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Hi I will very much appreciate your help tommorrow will be 12 days post op and I have an app to remove stitches my pug benny have lots of scabbing I wish I could post pict but cant figure out from my phone .... Is 12 days enough? Im scared they will open since he is very hiper and jumps and goes in circles yes even now he does that please help I could postpone it but since its memorial day weekend will be until wednesday which will be a total of 20 days post surgery thank you
Also I would like so help about chemo after amputation my dog had two mast cell tumors I already feel like a monster after amputation I dont want to see him sick or miserable again ever! I see how he is fighting he wants to live and that gives me comfort about amputation but I believe chemo will make him sick what about radiation ???? My husband family already thinks im crazy for spending all the money but he is my beloved child.no regrets even if I spend all savings it will be worth it if he can live a healthy and pain free life
No, you're not crazy! Well, not amonf this crew anyway We definitely understand the depth of love and devotion you have for your sweet Benny!❤ You are doing everything possible to give him a pain free quality life full of lobing and spoiling!! And I kmow he appreciates the opportunity to get to be Benny!😁
There are no guarantees with or without chemo . Some appear to get extended time with it....some do not. Some appear ro get extended time without it.....some do not. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT!!! Benny sure will!
Jist passing this on.....Generally dogs have few side effects with chemo. It's not given in as high a dose as wirh humams. Sometimes there is a bit of nausea for a day or so, vut they are given meds for that. Some may be a vit tired for a day or so. Some swil through with no symptoms at all, like my Happy Hannah..You can stop chemo at any time of there are side effects thst are hard.
Sritches can taken out anywhere from ten days on....generally around the fourteen day mark seems to be the "norm". Obviously , week ends, holodays, etc. can xhange that one way or another by several days.
I'm sure the Vet won't take the stitches out if the incision isn't fully healed. Any drainage or obvious irritarion? My tripawd Frankie recently had surgery on one of his remaining three legs. For a variety of reasons, stitches stayed in for over three weeks before I was able to have them removed and things were just fine.
Try this link for adding images . It can be a vit tricky with a tavlet or phone . We'd love to see poctures of this feisty fella'!😎
Hugs
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!
Thank you for your kind words they mean a lot to benny and me this is benny so handsome I hope I did it http://bennythe.....15_170103/
Let me add my thoughts on this. And I do wish you all the best. Sometimes when I think I’m going overboard, I plan ahead and when the time comes that my dog has to go to the rainbow bridge, in my grief I will have no regrets . I did everything for that dog .I gave him my full and devoted effort and attention.
BENNY IS ADORABLE!!! SMOOCHING THAT PUG MUG THROUGH THE SCREEN!😁😁 Made my day😁
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
luke4275 said
........ in my grief I will have no regrets . I did everything for that dog .I gave him my full and devoted effort and attention.
Well said and so true.
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!
Hi there,
Glad to see that you are post surgery and doing well 
I would ask your vet of course, but I believe sutures out in 12 will be better than 20. The scabs are a normal part of the healing process. When the sutures are in too long they can get a little embedded in the skin and are harder to take out. After suture removal he will still have some healing to do, and they may recommend an e-collar (if he is wearing one) for another week post suture removal to make sure the area continues to heal without being irritated by licking, etc.
Hope this helps,
Jackie and Huckleberry 
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
Just checking in too see how u4iu and the adorable Benny are doing.
Hugs
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!
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