We made it! We are now one week post surgery. Today was a busy day for Sunny. Last night he did not sleep all that well. Sunny was up on and off all night and a result so was I. I’m honestly not sure why this is at this point since I don’t think it is related to pain. During the day he is able to sleep and doesn’t seem bothered so it only seems to be at the ideal times of between midnight and 4 am. Lucky us!
Today we had our first appointment at Georgia Veterinary Rehabilitation and Pain Management (GVR) with Dr. Bailey. We really like that place. One of our other dogs, Sweeney, went there following back surgery and it was amazing the difference it made in terms of his recovery. Dr. Bailey said overall he looks like he is doing well on just three legs. She gave us a list of exercises we can start at home now. Starting in June he will go weekly to do some swimming. The main goal there is to build up his core strength. We may also try some acupuncture on his hips once he starts sleeping on both sides. Currently he is not sleeping on the side where his leg was amputated. At this point we mostly need to wait for his incision to continue healing and the sutures to come out. We are also starting him on two new homeopathic pain medications, one related to soft tissue pain and the other related to nerve pain, to see if that helps him in terms of sleeping at night. Dr. Bailey suggested what we are seeing at night may be related to the tramadol. We also discussed putting him on Gabapentin, however I’m personally not sure if we need to go that far. Dr. Bailey told us she has seen dogs with similar behavior and Gabapentin has not helped where the homeopathic options have. Thus, we will try them first. Overall though, today’s visit was helpful in terms of gauging where Sunny is in his overall recovery and fitness.
Sunny relaxing at GVR while Dr. Bailey examines him.
Sunny also received mail today! He will be sporting his new bandanna very soon. Currently he is sleeping since today was the most active day he has had since his surgery. Thanks again to everyone at Tripawds! You have been an invaluable resource. Dr. Bailey also made sure to mention how awesome you guys are today and wanted to make sure I was aware of your site.
Sunny’s mail.
Later tonight after dinner we will celebrate Sunny’s one week ampuversary with peanut butter Kong’s. 🙂
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