Tiga's_mom Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Tiga goes in tomorrow morning to have his cruciate repaired. It's been over a month since he tore it and he's not really improving much. I'm so nervous about tomorrow. They will keep him overnight and I will pick him up the next day. My stomach is in knots. Tomorrow will be very rough. Please send positive thoughts our way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Successful surgery thoughts heading your way from Northern California. Stay busy tomorrow, it will help. And give your boy a good ear scritch or belly rub from us. Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Best wishes for an easy surgery and a quick recovery. Tiga should pull through with flying colors and just remind yourself that the end result of the surgery and your anxiety will be a dog who can walk and run pain-free. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Sending lots of good mojo for Tiga (and you) I'm sure all will go well but I can understand your nerves!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4ever Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Good thoughts coming your way from Ohio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackson's mom Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Tiga's Mom -- don't worry -- I was worried alot during the first two weeks after Ru was operated on. Tomorrow will mark 5 weeks and he going in for his check up. He is just starting to use the leg. He went for a very tiny swim on Saturday and seemed to be okay in the water. We only allowed maybe 2 minutes and then pulled him out. He is so grateful just to be outside! Everything will be fine! I can say that now because I am at week 5, but when I was at week 1 I was a mess. Hang in there -- before you know it he'll be running and playing just like he was before! Ru and Jack's Mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFlower Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Best wishes and healing energy for you and Tiga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedismom Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Heal quickly Tiga and then take the world by storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aljones Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Thinking good thoughts for both Tiga and you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam'smom Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Lots of good mojo coming from Sam and I... Havve been thought this surgery twice! with my old boy Toby and he did well... Tiga will be a trooper I am sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Good Mojo coming your way for you and Tiga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Thank you so much everyone. We're heading out in a few minutes to the vet. My stomach is in knots. I will update as I hear from the vet. It's going to be a quiet day and night without him here. I'm going to have to keep myself busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Thank you so much everyone. We're heading out in a few minutes to the vet. My stomach is in knots. I will update as I hear from the vet. It's going to be a quiet day and night without him here. I'm going to have to keep myself busy. Come to my house! There's lot's to do here, and Sami loves visitors. Best mojo and healing thoughts coming your way. Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Lots of mojo from us, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Thank you so much everyone. We're heading out in a few minutes to the vet. My stomach is in knots. I will update as I hear from the vet. It's going to be a quiet day and night without him here. I'm going to have to keep myself busy. Ah. Everything is going to be fine. Will be thinking about you today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Thank you all again so much. The vet called a little bit ago to say that he's out of surgery and that it went well. They said it was a routine cruciate repair and he's still pretty out of it. They will call again later this evening and then again tomorrow to let me know what time I can go and pick him up. It's going to be a long quiet night around here without him. I'm a bit relieved that he made it through ok but I'm still pretty stressed about it all. I know he's on his way to recovery, but I'm stressed about the road ahead. Keeping him quiet has been challenging to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 So glad to hear the surgery went well! You have a challenge ahead of you, no doubt, but the worst is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 The vet's office has been great. They called again tonight to say that he'd peed and was resting well. They tried him with a little food and he wasn't very interested. Very unlike him but I'm trying not to worry. They said that's normal. I will call in the morning to see when he can come home. It's been a long quiet day and I'm anxious to see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Tiga's home now. I'm glad to have him here. They said he's doing really well. The cruciate was completely torn as they suspected. He's resting now but he's been pretty whiney. Not sure if that's normal or not. I took out the ice to ice his knee but he's sleeping on it and I don't want to disturb him since he just now settled down. I feel better knowing that he's here but I'm really nervous about the re-hab. We have instructions for the physical therapy which we're to start tomorrow. She said to just ice it tonight. Thank you all again for all your support and well wishes. I think and hope that we're finally on the road to recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 The whininess is likely due to the anesthesia--Sophie is also a whiner on the day following surgery. Should go away by tomorrow. Glad to hear Tiga is doing so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW1 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Did the vet send him home with a pain patch? My dog had a Fentanyl patch which made her pretty whiney for the first day or so. She just had another knee surgery 3 weeks ago and was much less whiney (though still whining a bit) but she was in less pain than the TTA. I saw that you posted to the orthodogs yahoo group...definitely post there if you have specific questions. They're very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 No pain patch. We have matacam I think it's called (the box is in the other room) and tramadol. The whining subsided for a bit while he slept, but he just woke up a little bit ago and was obviously in pain, crying and whining. I iced his leg and gave him a pain pill. He seems to be settled down again now. I will try feeding him soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Best wishes for an uneventful and good recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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