What comes after exhausted?

So my day started with tears, but only because I was sad about leaving my sweet puppies while I went to work. Tasha as you can see from the picture was staying close to me as I got ready. I made her comfortable in the kitchen, with blankets, water, and a nice bed right in the most coveted sun spot in the room. I had to put her plastic collar on, in order to prevent her from pulling at her staples and stitches. I hated seeing her in this, because she banged into walls and was miserable in it, but I knew it was necessary. I couldn't bring myself to take her picture in it because she hates it so much.

I could tell that Skol was needing a little extra attention too; you can see in the picture that he is sitting on the "sick blanket" looking ever so cute so he would get a special hug before I left for work. He is such a good boy and he is being so sweet to his girl. My favorite is to watch him lay in front of Tasha, nose to nose, and he watches her sleep and kisses the top of her head. He is so gentle with her, so loving.

Even though it was hard, I made it to work and knew that Tasha was being well cared for by my husband. I did my day at work and made my way home. When I got home my husband told me that Tasha had got a little spunk to her and jumped up onto the bed. I quickly checked her stitches and everything looked ok. But an hour later, as we were making dinner, Tasha started to have drainage and it wouldn't stop. I immediately called the vet, who told me to watch her during the night and if it got worse, bring her in immediately.

So, Tasha and I stayed up all night. I held her on the floor to keep her calm, quiet and still and held a towel on her to keep her wound from draining. At 8:00 AM I decided to take her into the vet again, as it just didn't seem right for the wound to still be draining. We arrived at the vet and they looked her over and ran new blood tests.

The good news is that it turned out to be lymph drainage, which is actually a good thing. So the vet sent us home with good news and told us that she was really doing well after such invasive surgery after such a short time ago. We then went home and I worked while she slept.

I am exhausted after staying up with her all night, but I am blessed to have had another day with her. So, even tired, I am thankful for another wonderful day with my sweet pups!