We were up at 5:00 a.m. because the baby, Oreo, is getting fixed this morning. I didn’t even know she was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We were up so early, Oreo started getting suspicious. Then at 7:00, we all piled into the car and headed to VCA Hospital in Orange, with Oreo conducting a full interrogation the entire way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Where are we going? Why are we going? And why does nobody seem concerned that I’m apparently broken?”<\/p>\n\n\n
\nIn the car before sunrise?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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What is a spay operation?<\/div><\/summary>
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During a spay, Oreo was under general anesthesia, so she’ll be asleep and won’t feel the operation. The veterinary team will monitor her breathing, heart rate, and temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vet will shave and clean the area, make a small incision in her abdomen, and remove her ovaries\u2014usually the uterus is removed too. Then they’ll close the incision with stitches, sometimes beneath the skin, and keep her warm while she wakes up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She may be sleepy or a little wobbly afterward. The clinic will give you instructions for pain medicine and keeping her quiet, and she’ll need to avoid licking the incision while it heals. The vet will let you know what to watch for and when to call if anything seems wrong.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I think she was suspicious because she’d never seen us dress up like this; maybe she thought it was Halloween? <\/p>\n\n\n
\nDr. C\u00f4t\u00e9 and Nurse Paul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
We dropped Oreo off at 7:45 am, then headed to the gym to get beat up again! This time we think we were prepared. With our new outfits, the torture devices are useless! We found out that doing push-ups in the 120-pound120-pound armor was a challenge, to say the least. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since we arrived a little early, I did seven miles on the stationary bike, and when I got off, I saw both tires were flat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was funny to see our trainer carrying oil cans like in The Wizard of Oz!<\/p>\n\n\n
\nCome on, you trainers, we are ready for you today!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
We went home after the gym and waited for the doctor’s call about how she did. We shed the armor and put it back in the “Gym Workout Closet”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mary made a nice lunch, and we worried together all afternoon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We got the pickup call around 4:00 pm, so we raced to the hospital, and she was “happy” to see us. She was quite loopy,py so I picked he up and put her in the backseat bed.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nDreaming about chasing a ball? I thought I heard her whisper, “Did you get the license plate of that truck that hit me?”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
The rest of the day, we just sat and watched her and her cone! We finally took the cone off and kept an eye on her so she would not lick the wound!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s really upsetting to see a dog you love feeling unwell. We know she will feel much better in a few days, but that time seems to drag on and on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We watched TV for a while, but we were so busy watching Oreo that we hardly paid attention. We did watch “Sleepless in Seattle”, a great movie! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 romantic comedy-drama directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hanks plays Sam, a widower in Seattle whose young son calls a radio show hoping to find him a new partner. Thousands of miles away, Baltimore journalist Annie (Ryan) hears the broadcast and becomes intrigued, even though she’s engaged to someone else. Their story unfolds through letters, coincidence, and a famous meeting at the Empire State Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film is known for its warm, bittersweet tone and its playful nods to classic romance movies, especially An Affair to Remember. Ross Malinger also plays Sam’s son, Jonah.<\/p>\n\n\n
Before bed, we all walked out to the backyard, and she did her business, albeit in slow motion.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nWake me up when you go to bed!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
She went right to the crate, but she struggled with the cone, which she had to wear while we couldn’t watch her. We all fell asleep immediately. It was a long day!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oreo and I went outside for one last visit before going to bed. She wore her cone to bed, but it didn’t make her happy, so we took it off as soon as she woke up and watched her like a hawk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ready for a funny?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last night, Mary woke up from “watching” a movie in the TV room and asked for some dog treats. Naturally, I assumed she wanted to give Oreo a snack, so I put the treats in her lap and went to the kitchen for water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I came back, the treats were gone\u2014and Oreo was still snoozing peacefully on her bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s when I realized Mary had mistaken the dog treats for people snacks and polished them off herself! Then I had to chase her around the yard twice to convince her it was time for bed. I’m honestly shocked she didn’t put herself in the crate! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was funny the next morning when she scratched behind her ear with her left foot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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