Itchy, itchy, itchy!!!
Well, the vet said the time would come when Max’s sutures would irritate him, and that time is TODAY! He is constantly trying to scratch around his suture site with his back leg (balance doesn’t always play in his favour) and as soon as his collar comes off, he’s trying to remove the sutures from his “private” area (in case I didn’t mention it before – poor boy got neutered when he was under for his amputation). He’s also scratching his face on everything (not something new – he has a bare spot on his nose). Sounds like time for some more coconut oil on the dry spots tonight.
Well – we’ve finally finished one medication (Carprofen) but I have a feeling the vet will give him a few more tomorrow when the sutures come out (so short lived victory of one medication down).
He’s obviously more alert tonight – same as he was last night (yesterday was the first night Max didn’t sleep from 6:00pm meds all the way through until the morning) and he’s now taken interest in a chewing a bone. Up until now he has shown no interest in bones (unless they are small, delicious treats) or toys. Of course he stops chewing when I take a photo:
The better he feels, the more stubborn he gets. Getting him in the crate is still a hassle, and today when I tried to leave he yipped and howled bloody murder. Sorry dude – if you want to eat, I have to go to work – lol. I have to put his cone on as soon as he’s done eating (for licking reasons) and he just rolled on his back to play dead so he prolong the now familiar routine.
I have to say, his fur feels less greasy today. I didn’t say it – just thought it – then my boyfriend mentioned he thought it felt less greasy. Maybe the thyroid meds really are doing the trick? Do changes happen that fast?
Anyway – I’m thankful for everyday he’s feeling better. When we go on our “walks” we get a lot of looks from the neighbourhood. Either they feel sorry for him and say “awww” or they are freaked out and give us a wide berth – lol. I don’t care what they think – for a recent amputee and a long time sufferer of neglect, he’s doing very well (if I do say so myself) and I’m proud of him for all that he can do just two weeks after loosing his leg.
I’m waiting for my walk now:
Sutures out tomorrow. Fingers crossed it goes well (maybe they will let me leave the room when they snip them – yuck!).
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Thanks for the update! Don’t miss the forum topic with members sharing common replies to those “poor doggie” comments.
yikes – losing a leg AND your man-stones at the same time….geesh, that’s quite the sacrifice. glad you are feeling a little better, getting the sutures out will really help in the ‘itch’ department. hang in there max, it’s getting better by the day!!
charon & gayle
AH HA HA HA HA … man stones. He also has two dew claws on each of his back feet (loose ones) which they had mentioned they might remove while he was under too – and didn’t.
Lucky for him because as it is, there is pretty much nowhere I could pick him up the first week that would cause him to yelp (between his amputation and his neuter) – I can only imagine if he couldn’t walk on his back feet either – jeesh!
poor max- amputation AND neutered?!? i think that earns EXTRA treats!