Charlie's Surgeries - DONE!

Charlie needed to have two surgeries: 1)  spay 2) eyes, to correct her Entropion.  Thanks to the integrated team at VCA West LA, I was able to have both surgeries done under a single anesthesia, which is often difficult to achieve.  Dr. Jeanine Au did her spay, and Dr. Michael Chang did her eyes.  I had terrific experience with both doctors - professional, caring, and very expert.  Charlie was in good hands!

In order to ensure proper healing I had her medical boarded at VCA for four days after her surgery.  She plays hard with Lucy at home, and I was afraid she would damage her incision areas if I brought her home right away.  This proved to be a very good decision because she had made significant progress with her healing (and was off her pain meds) by the time she returned.  Lucy was a good mother and did not bother her.

Keeping a cone on her at home was another issue entirely.  She is a MONKEY.  Her nickname was Houdini, because she managed to escape 4 cones before I figured out how to keep her in one.  Thankfully she was not too interested in scratching her eyes or licking her incision - she just wanted to be liberated.  Typical woman.  

We see Dr. Chang again this Friday, 12/7 to get her eye sutures removed, and Dr. Au will check her spay incision.