greyhound

I’m just going to launch right in here – Felicity is HOME!

I picked her up from our vet hospital 13th August at 5pm (I had been counting down the time for 5 long hours).  After discussing all our medications, possible side effects and post-op care Susan and Paula bought my girl out.  WOW she looked amazing.  So happy, confident and proud as punch.  And the tail went nuts!!!!

I had it in my head (somewhat overloaded and emotional) that she wouldn’t be able to walk, would need help balancing, fall over when going to the toilet etc – even though the vet team told me how amazing she was doing while in hospital.  Imagine my utter amazement when she WALKED to the car – she REALLY does have this.  Susan and Paula even escorted us the car admitting that they were going to miss Felicity as she had become a bit of a favourite.  They loved her cuddles, her courage, her “can do” attitude and her princess “need” to be hand fed (…hmmmmmm).  I had come prepared with a card of warm wishes and many many thanks and the biggest box of gourmet chocolates I could find.  With big smiles all round Felicity and I set off home to our little farm and the rest of our family.  Our first big achievement in the journey – surgery over and going home.  Well done Felicity!

Smiling is great.

This is where I get to tell you once again how extraordinary our girl is.  I helped her out of the car when we arrived home and let her wander onto the grass to go to the toilet.  Felicity made a quick bee line for the other dogs around the other side of the house.  She peeped around the corner not alerting them to her presence and once satisfied that they were ok, went into the house.  She just needed to know her pack was ok – always putting others first.

After checking the mail box, I squealed in delight and announced to Felicity “you’ve got mail!”  Here in the mail box was a parcel addressed to Felicity from her Aunty.  When she was settled, we opened it together and of course I had to take some photo’s.  Thank you so much – this was such a nice thing for us to come home to.  Felicity LOVES the gourmet cookies 🙂

Thank you Aunty xx

I did share them with my brothers and sister!

Our first night home had it’s good moments and had some not nice moments.  We had some special visitors in the evening which was fabulous.  During the night though, Felicity had spasm’s which were painful and early in the morning she became unsettled.  We lay by the fire in the quiet and got through it all together.

Day 1 at home did not start well.  Felicity was in pain and was unsettled.  As the day has progressed, Felicity has started to feel a bit better.  I think a visit from another adoring Aunty made things so much better too.  She isn’t screaming or crying with her pain and is very settled, laying near me as I write this.  Paula from the vet hospital has been phoning to check on us and to keep offering support.  Felicity is now eating really well and has sparkles back in her pretty eyes.  It’s early days of course, but this is yet another achievement for Felicity – getting through day 1 at home. You rock, Miss Fliss!

Our small steps are actually the most important leaps.

undeniably scrawled by Cate xx