Sounds like Abby is getting around really well! It is hard to see our babies in pain and not feeling well. It does get a whole lot better! First two weeks are the hardest with recovery and pain meds. Hang in there! Be strong for Abby and don’t focus on the unknown! Enjoy her today!!! We were fortunate enough to spend 16 weeks with our golden Peyton after his amputation. We would have loved more time with him, but wouldn’t change a thing. Any quality time was worth the whole process and adventure. Good luck and we will be thinking about you. Good luck on your fund raiser, I wish we lived in Florida so we could attend!
em6619 at February 3rd, 2010 4:34 pm:
Hang in there girl. You are strong and can do this. Remember how much you mean…. Feel the love and this too shall pass…..
Sounds like you have your hands full… Abby is probably not hungry due to the pain… so she needs to get her pain meds in, with or without food… Water is very important too! If she’s not drinking, then use a syringe to force feed her… It’s only been 2 days now… so hopefully tomorrow and the day after, things will get a bit better. If you’re worried about her tummy with the pain meds… and if she’s vomiting, our vet told us to give pepcid AC… and that helped alot! If it didn’t they would have added some carafat to help coat the stomach.
Good luck and remember… the first 2 weeks are the worse… If there are no post-op complications, after that it’s a breeze!
Hang in there….tough two weeks….I don’t know what you feed her normally but my dog preferred dry kibble or dry liver treats(similar to kibble) when she went off her food after surgery. I could get her to eat one piece at a time of it by hand feeding her. She also liked fried eggs. But the mainstay that I could depend on her eating was dry kibble(she is a raw fed dog normally). I tried different brands – Wellness, Solid Gold, Orijen. The drier the better – Wellness mostly.
Thought this might help with your pup in figuring out something for her to eat.
Thinking of you….keep us updated.
Tracy, Maggie’s Mom
anyemery at February 3rd, 2010 8:56 pm:
These first few days can be rough. Holly had an upset tummy, and our vet suggested browning some ground beef and mixing it with rice. I gave her small amounts of that and she sometimes would eat it. It seemed to work better to try small amounts every few hours than to do her regular 2 meals a day. She also would eat a few spoons of plain yogurt. I think others suggested pumpkin to me, but I never did try that. Eventually I mixed the ground beef/rice with her kibble and that also worked. But initially she turned her head away at her kibble. I hope Abby’s tummy feels better soon…
Hugs,
Holly and Holly’s mom
tai09 at February 3rd, 2010 9:57 pm:
I was lucky with Tai in that she almost always will eat – anything. She did go off her food a little bit though and I had to resort to those things usually reserved as special treats like cheese. I ended up taking her off of the Tramadol several days earlier than planned as it seemed to make her extremely lethargic and kind of sick. Tai was “picky” and preferred dry kibble over anything else. Luckily the Metacam is palatable and coated the kibble well. I’m sure she’ll get an appetite back again soon – she is a lab after all. Keep us posted. All the best. Tai and Tai’s Mum
Hey Abby, here’s a recipe for dogs that are not eating well. It has high protein and fat so you don’t have to eat much to keep the weight on. I’m sending the small dog recipe because you may want to try them first, before you make up a big dog batch!
Sounds like Abby is getting around really well! It is hard to see our babies in pain and not feeling well. It does get a whole lot better! First two weeks are the hardest with recovery and pain meds. Hang in there! Be strong for Abby and don’t focus on the unknown! Enjoy her today!!! We were fortunate enough to spend 16 weeks with our golden Peyton after his amputation. We would have loved more time with him, but wouldn’t change a thing. Any quality time was worth the whole process and adventure. Good luck and we will be thinking about you. Good luck on your fund raiser, I wish we lived in Florida so we could attend!
Hang in there girl. You are strong and can do this. Remember how much you mean…. Feel the love and this too shall pass…..
Sounds like you have your hands full… Abby is probably not hungry due to the pain… so she needs to get her pain meds in, with or without food… Water is very important too! If she’s not drinking, then use a syringe to force feed her… It’s only been 2 days now… so hopefully tomorrow and the day after, things will get a bit better. If you’re worried about her tummy with the pain meds… and if she’s vomiting, our vet told us to give pepcid AC… and that helped alot! If it didn’t they would have added some carafat to help coat the stomach.
Good luck and remember… the first 2 weeks are the worse… If there are no post-op complications, after that it’s a breeze!
Angel Jake’s Mom
Hang in there….tough two weeks….I don’t know what you feed her normally but my dog preferred dry kibble or dry liver treats(similar to kibble) when she went off her food after surgery. I could get her to eat one piece at a time of it by hand feeding her. She also liked fried eggs. But the mainstay that I could depend on her eating was dry kibble(she is a raw fed dog normally). I tried different brands – Wellness, Solid Gold, Orijen. The drier the better – Wellness mostly.
Thought this might help with your pup in figuring out something for her to eat.
Thinking of you….keep us updated.
Tracy, Maggie’s Mom
These first few days can be rough. Holly had an upset tummy, and our vet suggested browning some ground beef and mixing it with rice. I gave her small amounts of that and she sometimes would eat it. It seemed to work better to try small amounts every few hours than to do her regular 2 meals a day. She also would eat a few spoons of plain yogurt. I think others suggested pumpkin to me, but I never did try that. Eventually I mixed the ground beef/rice with her kibble and that also worked. But initially she turned her head away at her kibble. I hope Abby’s tummy feels better soon…
Hugs,
Holly and Holly’s mom
I was lucky with Tai in that she almost always will eat – anything. She did go off her food a little bit though and I had to resort to those things usually reserved as special treats like cheese. I ended up taking her off of the Tramadol several days earlier than planned as it seemed to make her extremely lethargic and kind of sick. Tai was “picky” and preferred dry kibble over anything else. Luckily the Metacam is palatable and coated the kibble well. I’m sure she’ll get an appetite back again soon – she is a lab after all. Keep us posted. All the best. Tai and Tai’s Mum
Hey Abby, here’s a recipe for dogs that are not eating well. It has high protein and fat so you don’t have to eat much to keep the weight on. I’m sending the small dog recipe because you may want to try them first, before you make up a big dog batch!
http://www.houseofwags.com/Biewers-satin-Ball-recipe-for-dogs-who-won't-eat.html
Gina
http://www.houseofwags.com/Biewers-satin-Ball-recipe-for-dogs-who-won't-eat.html
Oops, that last link was broken, try this!
Hmmmm, well, just cut and paste it…..:-)