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6:34 pm
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6 September 2023
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Our pup is a male and had his hind leg amputated. He’s 1 day post op and we don’t know how to use the sling to support him while he pees without him peeing on it……help?
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26 April 2007
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Hi there! Welcome!
Yeah that can be tricky. Have you tried letting him urinate without a sling to see what happens?
I would just try to move the fabric forward a bit so he doesn't make a mess. You can also make a DIY grocery bag sling in about 30 seconds. That way you have more than one sling and you can rotate washings.
Also see:
How to Help a New Tripawd Urinate After Amputation
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Hello and welcome.
What is your boy's name? How big is he? Why the amputation?
Do you have a harness for him? When my Pug boy had his knee surgeries I was able to use his harness to hold him up while he peed.
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls and Boy
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
Maggie's Story Amputation and Chemo
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