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Hello!
Again, I appreciate the support and kind words. benny55, she will not be staying overnight. This hospital is not a 24 hour facility, but if they think she needs to go somewhere overnight they’ll refer us. After op, they hold them for at least three hours to monitor and send them home.
I dropped Willow off this morning at 8am EST and am awaiting her discharge call!
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That's good they have an ER clinic they work with if they feel she needs more care overnight than you can give at home. Just be aware that it's not easy, and you may be really, really worried when you see her so out of it. But it's not an impossible situation and within 48 hours you'll start to see more sparkle come back. Will you have someone there to help you out?
We are sending lots of love to Willow and you, keep us posted!
Update!
Willow is home and confided to her recovery area. The doctor and techs all said she did amazing and looked really good after waking up.
We have our list of instructions and are ready to tackle the next 24 hours! Post op check up is also scheduled in 10 days.
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WELCOME HOME WILLOW!!!! Good job sweet girl!!
As we've mentioned, bringing any dog home the same day of surgery can be rough. Obviously It's unavoidable sometimes. You may, or may not, get much sleep tonight. Even though my Hapoy Hannah did indeed spend the first night at a clinic, her second night (first night home) was full of whining and restlessness. It took several days before I could get the right dose, meds that worked for her. Some dogs sail through those first several days. Yep, every dog is cifferent!
Update when you can.
B R E A T H E.......👍
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Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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Welcome home Willow! Happy healing! We are cheering you on!
Good morning!
I have a minute to update now.
Willow has done great so far to the best of my knowledge! She did not eat much the first night and the following morning, but had a big appetite the next night and did not leave a crumb in her bowl! We were a little worried about her taking all of her pills at first since she did not seem too keen on them, but luckily we think it was just the lack of appetite initially as she's taken all of them on time after the first 12 hours or so. Hydration has also not been a problem.
As I've said, she came to us injured, so she has been walking almost 3-legged since we've had her. This was a great advantage for her as she is already hopping along outside for our little bathroom breaks! Speaking of the bathroom, she has urinated a few times with no issues, but I do think that she needs some more fiber..you know why haha!
As of right now, I think our medicine dosages are working well. She slept through most of the first two nights well. She does not seem to be showing pain around the wound area and there are no signs of infection.
Unfortunately, the soft cone alternative is not great for her as it is a little thin and her snout can reach the area for licking. She's sniffed at it a couple of times, but as a precaution, I ordered another <a href="