As it turns out by late tomorrow morning she wasn't hurting much at all. She's eaten, drank, gone outside, and even begged for a walk. Due to her restrictions I can't walk her till the end of the week.
Poor baby! Outside is her life.
Everyone's practically been spoiling her.
She's been sleeping mostof the time and, as long as someone lifts her up, she's allowed on the couch because it's nice and warm in the family room and the bedroom is a little cold. Everyone leans in to see how she's doing every few hours and calls her a little troper. Even my nephew! We told him to be careful, because she's got an 'owie'; and he gave her the gentlest little hug and kiss!
I imagine it's because a larger uterus is trickier to manage...*shrugs*. Which is why they keep encouraging people to spay the animals before they go into heat.... Even with the extra charge, it was less there than the other places, and they did a really good job on her. They were WAAAY more up front about possible charges and exactly how much they were than the last place I went. The staff is nice and they've had really good reveiws, so I'm going to go back. She has an appointment to get the stitches out on the 24th.
This morning she's doing almost perfect! She woke up in an excellent mood and made a beeline for the back door. The biggest challenge is, as you guys have said, not letting her overdo it. Thank goodness she's leaving the stitches alone (for now...)