Jack's turn to be sick :(

[TootiesMom]

o YEAAAA JACK!!!! so glad our boy is doing well!!!!
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[Breny]

Oh I'm just seeing this! So glad jack is home and doing better!!!!

[winstonw]

Way to go Jackie Boy!! What a strong little fellow he is!! So glad everything went smoothly! He is such a sweetie!

[bettyeanne]

For some reason, I thought Jack had already had his surgery a week ago! [Senior moment, I suppose!] Poor baby, I am so thankful that everything went well and he is on the mend! Please tell him that Toto is getting a semi-shaving in support of his bare hiney! She thinks he's "the stuff" ... she has a weakness for older men! Tell him we are praying that he will heal nicely and be back to his fiesty self before we know it. God bless you, Mom & Dad, get some rest!!

[rrosenberry]

So what are the doctor's orders? Crate rest?

[jfalz73]

So glad to see that all went well for Jack and he is home now with you. What a trooper he is!!

[YorkieMom55]

Mike, good to hear that Jack is home with his family and doing so well. Prayers for Jack for healing.

[wemple2]

Just now seeing this...relieved to hear all went well...and Jack is now home. I'll keep your little guy in my prayers...heal well little man.

[MeganS]

oh Jack! I'm SO glad he's home and doing so fantastically. I wouldn't have expected anything less from him. I hope his Mama and Daddy can take a breather now.

[Connie]

Yippeeeee! So glad to hear that Jack is doing so well! Bless his sweet heart! He's going to need some snow pants for that shaved area...he could get pretty cold out there in the Alaska weather! Now, you go get some much needed sleep!

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by rrosenberry

So what are the doctor's orders? Crate rest?

Just no significant exercise for two weeks. He says he can be taken on potty walks. He's got an e-collar but hasn't been interested in the area so I've kept it off when he's supervised. If we have to leave him alone, he'll be kenneled with the e-collar.

He's going to be harder to keep mellow than I thought. I went home for dinner break, and he raced down the doggie steps and ran to the door. He wolfed down dinner again and barked to go outside right away.

Haven't seen him poop yet, but he may have. My MIL is watching him and hasn't followed him outside.

[delisa2850]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

He's also been cuddling with Rusty again.

Smart boy - Rusty is going to be his very own personal electric blankie for a while! I am so happy to hear how well everything is going in Jack's world!

For some reason, I picture you taking perverse delight in asking your MIL to follow Jack around to watch him poo! When Roxy had her hip surgery she didn't poo to the point where she became constipated. When I called our vet she said that often times the pain meds will cause constipation. She had us get Laxatone (in the cat section at Petco for furballs - but don't tell Roxy that!) and that did the trick without giving her really loose stools. I'm sure you are already up on that and on how Jack's body reacts to pain meds since he has already been there, done that - just spilled out what popped into my head when I read that!

Have you put baby onesies on him? I did that when Roxy had surgery, and she never got into her owie area. (My son that he was pretty clever when he snapped it up - not quite what I had in mind!)

Thanks for the updates. At the rate Jack is progressing, it sounds like I won't be feeling so sorry for you that I feel compelled not to be ornery for much longer! (Seriously - do you have any idea how hard it was to pass up the opportunity to mention that he obviously gets beauty AND brains from his mom?!!!)

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by delisa2850

At the rate Jack is progressing, it sounds like I won't be feeling so sorry for you that I feel compelled not to be ornery for much longer! (Seriously - do you have any idea how hard it was to pass up the opportunity to mention that he obviously gets beauty AND brains from his mom?!!!)

Now this is funny. Just as I finished reading your note, Jack on my lap trying to figure out why I was alternately smiling and frowning at the screen, he let out a little yip, which I took to mean he wanted down. I obliged, and he raced to the door wanting to be let outside. It's 2 a.m., mind you, but I put on my shoes and coat (30 degrees outside) and took him in the back. After a long pee (Jack, not me), he started doing his poo walk. Fast, short steps, circular pattern.

The excitement gripped me and I would have shouted in glee had the neighbors not warned me about my late-night screaming. So I gave him some "good boy"s and started following him around. Jack is a walking pooper, so it must have looked somewhat perverse to any neighbors who happened to be up -- a grown man hunched over and following a 4-pound Yorkie around with a napkin at 2 a.m.

Sure enough, he pooped! First one since surgery that I know of, and yes, I let out a stifled scream of joy. But the joy was shortlived. I couldn't find the poop in the dark! I got down on my hands and knees searching for the poop to check its consistency and make sure there was no blood. I won't go into too much detail because, frankly, I've already overshared. But let's just say I followed the scent to a well-shaped and firm, uh, poo.

So, in a strange way, thank you DeLisa. Your sarcasm left Jack with the same feeling that it usually leaves me on the banning thread: Feeling like I have to go poo. :P

[BLowry]

Mike I just saw this! I am so sorry to hear Jack had to go through this.....But, happy to hear it's over and he has bounced back so quickly...I'm glad to hear all went well.

[rrosenberry]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

Just no significant exercise for two weeks. He says he can be taken on potty walks. He's got an e-collar but hasn't been interested in the area so I've kept it off when he's supervised. If we have to leave him alone, he'll be kenneled with the e-collar.

He's going to be harder to keep mellow than I thought. I went home for dinner break, and he raced down the doggie steps and ran to the door. He wolfed down dinner again and barked to go outside right away.

Haven't seen him poop yet, but he may have. My MIL is watching him and hasn't followed him outside.

I had that problem. Bella's surgery was on Thursday and he said she pooped at the vet for them on Friday, But it took till Monday am for her to go at home. He gave me some liquid stuff to soften things up, to make it easier cause he said he didn't want her to have to strain.

AND when it finally happened it was at about 5am in the morning still dark and I had my flashlight to make sure I knew when it happened.. So imagine my neighbors seeing my excitement with a flashlight in the wee hours of the morning.

Bella was not allowed out of her crate for 2 wks only outside to potty and back in.