Hi Yorkie Jerry. I bet you are a mighty cute 5 lb Yorkie! Of course, Jerry is also the name of our first Tripawd Dog who started this site (with his hoomans) so we'll say that a good sign.

Your post has been approved and we look forward to following Jerry through his recovery and on to being a little Mini Tripawd RockStar!

  Check out or What to Expect articles and also our Tripawds Recovery Shopping List.

You'll find lots of Information  there.  Just to highlight  a few things, you'll want nonslip scatter rugs for traction . That's great that you are setting up a little recovery area for him. It's important to keep him quiet the first two weeks and only go out for short least potty breaks and then back in for rest.

I wouldn't be concerned with getting diapers at this point.  While some dogs may have "accidents" at first because of the meds, of necessary  the potty pads should take care of that.  If they do pee in bed is usually  because of the good pain meds

Drinking and peeing are important, but he may not want to eat much at first and it may take him several days to poop.  Every recovery is different and every dog is different,  so some things you just have to play by ear.

Will Jerry be spending the night at a 24/7 clinic?

He may or may not be mobile when he comes home.  No worries.  Some dogs take a few days to get their sealegs.  

When you do go to pick Jerry up from the surgery you'll want to make sure you have a strong and confident positive attitude! He will pick up on your energy and he needs to know everything is just fine! Don't even bother to look at his incision to draw attention to it, just tell him what a good boy he is and he's going home!

Stay connected with us and let us know how surgery goes, okay?

Stay connected and let us know any questions you may have. You are not alone on this journey and we are here to cheer Jerry on!

Hugs

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!