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First few hours home after surgery!!
We are just home from the hospital. Toffee our Golden Retriever (9 years) had his front left leg amputated on Thursday. My kids are worried that he is lying on the side with the stitches. He seems comfortable but I thought I would ask this wonderful community for any feedback. This is so scary!!
mischm
Thanks, I love the greys, too! Petra’s surgery is finished and she came through with flying colors. More updates tmrw, so grateful for all of you here!
Glad to hear Petra's surgery is over and she is doing well. On to recovery!
Hello mischem and welcome. Your future posts will not have to wait for approval.
Some pups will lay on the surgery side early- it could be that the good hospital meds are still numbing the area. Is he laying on a cold, hard surface? The cold may feel good on the incision. As long as the incision stays clean it should be OK.
Please consider starting your own thread so we can answer your questions and Toffee's story doesn't get mixed up here with Petras.
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
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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