Little Dog in a Big World

I knew that this would happen eventually.  Sierra was in her chair too long today.

She wheeled herself out front and then what happened?  She sniffed a cat.  Boy, did she ever go.  She followed that scent until she found the neighbor’s cat under the bush in the shade.  And, then she would not leave.

It was already over 80F at 10 am.  So, it was hot and she was being obstinate.  She just would not move.  I was caught by surprise at how strong her front legs were because I could not budge her.

After a few minutes, I got her attention.  I got her over to the sidewalk.  She kept her eyes on the cat the whole time!

Once I got her in the house, I realized she had been in the chair at least 20 minutes which was 5 minutes longer than normal.  When I unhooked her, her back leg was very tired.  This lingered throughout the day.

I decided that on Monday I would talk to the Vet about pain relief.  She is on Deramaxx.  But, this extra activity was causing her pain because she wasn’t used to it.  I know are medications that would make things easier for her.  We’d just have to work on finding the right one.

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