So, Happy got his VAP put in today for his radiation..They put in the port because he has to do 5 weeks of radiation, and they say it's hard to find a vein every day for that long(I can imagine)..He is more fussy and in pain than from any other surgery or procedure, including the amputation..His breathing is shaky and he is just whining..I hope it's just the pain meds making him whine, but he is not too Happy..We are getting the hang of going with the flow, but has anyone else had a VAP put in for anesthesia/radiation purposes? Even the vets say there is not a lot of literature on the type/location of this tumor, but they are optimistic about the recovery.

Thank you everyone for the warm wishes! That means a lot! When we went back this morning, I let them know, and they checked it out thoroughly..He is scratching at it some, and they even just did the anesthesia through a vein today. Thanks for the clarification there with the VAP! Yeah, I wasn't realizing what a 'surgery' it was, although they told me it was. There are two scars with edema around it, bruising, and he keeps trying to shake his head and get comfortable. I do think he improved today, and he even got a jolt of spunkiness and chased me a bit! Cute boy..now he's sleeping :)