[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by gaijingirl

Ann, is there a specific reason you decided to do both legs at once? Just curious, because my mom's Pom is going to need it done and so we have been talking about it recently...when my neighbors did it with their dog, they told me there was no way they could do both legs at once and that it was way too difficult in recovery.
Poor Wylie! That looks rough! Hope he feels better soon!

Yup, we did both legs so that he only has one recovery and only has one period of time where there are strict limits on his movement. It just sounded so much easier for him to go thru it one time, and then done. Plus, I really like to limit the anesthesia events - I'd rather put him under once rather than twice, if I can. Thanks for the sweet thoughts .

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Sending prayers for speedy healing. I didn't know they could use their legs, I thought that they had to have no movement for a few weeks, I'm glad that's not the case. I've heard pumpkin is great for the intestines, it stops diarrhea as well as relive constipation, so maybe a tablespoon of that might get things working. That was always one of the worst parts of surgery for me, lol, next time, I’ll try pumpkin.

Wylie’s is probably extremely proud of his man package, and he should be! I'm not showing it to Joey though, I don't want him to get a complex!

LOL ! I'm sure Joey is very well equipped .

I too thought he'd have to be super still...but our surgeon said no, make sure you get him up each hour just to move a little while supporting him. He says being ambulatory makes for a better recovery. Of course, I bet once we get these wraps off we'll have to be more restrictive bc I think Wy will want to move more than he should, at that point.

Originally Posted by kjc

Aw! Hope he's feeling better soon. At least with both legs done, he won't be able to favor one over the other, and will learn he can use them quicker. It may be a bit harder on you for the first few days though, but worth not having to go throught it all again... I read where it can take up to 5 days for a BM, but do ask your vet. I usually do a bland diet after a procedure for a few days to get things moving through easier, like chicken and rice and some chicken baby food... easy on the digestive system till things return to normal. But many do well without it, lol. All depends on the pup...

I didn't even think of that - the favoring aspect; that's so true though. Yup, that's how we felt too...we knew the initial part would be *tough*, but that at least it would only be once - and then done.

Thanks all for your warm wishes for Wylie!