Well, friends, Cooper had his second surgery today, the wait at work for the call was long and hard. But at 12:38 the vet called and said the surgery had gone very well. the rest of the upper leg was removed and the whole area cleaned up. and a drain put in. I just finished reading Fancys post and it sounds like Coopers situation was very much the same. there was a lot of infected muscle that had to be removed, his incisiion had also kept bleeding at the beginning and as the incision healed it stopped , but when that bone poked through it released more blood and began again ( hence my post the other night, how much is too much )  I guess in retrospect, the fact that the bone poked through was good because from what I understand the infection must have been closed up in there and spreading much like Fancys post said. Had the hole not opened up it may have gotten much worse before I knew anything was wrong. Coops grandma had to stop by the vet this afternoon to pick up frontline for my brothers dog – and she learned that Cooper is making everyone at the clinic earn their keep, they say he is just fine as long as they stand and talk to him and pet him. they finally gace Coop a radio and he laid down to nap. I know Cooper was in much less pain after the first surgery after having been freed from the pain of the cancer, and I am anxious to see how much better he is when he comes home again. Sounds like he will be coming home tomorrow. Even with this infected muscle – he had slept so much more peacefully than when he had the cancer in the leg. the doctor told me he was already sitting up and restless to be up on the move after surgery this morning so that sounds great considering it took a good 3 days before he did much after surgery number 1. Coops mom and I are wating anxiously for Coopers big hugs and kisses when he comes home! We will let everyone know as soon as there is more to update on. Thanks EVERYONE for all the crossed paws, prayers and encouragement. I told Coops mom tonight how wonderful you all are.

Sounds great. At least your vet acknowledged there was a problem, I am assuming you used the same vet that did the initial surgery. I know the feeling about the cancer pain, Gus was the same way, so much better right after surgery. Back to normal in no time!!!!, it's the getting back that kills ya'. Good luck, Paws up, Spirit Gus and Dan

I'm glad to hear good news for Cooper!   Moving onward!

Tail Wags,

Pat, Angel Ruthie & puppy Tess

Wow, what a tough start. I'm glad to hear that Coop is recovering well from his second surgery! I bet he can't wait to get home and get back to just being a dog! Sending positive thoughts your way.

Fortis'Dad

cometdog said:

So, it makes me think that they aren't experienced and therefore they are only human when it comes to problems such as Coop's and Fancy's problem.  I just wondering out loud…