Hello Friends!Hello Friends!
As you can see and may want to point out to visitors, it's Mira's left side that is now giving her the most trouble. The open sores are almost all healed, with the exception of a small, pea sized patch. It appears that it will be under her left arm where she will need to have a skin graft, as the tissue is fused together there. The right side seems to be doing great, and while she will never have shoulder movement, she can at least move the entire leg forard and back a little bit.
I'm sorry I haven't dropped you a note more recently than this - but I was traveling on business and Mira has taken a couple of evaluation visits up to Tufts.
As I type, this, BTW, she is wandering around the room. If she wanders by, I'll have her "type" a few words (but she's a very busy lady at the moment!)
Her burns are still healing very slowly under her arm - but they are healing. Our vet had to cut a slice under one arm as the scar tissue has begun to constrict across her chest, causing the arms to tighten inward as well as to have one leg begin to swell dangerously. Thankfully, the cut has seemed to have done the trick - the swelling has gone down and she is far more comfortable moving around.
Mira met Tufts burn specialist last Monday. He confirmed that, if necessary, he can perform two skin grafts. One across her chest; and the other, a smaller graft, under her arm. We've decided to wait one more month and have her re-evaluated at the end of November, as she is still growing and there is an outside chance that the scar tissue may break down sufficiently to avoid the more extensive graft. We also want to be sure that all the healing is done before we put her through more discomfort.
She is still the sweet little girl! Right now our biggest challenge is getting her off the "gruel" (lucky duck soup) that she became so spoiled with when she first arrived. It's hard not to spoil her!
Each night she comes out from the "oldie" room to wander around our living and dining rooms as well as kitchen. Only one of my boys has tryed to get too rough with her, so he's locked up while she's out and about. It's excellent excercise and she's up to about an hour of wandering before seeking a lap for a nap.
We are still going to try to get her latest picture scanned so all her generous friends can see her! (done)
Kind regards -
Ann Gruden FACT