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My weimie Brody had his front leg amputated on Thursday the 7th. He keeps lying on the amputated side. I try to get him on the other side and somehow at some point turns over. Is this really bad for him? The other question is his other front leg is now swollen with fluid. I think he was moving around too much on it today. Hs anyone else had theses issues? I am taking him to the vet to get checked out tomorrow.
Trouble didn't have any swelling on either side, but she did lay on the surgery side quite a bit. It never appeared to bother her. I wouldn't worry about that part, but would get the swelling checked out.
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Cherry stayed on the non-amputation side for the longest time. We actually celebrated when she rolled over onto the amputation side because we felt that she finally felt comfortable with both sides. This just goes to show that everyone is slightly different. Also, she did not have any swelling or fluid buildup throughout her recovery. I am sure that everyone agrees with the decision to have the vet look over the situation. Now that we are in our sixth month of post amputation, Cherry lays on both sides equally but does roll over much more often than before.
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A lot of dogs are OK with sleeping on the surgery site. Let us know what the vet says about the fluid though. It's probably nothing, but good to have it checked. When we asked our surgeon about Jerry's post-surgery fluid build-up at the incision site ("seroma "), he explained it as: well, all that fluid that was in the leg has to go somewhere, and it will go to the easiest place. Maybe that's what's happening with Brody. Letu know. Good luck.
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Thank you to everyone that applied to my question. It was a sarcoma that caused the swelling of the leg and oozing of the sutures. They said there was a lot of fluid in the area when the removed the pressure bandage. They had to sedate him again and put in a drain. I will be picking him up soon. The doctor said it is only a minor setback in his recovery so I am thankful for that. I am really ready for him to get better!!
Yeeeaaaay! So glad it's not serious. Yeah, seromas aren't dangerous, just icky. When I had mine drained the vet did it in front of Mom and Dad and they almost passed out.
Glad to hear you can go get him soon. He'll be on the road to Tripawd living before you know it!
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