I’m spending my day on the couch with Maddie, working from home and watching episodes of The Prisoner while she convalesces.

Yesterday’s surgery went well. Dr. Kat removed the problematic “Christmas growth” on Maddie’s foot, and while she was still under anesthesia, lasered off a number of small growths and warts, cut out and stitched up a couple big ones, and conducted a tooth cleaning and scaling, which led to four extractions. Maddie was a trooper, but it was a lot for a little dog to handle, so she’s got a few days of painkillers and a few weeks of antibiotics in store. And a bandaged foot, which needs to be bagged when she goes outside to do her business.

Not to mention the stitches and shaved spots…

Last night was rough, with midnight moaning and complaining that only stopped when Jennifer and I helped Maddie up onto the foot of our bed, where she slept until about eight this morning.

Maddie’s napping now, and she seems to be recovering nicely. She’s a little dopey on the pain meds, sleeping a lot, but she has a healthy appetite, and only complains occasionally when I have to pick her up and move her.

“I’m awake now,” says Maddie. “What’s for lunch?”

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