Its been a few weeks so wanted to update this forum on "Shelley's" progress. Still eating and defecating everyday. Still living inside. Although the wound is scabbed over, it isn't hard enough to serve as protection - for instance if she'd tip over and land on a sharp object, it could perforate her lung. The 2 little white strips are pieces of shredded paper that have been there since the first day I took her to the vet. We don't want to pull them out for fear it would tear the scab. They are being moved up and out slowly but surely.
