Wendy's Mabel 7/1 surgery

Wendy, Welcome to Dodgerslist. I have moved your post into the surgery board so we'll be better able to follow Mabel's story.

Let us known the country you live in…as med names etc, can be different than in the USA.

Is Mabel still at the hospital or at home with you?

So that we can best support you when she is at home, can you tell us these things:

--What breed is your dog?

--If at home Is there still currently pain - shivering, trembling, yelping when picked up or moved, reluctant to move much or slow to move, tight tense tummy?

-- What are the exact names of meds she was sent home with, their doses in mgs and frequencies? Please include the all important stomach protector such as Pepcid AC. Phrase the question to your vet this particular way:" Is there a medical/health reason for my dog not take Pepcid?" If there is no reason, we follow vets who are proactive in stomach protection by giving doxies 5mg Pepcid (famotidine) 30 minutes before the anti-inflammatory.

-- Currently can your dog wobbly walk? move the legs at all? or wag the tail when you do some happy talk?

-- Can your dog sniff and squat and then release urine or do you find wet bedding or leaks on you when lifted up?

-- Eating and drinking OK?

-- Poops OK - normal color, firmness, no dark or bright red blood?

-- If there is pain or neuro diminishment, dogs can benefit greatly with acupuncture or laser light therapy. These therapies can be be started right away to help relieve pain and to also to kick start energy production in nerve cells to sprout. So if this therapy is in your budget, seek out a holistic vet. www.ivas.org/ [IVAS (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society]

The first two weeks the body is working on getting down all the swelling caused by the surgery…so there might be temporary neuro set backs. Dr. Isaacs explains alot more about post surgery and what to expect: www.dodgerslist.com/literature/surgery.htm