8:45 pm - Gigi is in surgery tonight - she is #2 in line and should be all finished by midnight. They have overnight staff and the vet will be on the premises until 2 a.m. I can pick her up tomorrow evening. She will have an ice pack on her post surgery, and they will have given her 2 laser treatments by the time I pick her up. Plus adequan, which I had already started 2 weeks ago. The vet says she will be off narcotics in 2 days, and does not anticipate her needing pain meds. She will be on antibiotic as well. Glad I talked with the vet in detail tonight as he had forgotten she was allergic to Baytril. (He didnt' have her chart there, he was just answering my questions so I wasn't panicked by that slip.) He said maybe tranquillizers PRN to keep her from being goofy. I asked if I could take them.
I asked a multitude of questions and wrote down all the answers, but there seem to be some contradictions. Maybe it is only because I'm hanging on every word and being too literal. He said "only activity as necessary" for pottying for 6 weeks... and passive range of motion as soon as the staples are out. Inclines are ok, stairs with support/sling. Even long stairs ok with sling. He was cautious about car rides because of the accidents that could happen. I asked about 5 minute walks to keep her from atrophying and he said “only business as necessary”. Then again, it often takes her a few minutes to potty so maybe that works out ok. Will potty walks keep her from atrophying? I read horror stories about the atrophy risks online. It is so hard to trust – even the specialists. Another lesson in life…
Asking questions for future planning, I asked about PT with water support. The vet was adamant - "only activity as necessary for 6 weeks".
Meanwhile... I have chest pains. Episodes of hysteria. The only thoughts are of doubt and doom. And I seem to have misplaced my brain. Can’t remember from one side of the table to the other what I’m doing, or supposed to be doing.
I asked a multitude of questions and wrote down all the answers, but there seem to be some contradictions. Maybe it is only because I'm hanging on every word and being too literal. He said "only activity as necessary" for pottying for 6 weeks... and passive range of motion as soon as the staples are out. Inclines are ok, stairs with support/sling. Even long stairs ok with sling. He was cautious about car rides because of the accidents that could happen. I asked about 5 minute walks to keep her from atrophying and he said “only business as necessary”. Then again, it often takes her a few minutes to potty so maybe that works out ok. Will potty walks keep her from atrophying? I read horror stories about the atrophy risks online. It is so hard to trust – even the specialists. Another lesson in life…
Asking questions for future planning, I asked about PT with water support. The vet was adamant - "only activity as necessary for 6 weeks".
Meanwhile... I have chest pains. Episodes of hysteria. The only thoughts are of doubt and doom. And I seem to have misplaced my brain. Can’t remember from one side of the table to the other what I’m doing, or supposed to be doing.
Vet called and said "ruptured cruciate, did great in surgery, no surprises, and she's heavy drugged for the night". She was a sweetie and they will call me tomorrow after they've done a post op eval. Guess it was the
right decision after all.
Can I barf now? The tension has been dreadful.
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