Well, we just came back from the vet visit and everyone was very please with how well Jake was doing. The vet examined his incision site and said it looked good, except for a little bit of drainage and some fluid accumulation. He said it was fine. I told him about the itching since we (Jake) took the bandages off yesterday, so he applied some salve (forgot the name) to help with the itching and irritation from shaving, staples, etc. He then re-applied a new pressure bandage, which we will keep on for another 3-4 days, then re-examin the incision afterwards.

He also started a new antibiotic (baytril) for the next 5 days. His amoxicillin ends tomorrow. All in all he seemed pretty satisfied with the way things looked, and how great Jake seemed to be doing so soon after the surgery. When we got home I took Jake out to pee, and now he's totally tired and hopefully will sleep for the next couple of hours… cause I need some relaxing time too! ha! ha! Jake is off his pain meds already, though I do have some extra Tramadol left in case I feel he needs it.

So for now, things are OK… If he starts whining again tonite, I may ask for some gabapentin too!

Wow! That's an excellent idea!! I will definitely try it once we remove Jake's new bandage in a couple of days... cause you know he's going to go for it again!