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Hi all so cricket is day one post opp front leg amp & doing great. My question is potty breaks.
When I go with her outside she hasn't quite learned how to squat yet so she kinda stumbles down and kinda lays to pee, not fully flat to the ground but lays her head down. Is there anything i can do to help her ? Is this normal in the begining till she gets her sea legs back?
I would guess that it's the meds not her 'sea legs' making it hard for her to pee. Since she lost a front leg the squat shouldn't be too hard for her to get.
How is she getting around otherwise? Pretty wobbly still?
Will she pee with you holding a sling on her? You can make your own out of a cloth shopping bag, instructions here.
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 moving really well inside and outside when we take her out then stumbles to pee. I havent tried the sling but i will now thank u!
It is still very early in the recovery process, if necessary you can use a sling to help as Karen suggested. The best thing you can do for now is to ensure Cricket doesn't overdo it. Keep her confined and moderate her activity to preserve her strength. Before long she will likely surprise you!
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Sling worked great! Thank you! She is trying to move as much as normal and we are having to work more on keeping her resting smh silly girl. Yes we have a small area for her and ill be sleeping near her for the next few nights
Yay! I'm glad it worked for Cricket. I bet after a couple days (maybe less) she won't need any help.
But if she does then you have something that works.
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
Hey there 🌺
It may take a little while for cricket to be confident on his 3 legs but that will come!
It was really hard for my baby girl during the first week after surgery but she grew more confident with my help and eventually going potty was no big deal.
Cricket will be ok, just give him a little time to adjust.
Big hug and cuddles to your cutie pie 😘😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
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 :-)
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