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Great news for the now convalescing in comfort pup-star. Pain with an open, don't know when or whether it will end, factor is fearful to me - for myself as well as for any living thing. Rest well, little Justice.
Glad to hear he is doing better!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Quick Justice update: He is 90% better. It was a combination of pain, gastric distress, and lack of sleep. He did not sleep at all last night, then had gastric issues at both ends and wouldn't open his mouth for anything. So I couldn't give him the pain meds by mouth this morning. They checked that the extraction areas looked good and he had no fever. They did give him the sub-q stuff to make sure he rehydrated, plus injections for pain and nausea. He will be on a bland diet once he eats. He walked into the house with his tail up, quite a difference from the shaking and constant moaning this morning. And with the pain meds he was finally able to rest his muzzle so he could sleep soundly (he wouldn't put his head down last night which is why he didn't sleep).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
My DH had essentially the same reaction as yours about my lack of enthusiasm about eating. We had a discussion after he made a few remarks and he was fine after that.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 8/2/24 9:29 am
I too like to move before things become a problem! My previous two houses I bought new and moved 10 and 17 years after. This one was 5 years "used" and I was annoyed by how much needed to be done early on to keep it in good repair.
Nothing much new here, except spending lots of money on our house, ugh. A roof repair today and then later a repair to our French doors leading to the backyard. I HOPE they can get it fixed--I had one quote for $15,500 to replace it--my jaw dropped. A second quote for $7500, which still shocked me. In the past, we usually just moved, lol, before we had to do major repairs. This house was new when we bought it in 2009....but time passes. Weight is holding steady. I did gain back about 5 lbs, on purpose, and feel like I'm at a good place right now IF I can continue to maintain.
Lizanne
I'm so sorry Justice is suffering. I hope that it's residual from the anesthesia, and that he starts to feel better soon. I'm glad you're calling the vet...
Liz, good to call the vet. If Justice had molars pulled it would be normal for him to be experiencing a higher level of pain than if the vet pulled a loose incisor. I would hope that Justice was sent home with a "****tail" of Gabapentin and Carprofen. If not, please request. The moaning could be residual from anesthesia. Very common in older dogs for them to moan/whimper coming off anesthesia.
The most concerning to me is the lack of drinking. Sub Q fluids may be in order and would not hurt him in any way. Something you could request.
Thinking good thoughts for your little man.
It's amazing how our food choices impact others. And how nervous servers get when you eat dainty proportions. Although that issue seems less frequent, because they are probably seeing changes in consumption due to the widespread use of semi glutides, unlike when I had surgery 12 years ago.
I do love movie popcorn so much! In different weight loss scenarios I would bring something more "appropriate" to substitute, but one day I thought forget that, I'll just make the popcorn work in my eating plan. And I lived happily ever after. :)
