Today is 2 weeks post amp and we went to Dr. Jim (the vet) at lunchtime. First I stopped by my office to show Charley off a bit. He has so many “friends” here who gave him lots of hugs and kisses. Charley was pretty fired up to be in the car, out & about on the town!!
Dr. Jim was “tickled” with how Charley’s incision is healing! Hooray! They removed the stitches & Charley was a very good boy. He’s still bandaged up because there’s some seeping from the incision, but we’ll see how that’s going in a few days. I’m looking forward to the days when there is NO bandage there and NO t-shirt. Another couple of weeks, I’m guessing.
Charley is licking and scratching at his bandage quite a bit – which is just part of the healing process. I don’t want him to break open that incision site on accident (we’ve had enough of our dramatic races to the vet’s office…..), so I’m going to be extra cautious.
Dr. Jim suggested I wean Charley off the Tramadol “tomorrow or so.” I think I’ll be a little gentler than that. We’re on 4 pills/day now. Maybe we’ll do 2 days at 3 pills, then 2 days at 2 pills, etc. I don’t want to shock his system too much!
I guess I have to get ready for my wild dog again, huh? Though I don’t love the circumstances, I have come to love the lazy dog that Charley has been during his recovery. I could cook in the kitchen & feed dinner to the kids without constantly bumping Charley off the counters w/ my hip or hollering, “Charley!! Get! Down!”
But that is not life w/ an English Setter. Not even one with 3 legs, I guess.
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I bet Charley will be jumping on those counters again! And you will be lovin’ it. Great to hear the stitches are out!
Nancy and James the poodle
happy day, the stitches are out!! you will all be happier without the tramadol…and charley will be his old self – but better!!
gayle & charon
Hooray for Charley! 🙂 Cant wait to hear about him romping all around underfoot.
Yippee Charley! Wild dog days comin’ back!
Glad everything is going so well!!
Yea! Charley’s stitches are out! It’s official – Charley is on the speedy road to recovery. Just you wait – he’ll be jumping up on those counters soon enough so take advantage of his lazy dogness while you can cause it won’t last for long :). Way to go Charley!!
It’s such a sigh of relief to get past that 2 week mark. Good for Charley (and family)!
Things are going great, Charley. Glad to hear the stitches are coming out.