Today, May had a small lump of fatty tissue removed from her foot. She cut her foot pad open and the fatty part of her foot cushion came out and was obviously hurting her because she was not putting weight on it. The vet came and anesthetized her for the procedure. Here is May just as she came out of it. Hana poses with the bit of her flesh in a jar.
Pain killers haven't worn off yet, she puts her weight on it here....how will she feel tomorrow?
Bella saw May down and immediately came over to watch from behind the gate. After a while she laid down right next to May's head and did not budge until May woke up, walked over to Bella, and gave her a kiss. What a good buddy!
"Awe, May! You would have done the same for me!!"
It was luckily very warm out today so everyone was comfortable - Hana and I, the vet, and May!
Bella's just hanging out, making sure that May is okay.
"Hey, are talking about me?"
Arethusa did her thing in the background, watching from the picnic table.
May is awake and alert!! I wasn't sure about her weight, so I told the vet 375. He gave her enough to keep a 375 pound llama out for 20 minutes - and she didn't stand up for an hour after going down. Woops. My bad.
May is perfectly happy now...I hope she isn't in too much pain when the painkillers where off...
Lean in for the kiss!! "Oh, I love you too, Bella."
What do you keep on our back porch? We have llamas on ours! Dig in, Bella (oink oink!). I think she found some old cabbage head in a box....spring cleaning should be fun.
Here's Arethusa. Sometimes I think that Arethusa is the most beautiful llama I know (but don't tell May I said that).
Thanks for tuning in! We'll keep you updated with the recovery!
Today, May had a small lump of fatty tissue removed from her foot. She cut her foot pad open and the fatty part of her foot cushion came out and was obviously hurting her because she was not putting weight on it. The vet came and anesthetized her for the procedure. Here is May just as she came out of it. Hana poses with the bit of her flesh in a jar.
Pain killers haven't worn off yet, she puts her weight on it here....how will she feel tomorrow?
Bella saw May down and immediately came over to watch from behind the gate. After a while she laid down right next to May's head and did not budge until May woke up, walked over to Bella, and gave her a kiss. What a good buddy!
"Awe, May! You would have done the same for me!!"
It was luckily very warm out today so everyone was comfortable - Hana and I, the vet, and May!
Bella's just hanging out, making sure that May is okay.
"Hey, are talking about me?"
Arethusa did her thing in the background, watching from the picnic table.
May is awake and alert!! I wasn't sure about her weight, so I told the vet 375. He gave her enough to keep a 375 pound llama out for 20 minutes - and she didn't stand up for an hour after going down. Woops. My bad.
May is perfectly happy now...I hope she isn't in too much pain when the painkillers where off...
Lean in for the kiss!! "Oh, I love you too, Bella."
What do you keep on our back porch? We have llamas on ours! Dig in, Bella (oink oink!). I think she found some old cabbage head in a box....spring cleaning should be fun.
Here's Arethusa. Sometimes I think that Arethusa is the most beautiful llama I know (but don't tell May I said that).
Thanks for tuning in! We'll keep you updated with the recovery!
