Whew...what a day yesterday, I'm so exhausted!
I was very surprised to see how alert Moose was when we picked him up yesterday; I'm not sure what I was expecting but he wasn't shaking, or scared, or terrified- just seemed happy to see me! We got Moose home around 2, he had one painful incident in the car when he tried to adjust his legs- hearing those painful yelps was just heartbreaking.
I saw the x-rays and discussed recovery with the surgeon yesterday, Moose has 2 crossing pins in each leg and the neutering also went very well. I was extremely happy with the surgeon and staff- wonderful!
He ate and drank water when we got home, it took him about 4 hours to go potty but he finally peed, scarf was a great tip!
He gets his antibiotic 2x a day and Metacam once a day. He has been resting comfortably, but he moves around a lot trying to adjust. I've got him in a bundle of soft blankets, cradled like an egg, and he likes that but it seems to make him hot because occasionaly he will start to pant. He's in a 3 x 3 area but doesn't really try to move anywhere yet. I called the vet tech yesterday because he started breathing really fast, about 145 breaths per minute. The nurse said this is a symptom of pain, but his breathing gradually slowed back down. He can only have Metacam once a day so I hope he's not in too much pain!
The nurse said it was normal for him not to poop for a few days, so I'm wavering back and forth between giving him sweet potato. I know that will make him poop but I don't want it to be too soon and too uncomfortable for him right now. ??.
He is wearing his Softee Cone Collar from Hot Rod's Mom (thanks Bo!!) and of course he doesn't really enjoy it but it's so much more comfortable for him and keeps those stitches dry! He is slowly getting used to it, it might actually be somewhat calming to him. The Softee is an absolute necessity after LP surgery.
I slept next to him on the floor all night, giving him water and helping him adjust. I did catch him trying to lick stitches occasionaly. Of course I didn't really sleep at all though, this is going to be tough!
Thanks to everyone SO MUCH for all of the support, prayers and advice- I couldn't do this without yall! Please feel free to remind me of something I might be forgetting, I'll take all the help I can get!