Awwww. Poor George! Our little Nina had both knees done at one time and just had the incision up the front of each knee. She really had an easy time of it compared to your little guy! She always stood on her front legs to pee before the surgery so after the surgery she just walked around on her front legs when her back ones were too painful. I think they gave me Rimadyl for her pain and she tolerated it well. She never stopped eating or lost her fur. Your guy must be stressed. I would also recommend the babyfood meats. He will be healed and you will have to keep him from running soon!! Sue MI
--- In [email protected], "Quinn" <wildbariwithspirit@...> wrote: > > 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 > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
