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Originally Posted by kalina82  any word yet on the surgery? is he in yet or finished?
Its good that he's staying overnight. this way you can get everything ready. By this time of the day tho i'm sure you've cleaned the entire house twice! LOL
a few other things you can do to prepare:
-set up the crate and ex-pen. maybe have the ex-pen in the main room where you are most of the day and have the crate in your bedroom or wherever he normally sleeps.
-set up baby gates if you have then or need them to prevent him from going up and down the stairs.
-if your going to keep him in a small room make sure its carpeted, or you can put area rugs down. you don't want him walking on slippery floors.
-also make sure there is no furniture he can jump on. you don't want him damaging his repairs by jumping on or off the furniture.
-make sure you have his leash and harness on hand and close to his ex-pen/crate so you can quickly grab it to put it on when you let him out.
-make sure you have toys/chews that will keep him busy while he's confined.
-find a long scarf or extra leash that you'll be able to use as a sling to help him walk if needed. my hosp sent patients home with slings but they were usually too big for the tiny guys. a light scarf can easily be folded over so you can put it under his waist and help hold him up. |
Kalina82 gave us good pointers when we had out surgery.
Hope to hear how little Moose is doing soon.! Hugs to you.