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Kara got tons of loving and cuddles last night and this morning. And of course I cried a few tears dropping her off this morning. They are going to call me when she get out of surgery and it can’t come soon enough. The vet called at 10 am to ask what meds I had given her this morning and they said they were about to start. Here it is almost 1 pm and I’m stressed to the max and I think everyone at my work is terrified to walk into my office. To say my fuse is short today is a understatement! I’m trying to relax and reading post and knowing almost everyone of you guys have walked this path and sat and waited for the call that they are out of surgery and ok. I will post again when I hear from the vet.
Ok I’ve now taken a couple of deep breaths and the vet has called. Kara did wonderful, min. bleeding and she is trying to wake up a little. She is on morphine and fentanal patch on top of the Tramadol I gave her this morning.
YAAAAY! I'm so hoppy to hear she made it out of surgery! 
Breathe, and know that now you are on a path to recovery and a new life ahead. We will be here for you every step of the way.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Great she made it though surgery and it was successful!
It's very rare that there are complications during surgery but that fact doesn't keep our minds from running amok waiting for the call! Back when Maggie had her amp surgery I waited (and sweated) and waited (and sweated) and it was forever before they called. It turned out that the surgery center had been overwhelmed with emergencies and had not even had time to stop and call me to tell me they had to postpone the surgery until the next day!
I can't remember if you are bringing her home today or tomorrow?
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
She is coming home today. And I have scheduled off till next Wednesday. So I can be home to help her and keep her the other pups from driving her crazy.
Greeeeeeat news 🎉🎊
All is well and Kara is out of surgery 👏🏽👏🏽
Now, on to recovery and a new happy painfree life for your cutie pie 💗
We'll be waiting for updates and photos !
Sending you both hugs and cuddles 😘😘😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
So happy to hear you got the call and Kara did well! Now you can go pass GO and on to recovery! Yay Kara! Keep us posted as you're able. We know how intense these first few days can be. Hugs to you both!
We are home and she is resting next to my bed. She walked to the car at the vet’s office and I lifted her in to the back of my Outback where I had a blanket and bed waited for her. Then when we got home she was done. Just wined and looked at us. So she got carried into the house. We let her dog brothers run around outside for awhile before I let them come in the house and see her under my close supervision.
YAAAAAAAAAY FOR KARA!!! SURGERY IS DONE AND KARA IS HOME!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Tonight may be a rough one, or not. But you are watchw Kara come out of the anesthesia fog while heavily doped up on hospital meds,as well as adjusting to three legs while recovering from MAJOR SURGERY!! So yeah, may be a eough couple of nights ahead!
STAY CONNECTED and let us know how we can help. Try and get some rest when you can...And eat lots of CHOCOLATE while you're awake!
Hugs!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
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!
How are you and Kara doing? I think the first night must be the hardest. I know it was for us (and that was actually her third night post surgery). I hope she is doing well and is pain-free!
Bobbi & Maddie a/k/a ManiacMads
Front leg amputation 10/17/17 due to Osteosarcoma
She's Madeline, She's Madeline
Agghh this girl is being so stubborn! I got some liquid down her last night with a syringe and she ate a pork chop I cut up in little bites and took her meds in pill pockets great. This morning at 4 am we went out and pee’d. Went back to sleep till 9 am and she will not lay down and rest. She is up following her brothers around and going out on the deck. She is drinking water but fought me on the pill pockets this morning and has not eaten. Which is fine for now. If I try and isolate her in the bedroom, she wines and is at the door not resting and her two brothers are on the other side of the door causing trouble trying to “save her” 🙄.
Well, one thing I learned is that the first couple days they are still feeling good from the hospital meds so they think they can do more! I still do not let my dog out more than three short hops a day. On Tuesday this week, exactly 1 week post surgery, she suddenly didn't want to do anything. She didn't want to stand up to eat, didn't want to get up and go out. That lasted until about dinner time last night and now she's back to her self. So I would try to keep her still and quiet as much as possible. I'm surprised the pain meds aren't knocking her out. What is she taking? The gabapentin puts my dog to sleep for a couple hours!
Bobbi & Maddie a/k/a ManiacMads
Front leg amputation 10/17/17 due to Osteosarcoma
She's Madeline, She's Madeline
Oh gosh yeah the first few days can be a doozy especially when you have other dogs in the house.
Hmm. Have you tried spiking her water with something tasty, like tuna water, Gatorade or low-sodium broth?
As for the whining...do you think that is more pain / anxiety related or that she just wants to play? If it's just to play, is there any way you can separate them with another barrier, a baby gate placed somewhere else in the house?
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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She has been more nappy and laying around this afternoon. And she is quite content as long as her brothers are curled up near her. So at this point they are trying to be careful around her and I won’t try and separate them. It is definite them she wants, I can be laying on the floor next to her and if they are at the door she is at the door trying to get to them. I’m glad they love and take care of each other so much.
Awww...that's so sweet that she an her pack want to be together.
During my Happy Hannah's journey, I alao had a little dog named Bodie. He went with her on every appointment, every xhemo treatment, every Bet trip. The day of the amputation I stayed at the Clinic all day and I to the evening with Bodie. We didn't leave until I k ew she was done eith the surgery (it started much later than they originally planned). They let Bodie and I come into her pen to tell her good night (still sleeping off the anesthesia)
They were always inseparable and maintained that relationship all during her recovery. It never even occurred to me for one split second that I had to keep them separated. Sounds like you don't need to separate Kara either.
Glad she's settled down a bit. Keep the pain meds consistent and continue nto do yiur best to have her rest. And you get some rest too!
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
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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