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Today is day two of Lucy’s road to recovery by getting rid of that painful left forepaw. She was drinking after bringing her home yesterday from the vet surgery center but only ate some treats today. She is amazing and has hopped outside to pee but is exhausted after that small trip to the yard. Much rest is taking place and she seems more alert. I think the anesthesia is finally starting to work through her system. My concern is to get her appetite back so she can increase her strength. This web site has been soooooo very helpful to our family in preparation for the surgery…Thank you so much. I will be reading about chemotherapy expectations as we get a little closer to our oncology consultation.
Thank you again for all of the information this web site has provided.
Welcome and best wishes for Lucy’s speedy recovery!
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And thank you for the kind words. Lucy’s appetite will come back, recovery and medication throw most dogs for a loop the first few days.There are many topics in the forums offering tips and advice about this but please talk to your vet with any serious concerns.
Looking forward to following Lucy’s recovery, our Meg is day ONE post-op and we hope to bring her home tomorrow. Glad to be able to see what we in for over the coming weeks.
Jane, wishing the best for Meg. the first three days were really more difficult for us than Lucy. Every small step is a such an accomplishment, even if it is peeing outside on her own for the first time. We took a recycled grocery bag(sides cut out) as suggested from tripawds site. Although Lucy hopped out own her own for the recovery to the front of the clinic, it was helpful to move Lucy from the clinic to the car. Not sure how big your Meg is but Lucy is rather large. She was more comfortable with the “sling” compared to us picking her up. We did use it as well on her first few trips outside to potty. she soon moved around without this “sling”. Lucy also had a Fentanyl patch post op. I think that this helped her pain. She was not interested in food so much the first few days, but we did find that putting her pain meds in beef or chicken was appealing to her after the Fentanyl patch came off. She had a “UnderArmor” type shirt on over her incision post op which was somewhat of a compression for her wound. I liked this as she did not seem to bother the incision with this on. A few days out, I change it to a loose tee shirt and gathered it with a ruber band so she did not trip on it. This allowed air to circulate around the wound while protecting it. Wishing the best for you and Meg. I have found great comfort in this site and blog.