Pepper's Update

I dropped Pepper off at the vet at 9am, she was expected to be done around 4pm but was delayed until 6pm. Apparently a cat came in with a broken leg so Pepper was pushed back. The vet did tell me that she was the sweetest dog and they never put her in a cage, they let her hang out in the downstairs office work area. That made me feel a little better about leaving her for the entire day. Anway, good news! Or, at least mostly good news. Pepper's ligament is just fine, so no surgery, but her muscle is swollen and she has a few 'spots' on her x-ray that the vet can not identify. The x-ray is being sent off to a radiologist to review. We should hear back early next week. Pepper is doomed for couch rest and anti inflammatory meds for the next 5 days. She is going to be bored out of her mind! Hopefully she will be cleared to start some exercise next week but the vet stressed that it will need to be VERY slow to prevent further injury. Between Pepper's pre-flight vet records, her flight and this vet visit, I think she might be the most expensive rescue dog ever! It's a good thing we love her :)