I prayed for her. . . . and He answered. . .

Okay, soooo I should totally be sleeping. . . but have lots on my mind. Chloe gets her stitches out today! Oh, I'm so excited that this nightmare is almost over. She seems to be doing great but I'm stayin on my toes. For those of you who don't know, 2 1/2 wks ago, Chloe, the Golden Retriever, had to have emergency surgery. I woke from my 3rd hour of sleep to hear my husband shrieking at the top of his lungs saying we had to go to the vet. When my eyes focused from the blinding light, I looked down and realized that her incision from being spayed just a few days before, had come open and her intestines were hanging out. I panicked and lost all sense of. . . well hell, I just acted plain stupid. I almost threw a dirty towel around her intestines! I stopped myself and at least found some telfa and gauze but it didn't dawn on me for a while that I should've put a wet dressing on it! What was I thinking??? She was in surgery for 3 hours and had to go to the Doggie ER for the night. She's been on 5 different medications, had very limited activity, and had to wear a big cone on her head. Ironically the $40 collar that we thought was too much to spend may have prevented this very pricy adenture and saved a lot of pain and tears for everyone! Ohhh how I cried. . . . and cried. . . . and cried! One week post-op, she started projectile vomiting and peeing on herself. I thought this was it. I thought she was gonna die. I prayed for her. . . and He answered. I feel so blessed. I love this baby like my own babies. She brings me joy like no other. My family has tolerated it well. They have all pitched in to help take care of her. And my poor husband has put up with my crazy behavior without a gripe. She will add love and laughter to our crazy family for years to come.