mollys lump and surgery

the lump after our first visit to the vet where they drained it with a needle.




but the lump refilled with puss within a few days, despite antibiotics.


its hard to photograph a lump in black fur


so she had to go back to the vet and have surgery to remove it


they shaved a much bigger section of fur this time. freshly home from surgery, first thing she did was flop over and roll on it.


so she got to wear a tshirt to keep the leaves and grass and dirt off her wound.


puppy shadowed her for a while.


she couldnt settle when we got home. she'd lay down somewhere for like 5-10 minutes, then get up and walk around. go lay somewhere else. and again. and again.


she didnt mind the tshirt at all though.


she laid under the porch steps for a while.


its one of her 'go-to' places when she's upset or worried. the tub is the other place.


she was able to reach her stitches with her back leg to scratch. but i discovered that if i moved the knot in the t-shirt to be in the way of her leg, then she wouldnt scratch at it.


i was sitting on the steps. she came to sit next to me for a while.


but still couldnt settle and was up and about again


then she went back under the porch steps. she finally settled there and slept for a while.


after a while she woke up and came inside.


and needed some loving and reassurance


she crawled up in my lap, and checked out my laptop


but decided to sit next to me instead