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jerry wrote:
What to Expect on Amputation Surgery Day for Your Dog or Cat
Scheduling an amputation surgery day for your dog or cat is a day you won't soon forget. In the middle of your anxiety, you're probably wondering what to expect after you drop your pet off at the clinic. In our experience, here's how the big day usua (More) |
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bennysmom wrote:
4.5 weeks Post surgery...... Phantom Pain
Dealing with Phantom Pain. What a psychological mess. His brain is telling him that he is having pain in his leg, but there is no leg. I don't know what I would do without all the wonderful people on Tripawds that have been thru this and are s (More) |
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traceym wrote:
Still hopping
Tai and I are still hanging in there. I had two scares - she was drinking excessively and peeing excessively so off to the vet; urine and other tests revealed........old age! I was worried about kidney failure so that was a relief. She is also g (More) |
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jogswithdogs wrote:
Anybody else dealing with "knuckling under?"
Riley just had her 9month post-operative check up. She had chest x-rays and an ultrasound. No evidence of cancer, which is wonderful news. She has had an issue with "knuckling under." Her left front paw will sometimes roll under. A (More) |
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tlahaye wrote:
Merry Christmas, Part 2
Casey was pretty zonked, and made it through that first night without issue. He slept in Jake's bed, penned into a corner, and I slept next to him on the couch. The vet was right, and Gabapentin is powerful stuff. Now, we had to learn how to deal (More) |
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tlahaye wrote:
Merry Christmas
We planned on travelling to Chicago to spend Christmas with our son and his wife. Well, we can't leave two dogs in hospice with a dog sitter, so Ann and Steve went to Chicago and I stayed home with the dogs. They would return late, the night before (More) |
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bennysmom wrote:
Day 3: Rough Morning :(
Benny is having a rough time this morning so far. I gave him his Gabapentin and antibiotic. He had a nice canned food breakfast and drank a bunch of water. After we brought him in from a potty break, he started showing pain signals. Panting, shak (More) |
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bennysmom wrote:
Day 2... I POOPED today!
Woo Hoo! Benny pooped today! I think I'm more excited about him pooping than I was when my boys had their 1st in the potty poop! LOL! Sorry Eric & Adam. He had a pretty good sleep last night, and so did we! We bought a play yard when (More) |
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sawyer wrote:
First really good day
Sawyer got up this morning and looked great. Very alert and spry. No problems going outside and pottying. Then he went up 3 front porch stairs before I could stop him to see his siblings. Hopped to the car and was happy for our road trip. The Surg (More) |
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sawyer wrote:
Gabapentin problems?
Sawyer seemed pretty good when I got home. The vet and I had discussed playing around with his medications if I thought one was causing issues. So I did not give him his Tramadol. I gave him his Gabapentin at 6pm. By 7:30, he was flushed, panting, an (More) |