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It does sound like your pups are doing great! I understand the value of sleep! Since a few weeks before surgery and since the Fentnyl patch has been on, I've been up with my guy at least 1x every night. I'm looking forward to a full night's sleep again 🙂
great updates! Sounds like Orion is having a pretty typical recovery so far! Cody didn't drink much his first few days.. but that changed after about day 5, and he was up ALL the time for the first two weeks. Even now, three weeks out, he is still up and repositioning himself all the time, but I don't worry as much now 🙂
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Cody and Family
Cody is our 7 year old Australian Heeler mix boy. Diagnosed on 2/20/14 and became a tripawd 2/21/14! We chose a homeopathic approach and he is being treated by Dr. Loops our of NC.
Fentanyl patch is off, he's drinking slightly more today and has been sleeping most of the morning. He's wanting to use the stairs more now, but we're minimizing that as much as possible. Once the staples are out and I can put the harness on him, then we'll allow more stairs and build that skill slowly.
Thinking that now the patch is off, he'll start getting to be himself again. He's weirded out by the food bowl, like he can't figure out how to use it. I know it would be easier for him to have it elevated, but if I put it on the little step stool he's been using for water for years, he avoids it like the plague. Sometimes he'll eat if I hold the bowl up for him, sometimes I end up feeding him out of my hand. 
Until the rest of the meds are gone, I'm not going to worry about it - I've seen some of this before with him. He's had his share of injuries over 12 1/2 years with his share of medicines, stitches, cones of shame... 
You'll start seeing his spark come back in the next few days, and I'm sure the food bowl won't be nearly as scary once he stops seeing pink elephants!
Paws crossed for a great week ahead. Let us know if we can do anything to help.
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Quick update - food and water habits are now more or less normal. Mobility is getting very good - he scares me on stair descents, as it's sort of a controlled tumble, but he stays on his feet. I keep the sling on him just in case, but he's growing increasingly annoyed with being helped. 
Couch is his domain once again:
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That sounds wonderful!!! You are 3 days ahead of us.. Our girl, had a front leg amutated 2 days ago and she did great in surgery and pain is being managed well... but she cries and cries. We are comforting her and doing all we can.. Did you experience the same things?
We wish you the best.
Hi Forbear.
Wish you the best as well. I should update the thread title, he's really 2 weeks in at this point.
For the first couple of days, he was pretty whiny, and if I had to mess with him to change dressings, etc, he sometimes would yelp a tiny bit. With the pain of the incision, and the drugs which can make them needy or whiny, that's been the experience of most everyone here. I would, however, consult your vet if she's constantly crying. It's probably nothing more than the meds, but call them and make sure - that's what they are there for.
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