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7:52 pm
13 July 2009
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Hi Jake's family
So you brought Jake home on the first evening? That is brave, but it might be hard. If you do find he has trouble standing in the next couple of days or the pain gets worse, you always have the option of taking him back to the vet. I know that sounds a bit mean, but it is a good backup plan. I only say that because they can often do more for pain (think morphine straight to the surgical site) than we can do at home. And the bruising tends to get worse around days 2-5 than the first day. All you can do for the next little while is to help make him as comfortable as possible.
We are wishing you all the best! We are finally far enough away from those days (all of 9 weeks!) that they are starting to seem like a long time ago.
Susan & Tazzie 2
Jakes mom,
This is such a tough time emotionally, the intial shock of taking it all in when it's your baby that's going through all this. The feelings you describe are from your heart and mine goes out to you and your husband.
I don't have much advice to offer at this moment, as you mostly take it hour by hour and then day by day. Boinks, and my big boy Baloo when he had major surgery, had a hard time coming off the post-op meds and whimpered on and off for a few hours after bringing them home. It's hard to distinguish between pain and anxiety during this part of the recovery phase, at least it was for us. Massaging them and soothing music played quietly seemed to work well for us, and for them too. I preferred flamenco guitar, and I like to think my pups did, too. May I suggest something gentle yet upbeat, such as <a href="