First Day Home from Surgery

Buster came home today after one overnight stay. He was so excited to see us--he even gave mom a kiss. He was very bright eyed. As soon as we got him in the house, he went back asleep. We'll get some pictures later.

He has a fetanyl patch for a few days and then he'll use AcePromazine and tramadol and the-ever present Rimadyl. Frankly, part of the reason why we opted for both surgeries is that we want to stop using Rimadyl on a daily basis. Rimadyl isn't the best thing for a dog's health and we're not big on pharmaceuticals for people or animals.

The photos with this post show the meds Buster needed after his first surgery: antibiotics, Ace, tramadol, and Rimadyl plus his usual glucosamine and Bendryl. This time the surgeon injected the antibiotics and because of the fetanyl, we don't need tramadol until we remove the patch on Wednesday. Currently he's taking a half Rimadyl twice daily (which is standard for him). Tramdol and Ace are only as needed.

So far Buster is doing very well but has some leakage from his stitches. He didn't drink much today but when I spoke with the surgical center they said he'd still be well hydrated from the IV liquids during his surgery and hospitalization. He ate his regular dinner, plus a couple bits of roasted pumpkin, and a blueberry. He's been outside once. He did have a brief whining period but the drugs have kicked in and mom and dad both snuggled him until he settled. He did sleep most of the day.