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Woohoo! I'm so happy to see surgery is behind you and LD! And with a vet team like his recovery will be much easier thank without such great peeps looking out for him.
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So glad to hear that Lucky Dude came through surgery and is starting his recovery. I am glad everyone jumped in to help give advice. Keep us informed of how he is doing. Also glad you have a great vet team and you were aware of his reaction to give them a heads up 🙂
Lucky will do great.
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Lucky Update: We are home now and doing super so far! Lucky Dude has his own special corner of the living room right by mom and dad’ s work space. He is a little groggy ( not groggy enough to still stand up on 2 legs for a treat, though;) and a little wobbly for potty time but nothing we didn’t expect. I made a small sling from a pillow case that works as a “just in case” ( no pun intended or maybe it is lol, ) so when we do go out to do our business he doesn’t do a face plant while he gets used to his new normal balance. He is sure happy to be home and loves giving kisses to let us know. He is really pretty happy and just chilling. The other dogs were mildly curious but for the most part are separated and cool with that. I anticipate dinner time will bring its own challenges as Lucky still does get up and get excited when he hears a food bag open 😉
I will send some pics and update along the way. Thanks to everyone here for all the support! Priceless 🙂
Love,
Kim and Lucky Dude <3
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I made a small sling from a pillow case that works as a “just in case
😂🤣Keeping a sense of humor on this journey is a must for keeping uour sanity😂🤣
So glad to hear Licky Dude is doing so well this early on. Just chilling and resting is exactly what he needs now. Sometimes, not always, but sometimes there can be a bit of a crash once the hospital meds are out of their systems.
Stay connected and keep is updated, okay?
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Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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14 July 2023
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Day 2 and Lucky is doing about as well as can be expected. ( what that is is probably different for everyone and fur kid) one thing that I didn’t expect really was the size of the incision being big enough that he could reach a small part of it to lick! I bring this up because with a front leg amputation we didn’t think we would need the cone…Well, here’s about how that went:
Noticed Lucky could reach part of it, put a t-shirt on him…
Lucky : “ I don’t like t-shirt at all” Mom puts cone on… Mom: “ would you rather have cone?” Lucky glares, won’t move. Mom waits, takes cone off, puts t-shirt back on. Mom : “ cone or t-shirt?” …..Lucky: “ ok, yes to the t-shirt! “ and relaxes and lays down.
I did purchase a great dog t-shirt that is soft, breathable and washable ( found one on Amazon by searching shirts for surgery recovery) it also seems to help him relax a little, too. 😉
He is also starting to get a little more comfortable with his balance, being able to potty all by himself mom is there to support him if needed of course. And he is a great little trooper! Tomorrow the “ nerve block” for pain will wear off and I am sure we will have a new set of unknowns and challenge’s which we will face with a bright attitude and lots of love.
Thanks everyone for the continued support.
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being able to potty all by himself
SPECTACULAR !!👏👏👏👏
Glad you were able to have a "conversation" with Lucky where he decided to tolerate the shirt.😎
What pain meds did they give you? Usually it's Buprenorphine maybe with Gabapentin. . What dose frequency did the Vet suggest?
Thanks for the update..it's a good one!
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14 July 2023
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Lucky is not quite 7lbs, so he’s small 😉 He also has a bad reaction to some anesthesia and opiates ( this I had noticed, and anyone may with neutering, teeth cleaning etc) I think I mentioned that. Soo….tramadol buprenorphine and others were a no go for us, thankfully the vet team knew this ahead of time.
To answer your question: Lucky has Rimadyl for pain, 25mg 1/4 tablet every 12 hours ( based on his size) and gabapentin as needed 8 hours 50mg 1/2-1 tablet.
since surgery I have not had to give him the gabapentin yet. ( he was taking it prior to surgery though)
he also has a sedative ( actually one anti anxiety, one that is a true sedative for if he starts to get to active too soon. We haven’t got that far yet though.
Hope that answers your question and I will continue to give updates 🙂 Thanks again for everything!
Lucky may seem to have a unique situation with his tolerance or lack thereof, but that’s just my experience. I have 4 dogs and no other one has this kind of thing.
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Sounds like things are going well so far! Don't be afraid to use the Gabapentin- in my opinion an anti inflammatory like rimadyl is not enough after amputation. And since he was taking it before surgery you know how he acts on it.
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