I took this photo upside down, which is the easiest way to capture her when she's this close. She happily munched away on the tennis ball bone, asking every now and then to go outside. Wow was it windy today! She did not stay outside for long periods, which is probably a good thing as several branches came down in the yard--one of them right into their dog beds. On the bright side, that's good news! More stick for play. On the other hand, good news the beds were empty and no one was injured.
Everett has started dragging her back left paw. Perhaps she's been doing it a while and with the snow or frozen ground, I just didn't notice. But now you can hear the scrape of her nails on the pavement, or maybe it's the scrape of her knuckles? The hair on top of her paw does not appear to be damaged or shortened or otherwise altered, so I am hoping it's just the nails that are scraping as she trots/walks.
She has also been panting a bit, which isn't too surprising as it's much warmer outside (high of 66 today) and a black dog in the sun is...warm. I'll be honest--I have not looked in her mouth at all. I try when I see her panting, but I haven't seen the tumor area since that car trip last week.
The last two nights Everett has been very restless (relatively speaking). She's also started digging in her bed, not the destructive way Ansel does, but as though to rearrange. I tried puffing both of them for her, in case she's looking for more padding, or nesting, but when she climbed back into each of them, her digging continued. I wish she could tell me how I can help.
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