Poor George. I sure hope the worse is over with and that he starts on the road to recovery. You might try to drizzle a little chicken and gravy (baby food) over his kibble. A breeder once told me this always works with fussy eaters. Good luck. Gloria In a message dated 11/28/2011 4:51:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi everybody! George has really had his ups and downs over the last 2 weeks. He got his bandages off on Monday, he is supposed to get his staples out tomorrow. When we left the Dr.'s office, he was walking great on both legs, but by the time we got home he didn't want to put weight on either one and was obviously in lots of pain :( The vet upped his pain med frequency and added a sedative. He wouldn't even stand to go potty for a couple of days. Then a few days later he woke up and was standing on all 4 legs, kind of tiptoeing on his back legs, but using them both. Whew! One of his incisions is on the side of his knee, that one is healing wonderfully. The other one is right on the front and pops open every time he bends it all the way. It finally started to close in a little bit and is finally looking like it is going to heal up. He is shedding a lot, he looks patchy and his fur is still falling out like crazy. Has anybody seen this happen after anesthesia or stressful event? Also, he hasn't really been interested in eating, even his favorite treats. Then on Saturday night he vomited white foamy stuff, kept a little bit of turkey down, but didn't keep anything down yesterday, even plain water. He threw up plain water after about 1/2 hour and it was rust colored with a little bit of blood. We went to the ER vet and she gave him some subcutaneous fluid and anti-nausea medicine and added pepcid and sucralfate to his daily regimen. She thinks his tummy is irritaded from the metacam. So far today, he looks like he feels better, but he still doesn't want anything to eat. He did keep down some water. Any ideas to help him get his appetite back? Thank you for the continued prayers and healing thoughts, Quinn, George and Rylie Thanks for the continued
