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6:31 pm
May 14, 2009
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jerry
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Hey Eleanor,
As we were talking about in the chat last night, yeah, Fentanyl patches tend to make dogs whiny. They are confused, don't know what's going on with all that painkiller med going through they're system. He should be OK but if you sense anything is drastically wrong, call your vet. Oftentimes once people take the patch off their dog, they quickly get back to their normal selves.
Hang in there, it gets easier after a few days.
We can't wait to see him swim in his new pool. How is he doing today?
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7:28 pm
May 14, 2009
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Hi Eleanor,
Chuy is such a sweetie!!! I hope everything goes well for him and that he has a complete recovery. Good luck to both of you!
Ginni (Zack's mom) from Charlotte,NC
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8:17 am
May 15, 2009
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chuy
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Update 5/15 Chuy is doing great! He slept thru most of the night last nite. Still hasn't pooped yet though. I'm talked to the vet yesterday and they said to call today if he doesn't poop. Believe me I will call. Took him out to potty, he just laid down in the grass. I took the sling off him and left him there, figured he pee where he was. My husband was on the porch to watch him, I went to get dressed, it was 8 a.m. when I came back out Chuy was on the porch. Tevis said Chuy got up on his own, hopped across the grass, started to go potty and then fell down, finished his potty, got up and came up to the porch all by himself. I guess he's too embarrassed to want help to potty. He's resting now, seems to be comfortable on the porch. We'll go inside when it starts to get too warm. He's eating like a champ.
Now if we can just get him to poop!
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Chuy, showing everyone that 3 legs doesn't mean you can't be a regular dog!
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3:58 pm
May 15, 2009
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hugapitbull
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Many of them are slow to poop. He will, just give him time. We found after the surgery Trouble liked to lay outside a lot more than she had before. She had surgery in November so it was pretty chilly outside when she was wanting to just lay out there an look around.
It is a shame the medication is required, it does make it more difficult for us humans to interpret what is going on.
Chuy sounds like he is doing well, that's great news.
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6:39 pm
May 15, 2009
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jerry
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Yeay! We've been thinking about you both and wondering how things are going.
That's a Tripawd for you. Determination knows no bounds, we will do what it takes to get on with our lives. Thank you for the help but we can handle it, we say.
Yeay Chuy. No worries, there will be plenty of poopin in no time I'm sure. Keep us posted!
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8:17 pm
May 15, 2009
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cemil
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A word about lying on the cold ground… I had a conversation with a human emergency-room doctor who told me that cold ground is like a cold compress on a painful area–it slows down the blood supply and so, reduces the pain. Dogs seem to know what they need.
Great to meet you, Chuy. Cemil is a left-front amputee too. Wishing you a speedy recovery….and a good poop to help your people relax!!
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Cemil and mom Mary, Mujde, Radzi and Alle….appreciating and enjoying Today
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9:38 pm
May 15, 2009
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jerry
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Yes, that's true. We've had lots of dogs here who have gone outside and laid down on the snow, surgery side down. Looks painful but it's really not to them.
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7:03 am
May 16, 2009
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wrigley
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Hey Chuy,
Glad to hear things are going good. Being a tripawd is not such a big deal. I'm sure if he is eating like a champ, he'll be pooping soon.
Hang in there and keep us posted.
Keeping you in our good thoughts for continued success.
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7:43 am
May 16, 2009
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hugapitbull
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cemil said:
A word about lying on the cold ground… I had a conversation with a human emergency-room doctor who told me that cold ground is like a cold compress on a painful area–it slows down the blood supply and so, reduces the pain. Dogs seem to know what they need.
Great to meet you, Chuy. Cemil is a left-front amputee too. Wishing you a speedy recovery….and a good poop to help your people relax!!
Cemil, thank you so much for sharing that. That makes so much sense.
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12:54 pm
May 16, 2009
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chuy
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The patch came off yesterday, I think I liked him better with it on! He's snapping at both of us now. Last night he bit my husband when he tried to lift him with the sling. Today he snapped at me, enough of that, he's on his own. I am still giving him the Tramadol and the Metacam as directed, he's still eating and drinking and #1, but still no poo.  I know he'll go when he's ready to, but if he doesn't go by Monday, he's going in for the dreaded enema. He just can't keep eating and not going #2!
Other than that, he tries to walk on his own, the grass is damp in the morning so I have to make sure he doesn't lay on the side where the stiches are (can't get them wet). He wet the bed we had in the living room, went all the way through to the carpet. Oh the hazards of surgery!!  Guess I'll get the carpet cleaned when we're done with all this.
We got the ramp made, when Rory walked up it the clamps bent down, so we have to make a modification to it. Bought new braces for it. Other than that, it turned out pretty good! For a musician, my husband is pretty creative with wood.
More later!
Eleanor
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Chuy, showing everyone that 3 legs doesn't mean you can't be a regular dog!
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