My 12 year old Rottie mix had his left rear leg amputation on Tuesday & came home Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon & night I feel went great. He took treats & eventually ate his dinner after some coaxing with some of my dinner mixed in, drank water & peed. The doctors told me a bowel movement will come but probably not for a few days. He also shockingly got up on his own when my sister & her kiddos came to visit him. He slept great too.

Yesterday went pretty good as well, still not much of an appetite but he did eat some of his food with eggs I made for him & he's taking all the treats so I'm not too worried. He is very uncomfortable because he has to poop & can't which I also think is leading to the decreased appetite. Last night neither of us slept, he was very restless & whining/crying a lot which is not like him. I took him out to potty & he walked (with my support) our backyard but didn't go. Gave him his Gabapentin (300mg) 90 minutes early & he eventually calmed down & fell asleep around 5am.

When the vet sent us home they sent up with: Carprofen (75mg): given every 12 hours, Levothyroxine (.7mg): for his thyroid, he's on this already. He has a fentanyl patch that gets removed on Sunday & they gave an injection of NOCITA into the surgical site. They also sent prescriptions for me to fill if needed for Gabapentin (400mg) & Trazodone (150mg):sedation/anxiety. I am going to get these filled today as I think the higher dosage of Gabapentin & anti-anxiety will help. If I don't see improvement today I will be calling the dr. to discuss other options for pain. 

I am pleasantly surprised with his desire to be independent with walking. He hates the sling I am using to help support him but is begrudgingly letting me help him get around. This makes me confident he will take to walking on his own just fine. Any advice on what I can do or not do to help him figure out how to with his new normal. He's trying to but doesn't have form down. 

Thanks so much for all of your support & advice.