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"Coming home the same day as surgery often is a little bit scary for the humans."

Oh boy, you can say that again. Every time he moves I'm hopping up checking on him.

I notice he's drooling a bit - I imagine that is from being under anesthetic, he could be feeling a bit queasy. He hasn't settled down to sleep, he's alternating between sitting up (or maybe he's just testing his remaining leg) then laying down. 

During surgery he was given Dexdomitor, Tobugesic, Narketan and Antisedan.

We brought him home with Gabepentin for the pain and Metacam as an anti-immflamatory. 

His leg and surrounding tissue has been sent for biopsy, results should be back in ten days or so. (I told Izzy that he was donating seven toes to science, as Izzy is a polydactl) He has (had) seven toes on each front paw and five on the rear.

Thanks Sally for your kind (and reassuring words) Hugs

Hi Jerry. Yes, our clinic was in the process of closing to the public when we picked Izzy up. They're still going to be there but for anyone picking up meds or food they'll bring it out to them. Scary thing, this virus. I'm so thankful that Izzy's surgery was moved up to today - I figure in another couple weeks everyone will be shut down. They've already put the province in a state of emergency.

But I digress. I'll start an Izzy thread in the Three Legged Cats discussion and will no doubt start an Izzy's tale of seven toes blog as well. That way I can share some pictures too.

I am so thankful for everyone here. The more I read on your site, the better I feel. BTW, I really enjoyed Jerry's story . Kudos to you for starting this amazing resource.