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Thank you everyone for your suggestions! I'm happy to report that he has done both of his businesses. He even finished his entire breakfast today for the first time!
Bringing another dog over to pee was such a pro tip. Thanks for the suggestion! He went to the bathroom immediately after the other dog left.
He has been super picky about what he's willing to eat this last week. He lost interest in the things he used to love like broth, chicken, turkey, pumpkin..you name it. I have been very careful with the syringe, but that's a great point with the choking. He'll usually let water run out of his mouth if he's not into it anyway.
It seems like we're making improvements on his pain and anxiety management regimen. He's less restless, less vocal, and seems like he's in better spirits. He still lets out an occasional yelp here and there, but he isn't always running away now.
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YAY for peeing after the other dog peed!! Works everytime!! HUGE VICTORY!!!
And YAY for eatng his breakfast and YAY for
!!! These "little" improvements are HUGE improvements!!! He IS making progress!
Oddly enough, try some cheese pizza. Nutrition can come later.
Thanks for updating. Recovery doesn't last furever! He's already getting a bit of sparkle back and it's still very early.
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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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SUPER COOL! You have no idea how much we hoped for this kind of good news. I am thrilled things are going the right direction.
Love the "pro tip" comment about bringing the other dog over. Sally, as usual, is the wise one around here who always seems to think of things like this just when a member needs it most.
And now you are a pro too. Everything you are describing sounds like a dog who is simply in recovery mode and not 100% himself. Little by little though he is getting there.
Our paws are crossed for more and more progress tomorrow. Keep us posted.
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Hello, sorry if this should be on another thread, but our Kite has exactly the same behavior as you mentioned - suddenly yelp and tries to go elsewhere. That happened a couple of days post op, we increased his Gabapentin to 900mg 3x a day and Trazadone 150mg 3x a day (Kite weighs ~ 103lbs). That seemed to take care of the sudden pain. We slowly took the meds down to 600mg 3x a day and Trazadone 50mg 3x a day. We have had no such episodes for about two weeks until last night and today, he has been having those yelps again. This is almost a month after surgery. Does anybody has any tips on helping with what looks to be like nerve pain please? We will probably increase his Gabapentin again to alleviate these pain. It is rather distressing to him.
if you have any other ideas to help our Kite, we would appreciate it greatly. Thank you!
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Does anybody has any tips on helping with what looks to be like nerve pain please? We will probably increase his Gabapentin again to alleviate these pain. It is rather distressing to him.
I'm so sorry to hear about Kite's ongoing pain issues. Yes I would bump the pain meds back up as long as you talk to your vet first OK? Also consider getting him evaluated by a rehab therapist. Once the pain is under control with the right dosage he needs, the therapist can better help pinpoint and relieve whatever is causing his painful episodes. Be sure to start a new topic so we can follow along with this situation OK? Keep us posted.
Just wanted to provide an update on Max since we have been MIA for a while.
Max is doing GREAT. He just had his 2nd round of chemo (carboplatin) and we just came back from a trip up to the snow to reward him for being such a trooper through all this. He looked so much happier and could move around so much easier this time vs. 5 months ago before he had his surgery. I'll attach a quick video below so you can see his progress.
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