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jerry wrote:
What to Expect: Post Amputation Pain Medication for Cats
If your cat is losing a leg soon, now's the time to get familiar with post amputation pain medication for cats. What you learn here can save you and your cat from a long, painful amputation recovery. The Importance of Post-Amputation Pain Medication (More) |
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scmaxwell9 wrote:
Post-op- Recovering at home
Koda's surgery ended up being Friday June 19th instead of Thursday as planned. The delay allowed us to get a CT scan beforehand of his leg, in order to know exactly how far up the tumor went so that the surgeon could get good margins (still waiting t (More) |
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nockmarr wrote:
This week
Hello again! It's been one week since Nockmarr's surgery. Things are much calmer now. I think the pain has subsided quite a bit for Nockmarr. I realize I am a faceless, nameless talking blog so to introduce myself, here is a picture with me (my name (More) |
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akeelaisthecutest wrote:
Pain Management Check-Up
June 5, 2020. 11.5 weeks post-amputation. Today I learned that the majority of dogs have to be euthanized. Of all the dogs that have been in my life, I have never had to experience this. My parents gave our first dog, Angel- an English Masti (More) |
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greyhounddad22 wrote:
6/5/20: Oakley’s 2nd Chemo
Hey Everyone – Sorry for the lack of updates for a bit. Been a busy few weeks of life and enjoying our time with Oakley. Here are a few highlights: – Got carpet installed on our stairs in the house to make things a bit easier for him. Five minut (More) |
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finnthedane wrote:
Acupuncture for PLP and Treatment Update
Hi to our friends, Finn is a little over 5 weeks post-amputation today and I am so happy to report that he seems to be 90% back to his old self. All I can say for folks who are struggling with Phantom Limb Pain is hang in there. There are options. (More) |
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finnthedane wrote:
Acupuncture
Today we are 25 days post-amputation. Since Finn's diagnosis on March 13, we have seen 5 different vets, he has been on 9 different prescription medications and I've had countless moments of regret and meltdowns. Since about day 8 of surgery recovery (More) |
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finnthedane wrote:
Getting Better?
Well, no one said it’d be easy, right? Always when I think we’re on the right path and take a step forward, we go right back downhill. The last few days have been back to pure discomfort for my poor boy. It is constant up and down and readjusting, ne (More) |
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greyhounddad22 wrote:
5/11/20 – Oakley’s Post-Op CheckUp
5/11/20 – Oakley’s Post-Op CheckUp Oakley’s post-op checkup went great today! Staples were getting quite embedded due to how well he was healing so there a few raw spots now that they are removed. The vet was very happy with how things looked an (More) |
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finnthedane wrote:
Getting Better (Phantom Limb Pain)
Hi friends. What a three weeks it has been. This has been one of the biggest emotional rollercoasters I’ve been on and I just want to say how grateful I am for this community and everyone’s words of encouragement and advice (thank you Pam, Stacy and (More) |