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Post by Denny & Osito on May 30, 2024 12:04:20 GMT -7
The vet thought the wound looked fine. I was thinking it looked a little irritated I sent pics to the surgeon as well. The surgeon did not remove sutures. They are an hour and a half drive away so I used our local vet(who I'm not that pleased with but that's another story).
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Post by Denny & Osito on May 30, 2024 17:18:23 GMT -7
OK so never a dull moment with Osito. He's managed to reopen a part of the incision. We'll likely have to take him in for a staple or two tomorrow.
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Post by PaulaM on May 31, 2024 9:19:46 GMT -7
Oh dear, hopefully no harm done.
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Post by Denny & Osito on May 31, 2024 17:10:55 GMT -7
Took Osito to the vet today for incision issue. The vet glued it back together.
Now he's managed to open it again. The vet said just put some Neosporin on it and keep it clean. She thought he was mostly set anyway. This boy!!
Currently meds down to 1 2.5 Prednisone a day. No pain indicators at all.
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Post by Romy & Frankie on Jun 1, 2024 13:16:19 GMT -7
Glad to hear that Osito is showing no signs of pain.
Has he been licking the incision area a lot, which might be why the incision reopened twice? In any case, more than two weeks from the surgery, it is likely that, as your vet said, Osito is mostly set.
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Post by Denny & Osito on Jun 1, 2024 19:22:35 GMT -7
He can't really reach the incision area. I'll tell you my theory. When you come home from being out he absolutely loses his mind. His barking and howling gets out of control. I think he stressed the neck area doing this.
The surgeon said the incision was going to be in a tricky area,but his hands were tied because he had to work on top and bottom of the spine.
BTW,this is the 2nd time that FETCH pet insurance saved our financial lives. Bill:8500.00. Payout:6500.00.
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Post by Denny & Osito on Jun 4, 2024 16:28:40 GMT -7
Spoke to Osito's nurse today [6/4]. We are going to go to 1 pred every other day for a week and then reassess. Osito looks almost 100% (and is definitely letting us know that he FEELS that way (LOL). But we are still being very conservative with him for at least a few weeks beyond Doc's recommendation. We've got a really good system in place and we are going to keep some parts of it even after graduation to lessen chances of a reoccurrence.
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Post by Romy & Frankie on Jun 5, 2024 13:00:53 GMT -7
I am happy to hear this very good news about Osito.
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Post by Denny & Osito on Jun 12, 2024 5:19:02 GMT -7
Osito update:we are looking at Friday 6/14 (4 weeks post op) at being Osito's day to encounter LESS restrictions (notice I didn't say ALL). We are going to completely deny him any elevated surface to discourage jumping. We used ramps in the past but he tended to act like they were a suggestion. His recovery has been fantastic. He even had a "Free Willy" moment when he vaulted over the side of his pack n play (much to our horror!).
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Post by Romy & Frankie on Jun 12, 2024 13:17:02 GMT -7
Glad to hear that Osito continues to do so well.
IVDD dogs should not jump up even after the crate rest period is over. It just puts too much strain on the back. You can prepare your home for when Osito has fewer restrictions.
You can help Osito protect his back going forward by using furniture blockers to prevent him from jumping up. Information about furniture blockers and other tips for keeping Osito safe can be found here:
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Post by Denny & Osito on Jun 12, 2024 17:13:46 GMT -7
To be honest,I'm not even sure about ramps anymore. He just seems to explode off of them. I told my wife we have to rig the house to deny him furniture access. This won't be that hard because before we had it configured to funnel him to the ramps.
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Post by PaulaM on Jun 12, 2024 18:12:02 GMT -7
Denny, ramp training is not a "one deal and done" thing. Periodically continue to provide refresher training sessions just to keep the rules ingrained in Osito's brain. The video below speaks specfically to the problem of eliminating shortcuts off the ramp. Gather up some tiny treats to avoid extra calorie intake. It matters not to dog if the reward is huge or tiny. Dogs are best at visual learnering rather than verbal commands. Dog trainer Anna Jane Grossman says “Dogs learn in pictures. Inside your dog’s brain is a very simple algorithm – pleasant images in one place and unpleasant images in another."
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Post by Denny & Osito on Jun 13, 2024 14:28:12 GMT -7
Thanks from Dennis,Hyang Cha ,and OsitoJust wanted to say thanks to the board for all the great help and guidance we got dealing with Osito's neck injury. I hate having to come here,but it’s great to know the board is here. All the best!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by PaulaM on Jun 13, 2024 15:49:38 GMT -7
Denny, do let us know how the ramp training goes...the part about not short cutting off the ramp. Other folks, might find it useful. Also see if any of these ideas helps you with blocking off furniture: dodgerslist.com/home-protect-ivdd-backs/
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Post by Denny & Osito on Jun 13, 2024 16:53:12 GMT -7
Will do!
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