Saturday, February 20, 2010

A month's worth of progress...

A month's worth of progress is shown in the photo below:

 
Periodically, a section of her skin will erupt and a secondary infection immediately sets in... And we start all over with the process on that spot... 

Overall, the hair is starting to grow back in, particularily on her face, neck and shoulders... Her back end and legs are making very slow progress, but we assume that has to do with blood flow and how the body mends itself after such a rough time of it... 

BabyLove has begun to play with the other young puppers now... At first, she didn't want to engage (rough housing hurt?) at all... She was very lethargic intially and it took at least a month of good nutrition before she put on a few ounces and the ribs stopped showing... 

Her feet are no longer swollen 'clubs' with spikes for nails protruding out of the pads... 

The smell?... Well, it is not nearly as bad as it was, but it certainly still is there and she will have months until we've conquered what she's encountered the first few months of her life at some owner's hands!