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Super Stu! wrote:
Stewie's 2nd Week Home As A Tripawd!
Hi Tripawd friends, here is Stewie's two week update. A slightly easier, but no less challenging of a week... Tuesday, July 18th, Day 8 at home... When I went downstairs to get Stewie up, he did not want to stand up at all. Eventually he came o (More) |
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Super Stu! wrote:
Stewie's First week home as a Tripawd!
Wednesday, July 12th Day 2 at home... Ruff night! Stewie was very restless for most of the night, especially between 12-4am. I had tried to take him for a pee at midnight, but all he did was take me around the house and back to bed. I gave him an (More) |
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Super Stu! wrote:
Super Stu's First Day Home As A Tripawds Hero!
Our Boy is Home!!! We are so relieved! He was laying out on the grass with Dr's Laurie & Bill when we arrived at Nakusp Vets. Surprisingly he was laying on his amputated side. Dr. Laurie said if that's what he wants to do, let him do it! H (More) |
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Paula wrote:
Warrior Nitro....A Beautiful Life
Warrior at The Bridge My Warrior has shed his earthly clothes, and is running free at The Bridge....we are beyond devastated, but his story is a beautiful one. The beginning of the end began, ironically, the day after his 37 month am (More) |
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wanderlustloki wrote:
Tripawd Life Begins
Here's what happened during my first 24+ hours as a Tripawd! Honestly, I don't remember a lot of it! Surgery day: I was SNOWED! Mommy and Daddy say I stayed overnight with the vet, but that they visited me for snuggles and to leave one of Daddy's s (More) |
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wanderlustloki wrote:
Prepping for forelimb amputation, Tripawd style
When we decided to rid the world of my bad leg, we realized that we had very little time to get emotionally prepared and stock up on important essentials. All the pups and kitties in the Tripawds community have been sharing their tips and tricks for (More) |
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scarlette2358 wrote:
Reunited
PHEW!!! It's as if the second our plane touched down from Vegas we've been at a dead run with the baby, the dogs and the 4th of July!! Things have finally settled and I am so happy to be home with my big guy. He was so excited to see me when I walked (More) |
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rikntracy wrote:
Tweaking the meds...
Poor little boy was up most of the night crying, and by 5 a.m. I was crying, too and apologizing for everything. I kept massaging his little body and eventually we both fell asleep. I called the vet first thing this morning and although Zato's surg (More) |
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rikntracy wrote:
The Crash
Well, the crash hit about day 5, and our little bud has been pretty uncomfortable for a few days now, but we're just going to ride it out the best we can. I upped his Gabapentin and added Tramadol to the mix after talking to our vet. I was at the v (More) |
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rikntracy wrote:
We're Home!
The surgeon called bright and early this morning to say that Zato was doing great and I could pick him up today! They wanted to keep him a few more hours to let some more of the sedation wear off, which was fine with me since we're 150 miles away an (More) |