Bo is doin' great!!

[iheartyorkies]

Hey everyone, just wanted to give you all an update on Bo. He was neutered, had 4 teeth pulled and had a dew claw removed on Tuesday morning. Rough day for the little guy!! He has stitches in his belly that will have to be removed in 10 days. He also has stitches in his leg that will be removed at the same time. Neither of these areas are supposed to get wet. Go figure, it rained all day yesterday and more is predicted for today. I went out earlier and mowed the back yard down real low so it won't rub the stitches on his belly. If I have to take him out in the rain, I'll have to put a zip lock bag over the bandage on his leg so it'll stay dry. Had to do it last night. It didn't work all that well. I'll be able to take that bandage off tomorrow.
Last night I could tell his little mouth was sore cause I can hear him sucking on his gums. I was concerned that he may get them bleeding but didn't ever see any evidence of that. He doesn't seem to be doing that today. Last night he was able to lick a little squeeze cheese off my fingers and I fed him mushed up dog food from a spoon. I was so glad to see that he was hungry. I was careful not to feed him too much. The vet also said to offer ice chips instead of water, cause the water on an empty stomach after surgery came make them throw up. Bo did lick a little bit on an ice cube. I know that a little food will go a long way toward him recovering his strength and healing quickly. I slept on the living room couch last night so I could hear him if he woke up wimpering. I gave him some pain medicine before bed per the vet's instructions. He needed it. He was starting to shiver and cry a little.
Well, I was so glad that I slept close to him because sure enough, about 12:15 he woke me up. He was whining. When I got him out of his crate it seemed he wanted to go out and potty so I grabbed my robe and we went out. The sweet angel needed to go pee and I'm so proud of him for remembering his training even when he was still weak and hurting! After we came in, he was shivering and seemed to be too warm (fever??) but I got him to lick an ice cube a few times for at least a tiny bit of hydration. He wouldn't drink any water. I tried not to speculate he might have fever and just held him for a few minutes and put him back in his crate.
This morning he woke up hungry and raring to go, well sortof. He was barking to be let out. He's since had some green beans and bits of turkey and has been out to potty again. Still hasn't pooped but I'm not worried. Just hope he doesn't get constipated but at this point I'll not borrow trouble. He's still weak and shivers after going outside and sleeps a lot. Woody wonders what's wrong with his play buddy! Anyway, I just wanted to give everyone an update. It's really helped me to re-read posts about pups getting neutered. Bo and I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers so much!
I know this wasn't a serious thing compared to what some have been through recently and don't want to make a big deal out of it. I know I can get pretty wordy in my posts, sorry. I'll shut up in a minute, LOL! :zip: Just thought if this could help someone else I'd go ahead and post it. Thanks again!!

[aimee]

I am so glad that Bo came through okay. Give him lots of love from us!

[fourdez]

Poor baby !! Boy, is he having a rough day. I hope he feels better soon..

[Passionfruition]

Awww, Bo! We are so glad to hear a good report!

We hope you

After Sully was 'noodered', he didnt' eat much for nearly a week, and didn't really poop foro a couple days. I worried, but the vet called me back and said it was ok and normal.

I'm really worried now about Sully's teeth...how do I know if he needs some pulled, aaagh! I really do need to make a vet app't just to clear my own thoughts I guess. Sully was 6 mo. 2 weeks when we took him in for the 'big snip' and so I don't think he had all of his adult teeth then yet. Hmm...

[Bitsy]

So glad to hear that Bo is doing well. Sophia will have to get spayed, teeth pulled and dew claw removed at the same time too....I'm already dreading it!! How old is Bo?

[schatzie]

Keep getting better Bo!! Glad everything worked out ok after him not feeling too well.

[iheartyorkies]

Thanks Schatzie, I love your new avatar! You're so pretty!
Bitsy, Bo will be 6 months old on May 4. He weighed 7.3 pounds yesterday so he is on the larger side. I know it's tough to decide what to do as far as getting it all done at once. I know I'll probably look back and be glad I got it all over with but yesterday neither Bo nor I was feeling all that great. He was so pitiful I was scared I'd made a terrible mistake. He's feeling much better today and that made me feel better.
Passion, I was so relieved, Bo pooped about an hour ago. And just have the vet check his teeth. Those baby teeth are the ones that are really sharp. The adult teeth don't have the razor points on them. Sully probably lost them normally. I wouldn't worry.

[SoCalyorkiLvr]

Love all the details as I am preparing for Buddha's surgery Friday! Thanks so much!

[Itspuppyluv]

Glad to hear Bo is feeling better. Thanks for the update.

[myfirstyorkie]

I am so happy to hear Bo is doing better . Way to go Bo

[Connie]

So glad to know Bo came through his surgery and is on the mend! It's always such a big sigh of relief when the surgery is over! Wishing Bo a very speedy recovery!

[Marie]

Im so happy that surgery went well. Gucci sends puppy kisses to Bo. Thanks for the update.