Well, we just brought Bean home from the hospital, and she is
pitiful!!! She has a shaved leg, about 15-20 staples over her incision, an e-collar (cone) on her head to keep her from messing with the incision, and a fentanyl patch for pain. She is most miserable about the e-collar. We know this from previous experience. All she does so far is stand still in her "recovery area" and cry a really, really sad cry. It's kind of like a chirp. I got some of it on video, but it's too dark to see anything. It's really too sad to even post.
But she is home!
Oh, and you know how I was freaked out about the 8 weeks of this I have to look forward to? Turns out I needn't have worried about that, because is not 8 weeks of recovery. It's TWELVE WEEKS. That's 3 months of this. Someone help us! Please keep us in your prayers. Bean will miss the whole summer at this rate.
I am going to lay down in the pen with her now, and see if that calms her down any.
Whew! Now for phase II - Healing.
Thanks again everyone!
2 comments:
Hi Bean,
I'm so glad that you made it through our surgery with flying colors. Try to be patient during the recovery period. It will be well worth it when you're able to chase all the birdies and squirrels with bionic speed.
One of Your Friends.
The first 3 days after surgery are the worst. Fentanyl patches are awesome. My little Vincent had 26 staples, but purred the whole time with the patch. It's good to be stoned. She will get used to the cone. You will probably be able to removed the cone for short periods with CLOSE supervision. Never leave her unattended without the cone. My fiance's ex-wife did that once and Kesey chewed on his tail wound and ended up biting the end of his tail off (about 1/3 of it). The outside part heals quickly, so I doubt she'll need the cone for her entire recovery. She'll look pretty good when the staples come out and her fur will hide the scar.
RTK Mom
P.S. She looks a little cranky in the picture. Looks likes she's getting better already.
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