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Jaxon is about 7 days post op. He gets up every time one of us moves (even within his limited space). I can tell when he's tiring, but how do I get him to lay down and rest? He's always been a super active guy and the vet is extremely pleased with his progress. Is it okay for him to roam a bit? When/how will we know he's okay to move more?
Also, he's always eaten dry food and now completely refuses to touch it. Is this normal? He eats well when given wet food...
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A little roaming is OK, but confinement and moderated activity are key to a safe speedy recovery.
Many dogs are picky during recovery. The pain meds can cause that, and you will find many helpful tips for feeding in the Tripawds Nutrition blog .
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.ake sure you have non slip scatter eugs for traction if you have hardwoods and he can roam a little from one room to another if that's how he gets ro be with you. You are his pack and he doesn't want to be separated.
As far as food, and this is just me, for now, feed him whatever he will eat. Their is a great refrigerated product my Fresh Pet, grain free (although there's now some debate on whether grain free is an extra "advantage"). Whole Foods careies it, as does Target. Check the date, make sure it's curre t. I REALLY think he will gobble it up!
Really glad to hear how well Jaxon is doing! 🙂 🙂 Great ypdate...keep em coming! 🙂
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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!
You might want to try some brain games to keep him stimulated - hiding treats under dixie cups, etc. If you can keep him quiet outdoors, he might enjoy just sitting outside - lots of smells and sights. Once the stitches or staples come out - about day 10 - 14 - you can start adding a little more controlled activity, maybe short walks, stopping whenever he needs to rest. And for a tripawd, a couple of short walks a day is better than one long one.
Otis - 106 pound lab/Dane mix, lost his right front leg to osteosarcoma on Febuary 9, 2016. Four rounds of carboplatin completed in April, 2016. Lung mets August 25, 2016. Said goodbye too soon on September 4, 2016. Lost his adopted sister, Tess, suddenly on October 9, 2016. likely due to hemangiosarcoma.
Wherever they are, they are together.
We're having some trouble getting zuzu to eat as well. She loves her fishy food (earthborn holistic coastal catch) but since surgery (she did not have an amp, but rather tumor removal) she keeps turning her nose up at it. We're saving the wet food until nothing else works.
First few days, we poured some beef broth over it and that seemed to work well- until it didn't.
Then we started adding a little pureed pumpkin- usually a hit and helps with poo, so why not. That worked for 2 meals.
We're still using the pumpkin, just to help keep things moving nicely.
Then we tried breaking up her favorite treat and mixing that in- she ate some kibble but mostly just picked the chunks of treat out.
Today I came up with the idea of pulverizing her salmon strips ( my God that stuff is stinky!) Into a powder using the food processor. Sprinkled that over dinner tonight ( which had a little pureed pumpkin still) mixed it all together and she chowed down!
She started tramadol this afternoon so is out of it and really showed no interest in eating until I did that.
Try whatever you can to entice him.
My parents dog has lupus and we almost lost her, she refused to eat and so we gave her whatever- sliders, mashed potatoes, chicken breast, rice, pot pies, Salisbury steak, just so she would eat something and have less side affects from the meds while we're tried to help her.
Switch it up if he starts refusing one, slowly limit the"spiking" and eventually he'll get back to just normal kibble.
As far as the moving around, I don't have much to suggest other than trying to distract him with a toy or Kong or something. Zuzu is a pretty calm girl luckily, so a simple toy she can de-fluff or remove the squeaker from works pretty well for her. Pre op the Kong stuffed with Frozen peanut butter always worked well as a distraction. We haven't tried this one yet as we're trying to reserve peanut butter for her meds.
Hang in there. You're doing a great job and so is Jaxon!
Ashley and Zuzu
11 year old Australian Shepherd with soft tissue sarcoma.
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Canned cat food works for some dogs.
Kerren and Tripawd Kitty Mona (who said kitten wet food is delicious)
CBD oil for dogs has been really helpful with Schlomo for anxiety and appetite. He eats raw and a little bit of coconut oil on there does miracles.
I get mine at a local pet store here in Brooklyn but I believe you can find some good ones online too. It's important to know the exact strength and dosage.
I hope that helps.
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