I'm starting the catch up process...

I know I know.  I'm way behind. I'll make several entries over the next few days to get caught up to where we are now with Sophie.  Until I sat down to catch up I didn't realize how long it had been since I blogged.  At the end of this one I'll include some photos that were taken at the end of January.  I haven't taken many recent photos and videos so I'll have to catch up.

First for the bad news.  On 1/31/11 we were at home an in that previous week she had been jumping up and putting her front legs on the couch.  To correct her we were saying "Off" and then pulling her off the couch by her collar.

Unfortunately on the 31st she jumped up onto the Ottoman and when we went to correct her she yelped out and came up lame with her left rear leg.  She refused to use it and was crying.

I ended up taking her to the Swedesboro veterinary ED.  They did rear leg x-rays which were negative except for what appeared to be some inflammatory signs at the left knee.  The good and the bad of that was that while there was no evidence of fracture or dislocation it didn't make a diagnosis.  Still on the table were anything from a simple muscle strain all the way to a catastrophic craniate crucial liagment full tear (ACL tear).  It would just be a matter of time until we knew what the significance of the injury was. In the end I was given 3 days of Meloxicam and 5-6 of Tramadol for pain relief and told to follow her closely and restrict all activities for the next two weeks with only time out for potty.