Sammy's LP Surgery Update - 2 days after surgery

[Yorkieville200]

Awwww........she looks adorable in her designer jumpsuit. But I hope her left leg will feel better tomorrow.

Sheila

[bettyeanne]

Ahhhh, poor Sammy. Maybe the bandages felt snug & comforting and now that they aren't there it feels sore. Sweet baby looks so sad. Hugs & kisses from Toto & me.

[Erin]

Originally Posted by bettyeanne

Ahhhh, poor Sammy. Maybe the bandages felt snug & comforting and now that they aren't there it feels sore. Sweet baby looks so sad. Hugs & kisses from Toto & me.

I think that's it. She was definitely a lot happier with the bandages on and now she is not happy at all. She growled at Loki when he came near her to sniff her now missing bandages and she never acts like that. Yesterday she was trying to play with him. Poor baby is snuggled up for the night and hopefully she will feel better tomorrow.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

she's a cutie. Hope she feels better soon!

[sassytooyou]

Originally Posted by bettyeanne

Ahhhh, poor Sammy. Maybe the bandages felt snug & comforting and now that they aren't there it feels sore. Sweet baby looks so sad. Hugs & kisses from Toto & me.

I am thankfull for your up dates tede is going in next week. My I ask what they charged for both legs? My ins. is refusing to pay.I dont know why I got it. They have denied everything... nothing covered since he was a puppy.. well I think the rap suit is great. I am wondering if the bandages on the legs gave more support. so less pain. and can you rap her up again? I know I ask if I could do something to rap up tedes leg since he is limping. Vet said no they need the mobility. I am just soooooooooo upset. I just cant help crying when I see him,, hes upset to see me cry. but taking him in.. well you know...I wish he understood we are doing the best thing. Why did they do both? They want to do both on tede too. said get it out of the way and less chance of problem with meds.

[mizzwanned]

ohhh she is so sweet! Those are the cutest bandages!! PINK I hope she is doing great now

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Erin

OK well it’s a couple days late… but here’s a video of Sammy walking. Keep in mind that

1. This is the first time I have used this video camera (or really any video camera)
2. This is the first time I have used iMovie
3. I did this by myself (I LOVE MY MAC!)

Usually when I get the camera out they immediately follow me around trying to get in front of the camera? To them Camera=Treats So anyway, first you get to see Loki do a trick. Sammy didn't want to walk away from me so I had to toss some Yorkie Yummies. I tried to get her to walk so that you could see how cute it is. Oh and they both spin when they get excited so you can see her try to spin!!

YouTube - Sammy Walking March 26 2008

omg that video had me laughing. She is so cute! When she was walking away it was soo adorable!!

[Erin]

OK so we went back to our regular vet again because the space in between 3 of the staples was all red and it was bothering her. They took the staples out and gave us steroid cream, a mild sedative.... and a cone... She looks so sad! But she is very happy to have the staples out!! They were really bugging her in that one spot.

She is happiest in the middle of our bed, so we take turns sitting with her. I went back to work today after a week off so I think it will be my turn for the rest of the night!

[sassytooyou]

She look good in her jammies. did they let her ware any thing at the hospital? I know tede gets so cold I worrie about that at night. You know a yorkie mom wakes up lots of time at night to make sure there tucked PROPERLY I'm sure we do it the right way... Is that a soft coller?

Boy Now you put on the cream? and is she still on pain meds/

[Erin]

Originally Posted by sassytooyou

She look good in her jammies. did they let her ware any thing at the hospital? I know tede gets so cold I worrie about that at night. You know a yorkie mom wakes up lots of time at night to make sure there tucked PROPERLY I'm sure we do it the right way... Is that a soft coller?

Boy Now you put on the cream? and is she still on pain meds/

Yes its a soft collar. She is done with pain meds. I don't think she needs them. She isn't shaking/whimpering any more - that ended after about day 5. She was just very unhappy about the staples. She only got to take a blanket to the vets and leave her collar on. All she wants to do now is sleep on the bed, whereas before with the casts she was following me around the house and was acting normal. I know she is very scared and has no idea what is going on. Every time she adjusts to something we change it on her!

We love her Go Fetch Soccer Monkey PJ's but they have no legs. We ordered her some with legs and hope they come soon!

[sassytooyou]

Just wanted to know if she was doing o.k.

[Yorkie Mom2]

Originally Posted by Erin

OK so we went back to our regular vet again because the space in between 3 of the staples was all red and it was bothering her. They took the staples out and gave us steroid cream, a mild sedative.... and a cone... She looks so sad! But she is very happy to have the staples out!! They were really bugging her in that one spot.

She is happiest in the middle of our bed, so we take turns sitting with her. I went back to work today after a week off so I think it will be my turn for the rest of the night!

She is so cute but looks quite pitiful, poor baby. It's just so hard to watch them in pain, even just uncomfortable. Both your babies are so cute! We're sending hugs for a quick recovery!!!

[Erin]

Hey everyone. Thank you for thinking about Sammy! I posted a picture thread with her new PJ's here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=124556

I've been really sick so I'm sorry for the lack of updates. I have a sinus infection. Anyway Sammy likes shopping but it tends to wear her out so the only place we had to go today was Home Depot and they are pretty pet friendly so why not? She had fun riding the cart and now she is sleeping... WUHU!

Sam feels like 90% back to normal. That means she thinks she can do stairs and jump up on the couch which she is definitely NOT allowed to do so we have to entertain her. But overall I think she’s healing well. I keep trying to get pics of her legs but she moves too fast! Her legs are all shaved and her knees have big scars on them (good thing she’s furry!) So, here is a picture of the grippy socks I got her for traction!

The last picture is Loki sleeping on his favorite bed in the closet. He kept laying on the floor in the closet (his safe place) so I just put his bed in there. He's sad that Sam can't play, sad she is getting all of the attention... he doesn't like change and he's sensitive. He'll be fine once Sammy's back to normal. I need to send him to Grandma's house for special Loki time.

[pepe mint]

awwwwwwww.....look at the precious babies! I am glad Sammy is feeling a bit better...looks like she is on the road to a great recovery! I'm so glad this is almost over for her!!!

maggie says that Loki can come and stay with her for a bit Her and Tessa will play with him

[sassytooyou]

she looks great. Tede goes monday for exrays on the other leg to see if we are going to do both legs. im worried
Its nice to see they recover and can go shop