Day Three

We are now on day 3 post amputation and Sunny continues to improve!  Last night he slept through most of the night.  He woke up around 3 am and was a little restless, but after a trip outside he settled down and went back to sleep again.  I actually think we are the ones who woke him up.  My husband got up because he didn’t hear me get up at 2 am to give Sunny his tramadol.

Sunny now has a predictable routine on his tramadol.  He is active the first hour after his pill and the last two hours before it is time for his next pill.  Otherwise, he tends to just lay in bed or sleep which is what we want right now.  We are going to start adjusting his tramadol schedule now so we can move his 2 am pill to 6 am.  Then we can give him his pills at 6 am when we get up, at 2 pm and then again at 10 pm before we go to bed.  We are hoping this will work better for us and him.  However, after last night I am optimistic that he will continue to sleep better with each passing night.

Today has been uneventful for the most part and I guess that is what we want.  Sunny has spent most of the day just laying in bed.  His incision also continues to improve.  For the most part he also seems to be moving faster and faster on three legs.  At one point today I asked Pete, “if he was that fast on four legs?”

Sunny resting in bed.

I would also highly recommend the comfy cone for anyone who’s dog can’t be trusted to not wear an e-collar post-surgery.  It is easy to get on and off thanks to the velcro and Sunny seems to tolerate it much better than the traditional plastic ones.  You can also remove the three plastic rods and fold it back for when your dog needs to eat, etc. which makes it easier for them.  I also like that it can be cleaned and we can reuse it in the future since we have gone through several of the plastic ones over the years.

Here is to hoping the rest of today is uneventful…