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Originally Posted by pstinard  I just got off the phone with the surgeon. They would have taken Bella in today if she hadn't eaten, but being the little chow hound that she is, that wasn't possible. She is scheduled to have the pin come out next Tuesday morning. I hope they don't have to shave her leg down too much--her hair was just beginning to fill back in from the MPL surgery  . Did they use stitches to close the incision on Buster, and did he have to wear an e-collar until the stitches come out? That will probably be the most brutal part of her recovery, both for Bella and for us. |
They shaved Buster's leg, his is shaved up to his butt. His hair had just grown out as well. They used stitches, he gets those removed Wednesday. He only wears the e-collar if we notice him starting to lick the incision. We have a small, cute, cloth collar that we bought here on YT. As soon as we catch him licking we get the collar and he stops. Buster hates the collar, he's a free spirit and he's not going to be seen wearing a collar! Having the implants removed is a piece of cake compared to having them put in. The surgery itself is only about 30 minutes, but there's the prep and then the time in recovery. I dropped him off at 7:00AM and picked up him around 3:00PM. They called us around noon to let us know the surgery was done and he was in recovery but they wanted him to wake up more before he went home (so did I). He's doing really good, I hope he keeps improving. We will be thinking about Bella next Tuesday, I'm sure everything will be fine. I think Bella will feel much better with the pins out.