Re: Ollie's journey
Ollie had a successful surgery and is now lying in front of the woodstove soaking up the heat. Thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts.
The area of the eye is swollen of course, but not overly so, and hardly any hair was removed, so he doesn't look too bad. It's interesting again, the difference between vets. The last one (the eye specialist) had him on tramadol after the surgery for pain, quite a lot (75 mg 2x daily). This one wasn't going to give anything but 1/2 a Rimadyl 2x daily. Ollie was in significant pain 4 hrs post-op, he yelped and cried when a few strands of my hair accidentally touched his eye area. I felt so bad. He also had some soreness around his neck on that side, and was trembling occasionally.
So I called the vet after I got home and since we had some Tramadol left over, he said to give him one today and tomorrow. Finally, Ollie had some relief after that. But honestly, has anyone ever had a dog after surgery on no pain meds? I know dogs can take a lot of pain (and don't show it), but the body surely heals quicker when not so stressed. So if not for comfort, why not for healing? You can see I'm a bit perplexed. I guess if most vets did most things the same way, I would feel more confident in their decisions. The reality is that I question every step of the way, and don't trust even my favorite vet completely.
And it's an awful feeling handing your best friend over to people you do not completely trust.
Anyway, Ollie's eating and drinking and on the way to more happiness. Hopefully there will be no complications and we can get his blood sugar back down to the better numbers within a few days.
Mary
Ollie had a successful surgery and is now lying in front of the woodstove soaking up the heat. Thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts.
The area of the eye is swollen of course, but not overly so, and hardly any hair was removed, so he doesn't look too bad. It's interesting again, the difference between vets. The last one (the eye specialist) had him on tramadol after the surgery for pain, quite a lot (75 mg 2x daily). This one wasn't going to give anything but 1/2 a Rimadyl 2x daily. Ollie was in significant pain 4 hrs post-op, he yelped and cried when a few strands of my hair accidentally touched his eye area. I felt so bad. He also had some soreness around his neck on that side, and was trembling occasionally.
So I called the vet after I got home and since we had some Tramadol left over, he said to give him one today and tomorrow. Finally, Ollie had some relief after that. But honestly, has anyone ever had a dog after surgery on no pain meds? I know dogs can take a lot of pain (and don't show it), but the body surely heals quicker when not so stressed. So if not for comfort, why not for healing? You can see I'm a bit perplexed. I guess if most vets did most things the same way, I would feel more confident in their decisions. The reality is that I question every step of the way, and don't trust even my favorite vet completely.
And it's an awful feeling handing your best friend over to people you do not completely trust.
Anyway, Ollie's eating and drinking and on the way to more happiness. Hopefully there will be no complications and we can get his blood sugar back down to the better numbers within a few days.
Mary
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