I don't know what pain med she is on but some of them constipate canned pumpkin helps regulate dogs' bowels
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:49 PM, argosy68 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Things are progressing along, but I wish I could find the worry > switch in my head and just shut it off! Silly Humans, eh Jabby? > I phoned the vet clinic and they said not to worry about the icing, > so we're letting the anti-inflamatory do it's job. She still has > some swelling but it seems a little less each day. And the incisions > look like they're knitting together. > She only seems to get out of her bed to go pee, about once a day and > then it's a flood, for a Chihuahua anyway. And she's only had one > bowel movement since her surgery. I'm trying to not be too concerned > about it as she hasn't been eating her normal volume. Even before the > surgery some days she ate more than other days so I'll let her decide > when she's hungry. > I set her in the bottom half of her crate with blankets and we sat > outside for maybe an hour today, but then it clouded up so we came > inside. I thought the fresh air and change of scenery would do her > good. She even got to bark at a couple people walking by, lol. > I'm trying to decide if now is the time to cut back on the pain > medication. It's been about 5 days now post-op and she sleeps/rests a > lot, which is good for the healing process. We're seeing the Vet on > Monday, so maybe I should just keep on this schedule and let her > decide then?! > Thanks to everyone who replies, it's great to have the support! > > > -- "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." --Galileo Galilei Glenda Poquita, Molly, Isabella, Chandler, Joy Joy and all the fosters and angels
