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Becoming a Tripawd at 13

Lazy Sunday

Last night was a good one for Sunny and for us.  He slept through the night and didn’t get up until 4 am when we woke him up to give him his tramadol.  Since he doesn’t seem to be in as much pain now we have extended the time in between doses to 9 hours just until tomorrow so we could get him on a schedule that would work with our work schedules.  Every time I thought for certain at the 8 hour mark he would show some sign that he needed it, but he was almost always asleep and or didn’t appear to be in any pain or discomfort.  Either way though, tomorrow we will go back to every 8 hours just to be safe.  He is also trying to walk a bit more, but it is obvious that between the new gait and the cone he still struggles from time to time.  I’m sure the long periods of inactivity, say 6 hours laying in bed, don’t help.  We have also started him back on his joint supplements (Wellactin and cosequin) in the hopes of helping him along.

At this point we are basically still catering to Sunny based on what he wants.  Tonight he didn’t seem as interested in eating as the past few days, however today I also tried giving him his full amount of food, so I guess it isn’t too surprising he didn’t want to eat it all.  We will just try again later when it is time for his carprofen which has to be taken with some food.  We probably also need to readjust the amount of food we give him based on his new weight/activity level just to make sure he doesn’t get overweight.

His surgical incision continues to look good.  His bruising is becoming darker and beginning to disappear in certain areas so I think he is well on his way to recovery.  That said, that also means he is a little more active than he has been the past few days.  Today we learned not to sit quickly so you don’t sit on your incision.  Normally he is very careful about sitting to make sure he sits on the side with his leg, but I think his sister trying to get onto the bed caused him to try and claim his spot faster than normal.  Honey is treating Sunny the same as she always did which is both good and bad since she is the alpha dog and always has to be in charge.  Sunny also learned you can’t just get up in run or you back leg may give out on you.  However, most of the day has been spent in bed laying on our Rumpl blanket.  For anyone who has dogs who like to sleep on your bed or for anyone who’s dog just went through surgery Sunny really seems to love it.  I think it has to do with the silky smooth feel against his body.  We love it because it is water/stain proof!  Sunny also decided it would be ok to sit halfway on his new dog bed today.  Baby steps…

Sunny relaxing.

Sunny relaxing.

 

 

4 Comments

  1. benny55

    Oh Sunny! You really do bring sunshine to our day 🙂

    You sound like you are having a fairly “normal” recovery. You seem to be pacing yourself very well. Good job!

    Yeah, probably several smaller meals may work better in helping to get.his appetite back.

    I.know the cone really makes things awkward for them. I was very fortunate that my Happy Hannah never needed the cone, but most dogs do.

    It took.my Happy Hannah almost FIVE weeks before she woukd sleep on her amp side! Most dogs handle that much sooner. Just letting you know if it takes Sunny a little while, it’s no biggie!

    And yes! That looks like a real comfy bed!

    Keep these great updates coming 🙂

    Hugs!

    Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!

    • prim8keeper

      Good idea about the small meals. I’m going to try that today.

      Wow! 5 weeks is a long time, but I can understand. Right now I have not seen Sunny lay on that side, however thinking back I think he has always favored his non-amputated side for sleeping. So in the end this may not be a huge issue for him.

      Last night was rough as you will see in today’s blog, but we are now at day 5 so I’m hoping maybe from here we can turn the corner!

  2. Georgia

    Sending love and hope to Sunny and family! Our chow/ shepherd Nina also became a tripawd at 13 and she is now 14 and more than a year past surgery. It was a tough decision and the first couple of months were challenging. but it was the right choice for her and her devoted companion dog Chase. Hang in there!

    • prim8keeper

      Thanks! Hooray for Nina! 🙂

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