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10-18-2013, 03:28 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada
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| Recovering from a dental procedure Hey everyone, Little June just got back from the vet's a couple of hours ago. He had to have a tooth extracted from gingivitis and his teeth cleaned. For those of you that don't know, I adopted him this year and have had to start from the beginning with training and health care. He seems to be doing much better since being at home for a couple of hours. Definitely much better from when I picked him up - he just looked blankly at me then like "Who are you... who am I?". He's just resting now, but should I worried that he keeps whining? It's not a full fledged whine but more like an under-the-breath soft whine. I called my vet, they told me he's had pain meds and shouldn't be hurting, but that he might just be whining because he feels funny from the anaesthetic wearing off... What do you guys think? Any advice? |
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10-19-2013, 06:59 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Do you have extra pain meds sent home with you? If yes, I'd probably give one if it's close to the time that the vet said it's okay to give - the pain could result in that whining. Like you said though, it may some confusion/fear too though. How is he feeling today? I had to laugh at your description of "who are you? who am I?". Lol
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10-19-2013, 07:40 AM | #3 |
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| I always expect to see an excited girl whenever Zoey comes home after a procedure but I get that same "who are you look". It's funny in hind sight but not at the time.
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10-19-2013, 08:45 AM | #4 |
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| That can be normal. Just feeling different from the anesthesia.. Give pain meds as often as possible.
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10-20-2013, 02:01 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada
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| My vet told me he wouldn't need any more medication until the next day. It was pretty difficult to ignore the soft whining - I just felt so bad every time I heard it, thinking he must be in pain! Anyway, I gave him lots of cuddles and a big warm fluffy blanket to curl up in and that seemed to quiet him a little more. He's doing just great now. By the next day he was perfectly normal and didn't seem to even realize he'd had a procedure done! It must've been the anaesthesia wearing off after all! On a side note, he woke me up four times during the night to go pee. I guess an IV hook-up equals a REALLY fully bladder for these little guys |
10-20-2013, 02:05 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada
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| And Cherie6446, now that the worry has passed, it is pretty funny remembering how dazed he was coming home. I sort of used it to my advantage, though!! He HATES his soft carrier but since he was drowsy I was able to put him into it and take him home with no fuss. I was even able to get him to take naps in the carrier (with it unzipped of course) when we got home. The final result is a happy doggy who no longer sees his carrier as a death trap! Probably not the best method of carrier training, but it did work like charm to get him over his fear. |
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