Thank you Paula and Donna. I really need the encouragement right now.

Boone is actually eating well - almost full meals now on day 3 post-amp. He has some redness along his chest that concerns me. I think it's because he's so deep chested and is refusing to lay on any of his beds. I put a t-shirt on him last night but I don't think it helped. A friend suggested a fleece belly band set up to help take the pressure off when he lays down.

It also seems he has fluid building up in a couple of spots. I only did the cold/warm compresses the first day thinking that's what I heard the vet tells us on discharge. I have a message to the clinic this morning.

And getting him to go out to potty has become a challenge. I took him out this morning but he's just being a stinker. Stands there and then turns around towards the door. Ugh. Our weather this week hasn't helped - feet of snow, which we cleared, then a major melt down with rain and now freezing temps turning everything to icy slush. I broke up the biggest patches in his yard and put down kitty litter for traction and he seems confident on that. Once it gets light I'm going to try again.

Thanks, again!

Jeanette & Boone

midnighter94 said
Murphy has always pretty much just stood & peed ... all of my male dogs have, I think it has something to do with how old they were when they got neutered.  But when we go for walks Murphy will try to pee on a tree & it cracks me up when he decides he has to lift his left leg - because then he only has his left front & right back to try to balance & it doesn't work well   A lot of dogs hate to be helped - they seem to do the same thing, just freeze up.  I think someone on here took their dog to the corner of the house & helped him lean against the house to go. 

In Michigan we've mostly just had rain ..blah..I keep saying that we have a back yard full of poop soup right now lol  We need it to freeze so we can get it cleaned up!  Not much snow for us this year, yet.

Donna  

Great idea, Donna, on finding a corner for him to lean on. If he'd figure out to lift the left rear he'd be fine. I may have to try that trick, there's a spot just outside the gate that would work. I managed to catch him as he went off balance yesterday morning but I just wasn't quick enough last night. It's starting to snow again so maybe we'll get this nasty ice and slush covered for some grip.

Jeanette

He FINALLY went. I think he just needed someone other than neurotic me to take him out 😉. Hubby took him to the garage side of our house that has a little grassy spot. He said Boone braced himself against a snow bank and just peed. Phew! Boone picks up on my nervous energy and I've been a wreck since the osteosarcoma diagnosis.

On the upside Boone is eating really well and attempting to chew on a bone. He has a lot of redness on his chest so I'm icing it. 

Thanks so much, all of you, for the unending support & encouragement. Boone and I appreciate it.

Another small victory this morning...he finally pooped! My hubby texted me the poop emoji while I was out walking with my neighbor and we both let out a little cheer. Funny the things we celebrate now. 

Boone seems to be a little down this morning and the redness has spread. Is this normal? Just wondering  if I need to get him to the vet to check for infection. Incision area looks good except for where I think he's popped a staple and there's some bleeding. The redness is in places beyond the incision area which makes me wonder if there's something else going on.

I know he's probably overdoing it right now. He only seems to have one speed when we take him outside, even on leash.

Thanks as always for your help 🐾😊

Thanks Paula. That's where Boone is starting to develop redness and bruising as well as the armpit of the right leg (his left front was amputated) I'm a bit neurotic I'll admit, so I took him to the 24 hour clinic where he spent the night after his surgery.

And like all of you said, it's all normal.

the bleeding/oozing is not from pulled staples, just the fluids eekimg out. I need to start cold/warm compresses to help move it along.

He only picked at his breakfast today but I think part of that was from not pooping since Wednesday 😉 He's gone a couple of times now so hopefully he'll eat a good dinner tonight. 

We're getting another beautiful blanket of snow today so I'll try to get some pics of him outside. 

I can't say enough how lost I'd be without this forum, the resources or your support and encouragement. 

Thank you 💕