Getting Nekkid



Cosita after her last groom

Dr. Bagley said we didn't need to crate her, because she wasn't using the leg at all, so it wouldn't make much of a difference. After the surgery however. . . that's a different story. She's gotten pretty good at running around on 3 legs. It didn't take long before she was navigating the doggie door and back steps with ease.

Cosita's new 'do

Surgery is tomorrow, so tonight I shaved her down. She's definitely looking tiny and fragile in her never-before-seen super short hair. I have 3 reasons for doing this. First, it'll be a long time before I can bathe her, and I think it'll be easier to wipe her down if her hair is short. Second, I know that Dr. Bagley's techs will do their own version of a great groom on the affected leg, taking it down to the skin, and I think her healing leg will look less conspicuous if it's all growing out at about the same time. And third, who knows how long it will be before I'll be able to groom her again!

It was tricky getting her legs because she couldn't put weight on the injured one. I didn't even try to shave the sore leg. I figured I'd leave that for the experts to do tomorrow while she's asleep.

Food and water were picked up at midnight. I sure wish she didn't need to do this at all.