The Right Decision

After leaving the VEC, I called my family and boyfriend and spoke to them about Charles' surgery. They expressed the same concerns I had prior to the appointment. I really wished someone had come with me to hear how positive Dr. Kilburn was about Charlie's outcome. That being said, everyone loves Charles so much and was equally supportive about sending Charles for the operation.

A few hours after leaving, I called Dr. Kilburn and booked Charles in for Thursday. It was going to be a big day and I was very anxious about having Charles' little body go through this sort of thing, but I was confident in my choice.

Later that day, Charles was very sore again. He was getting worse. I think it was because of all of the movement and stress of going to see the vet again. He was hunched, would yelp when he moved a certain way and was definitely unhappy. We made him comfortable on a flat bed (no more huge cushion bed for awhile) and looked anxiously forward to Thursday.