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Yes, seeing what's coming is tough, but you're right, at least you know what to expect. And Blue will most likely recover much more quickly than you expect. And be way, way better than before. Remember not to leave without the pain killers, too! Do you have ice packs? My friend had to do the "twenty minutes on, twenty minutes off with a towel wrapped around the ice pack" routine to help keep the swelling down. Good thing she's retired and has the time. From her experience having done this twice (the second was a hip replacement), your biggest problem is probably going to be keeping Blue quiet and as inactive as possible. Good luck! My friend wasn't able to--twice. Every time I've had an animal coming home from surgery, it's been hard not to laugh when the vet says "Keep him/her quiet for about three days." Yeah, right. I've never succeeded at that.Originally Posted by Soup Dragon
Correct, her surgery is this Wednesday ... a friend from Courtenay just sent me some photos of her Rotti when he had the same OP ... I wish I hadn't seen thembut I least I know what to expect
Asking for doggie Valium might help. They actually make it. My last cat hated seeing the vet so much (and for no good reason, he'd never been to the clinic when either I or a friend wasn't with him all the time) that the poor veterinarian finally gave me a Valium-equivalent prescription for him, to be given half an hour before I brought him in. He was so bad that when they could, they would put him in a heavy canvas restraining bag (like a straight jacket for cats) when they had to treat his life-time ear condition. When it was treatment somewhere else, his vet would just put a stack of bandaids and alcohol swabs on the examining table before we even started, because he, his tech, and I all knew "there will be blood"--and not his.
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