Thank you all for your replies. CamilleK - I totally understand your fears. I had them too but everything is alright now. Lexi came home in what we refered to as a 'tank top'. Basically the incision was glued and she had a morphine patch on her side for approx. 4 days. They put the tank top on her mostly so that she would not eat off the morphine patch which they explained to me is time released but if swallowed, she would become ill. She never once tried to lick at her cut. She did whimper quite a bit for the first day but then she never sat still so she must have had a bit of discomfort. She's fine now - her usual crazy, loving self. I swear, when you look at that pup you can just see the little hearts float off of her head because she is so loved and she so loves her people. I never thought about hormones. She is still nervous around strange men (her vet is a man) but she eventually calms down. I didn't discipline her after that first emotional outburst. Honestly, I was too shocked to think about it. CamilleK - I wish you luck with your babies surgery. I'm sure it will be OK and in the long run the little bit will live a longer and healthier life. |