That Friday morning, she looked fine, there was a bit of swelling, but it wasn't bothering her.
We got her home, and she was a it subdued. As the day wore on, she was very subdued. We decided to check her in the morning and take her back to the Vets. On the Saturday, she was still subdued, but the swelling wasn't too bad and there wasn't any heat (I'd Googled to see what we should be looking out for). We decided we'd wait and see. We undid the back of her onesie and brushed her, and let her wander around and groom, taking it in turns to watch her like a hawk to make sure she didn't groom near her wound. When we did up her Onesie, we did it on a looser setting.
Sunday, she was still very low and sorry for herself. We gave her some Nicholas (knickerless) time. Monday came, and her tummy looked fine, and she was a little brighter - but not her normal self. She let herself be placed on laps for cuddles. Each time we assessed whether we should be taking her back or not.
It was an unhappy time for Lewis, who had lost his playmate. We played with him, he attempted to play with Izzy (who did play, but her play was a bit rough). He looked lost for a lot of the time.
On Thursday, Shelby was trotting around looking reasonably happy. I'd moved her Onesie out of the way and given her a really through grooming, and I had her sitting on my lap with my finger over her scar. This meant that she could groom to her hearts content, and not be able to touch the wound.
On Friday, she was charging around the house like she had been the previous week.
Today she went back for her 10 day appointment, and the Onesie was due to come off.
All was fine. She has a little bit of swelling, but the Vet checked it and isn't worried. The Onesie is off, and we just need to keep an eye on the site.
She is so happy to be home.
