Jaiden is so spoiled. Sunday night, he kept "tossing and turning" in his kennel, where he normally sleeps. I think he just couldn't get comfortable with his sutured-up leg. I considered letting him up in the bed, but I didn't want to make a habit out of that. So I put a thick blanket on the floor, and put my robe on top for extra cushion (did I go too far in the spoil-my-doggy department?). Before I could even get the robe down, Jaiden realized what I was doing and came over to stretch out. ;) At some point, he did eventually go back to his kennel, but he's sleeping again on the makeshift bed right now.
I think I'll be traumatized for a while. I was watching a live feed of a webcam with puppies, and their play fighting kept reminding me of Harley and Jaiden's fight--how disturbing is that? Puppy play is supposed to be cute and irresistible. Sigh. I also kept thinking that I made a big mistake in trying to pull Jaiden's leg out of Harley's mouth (<shudder>... do they make pills that allow you to wipe out images/sensations from memory?). I think I only ended up causing more damage. Michael agreed with me. :( Just for that, I'm not posting anymore of his gory, bloody pictures like he wanted. Poo head.
Anyway, I've been feeding Jaiden sausages to help me with my guilt trip, lol. Hey, I wasn't going to eat it anyway. I give him a small piece--okay, a big chunk--of sausage morning and night with his meds. He's a good enough dog that he'd take the meds without any food, but so what? :D
The swelling has gone down almost completely. :) I started to think that wrapping the leg wasn't helping the healing process (I was trying to keep Jaiden from licking his sutures), so when I got home tonight, I took the wraps off. The skin is pretty red and angry-looking. I may have to get an e-collar/cone for the poor dog if he continues to lick. I think he's been leaving the punctures on his chest alone, so no worries there.
Sigh. I never ever want to experience something like this again.
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