Lily

Yesterday we walked to Turbesi park down the street and as I was fishing out Lily's favorite toy (a plastic bottle from the trash barrel) Bill was with Lily in the ball field on the other side of the fence. I tossed in the plastic bottle and Lily jumped to play. She ran around but then yelped a very unusual pain yelp. Maybe she stepped on the leash and hurt herself but maybe she was sore from playing in the ball field Sunday with another dog. Maybe she tweaked it, she had been skittish over the storm.

She tucked her tail down and started shaking. We comforted her then she was okay and we walked to her swim spot and she swam. She walks fine ankle and knee seem fine and she goes up and down stairs but this morning when she stretched she yelped again and tucked her tail and trembled again drooling a bit. I have hugged her and comforted her and gently massaged her her leg and she is calmed and okay with that and happy and relaxed in her bed.

I hope she'll be feeling all better soon. I hope she can heal up because normally she loves to run. She's an Olympian. Bill says he thinks Lily hurt herself when jumping up to catch the ball twisting and landing wrong when playing with the other dog on Sunday but aggravated it yesterday. Her knee seems fine, we think it might be that she tweaked a muscle deep in her back or hip. She is relaxed from our stroking her back while she's resting on her bed. I am hoping rest and time will heal her but I have a call into our veterinarian for advice.