My boy is doing well. TY so much guys.

Yeah, he's trying to run now. lol I still won't let him. He gets his stitches out in 7 days. Now that is going to be painful. Wondering if they going to use a staple remover to take them out. Heck, I can do that myself. lol

Thanks for the update. Glad he is doing well. Happy Thanksgiving to you and hugs for him!

Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Thanks. He did run a high fever but the fever seems to have broke. That was 2 days after his surgery. He's feeling better now. lol

Being under general can do things to a body :) even a furry one.

Glad he lost the fever.

You can put ice on the staples for 30 minutes before they come out. Or you can droggie him up.

Most of the time the irration is minimal. Mine were a boitch but I have a pain disorder. Your Tiger should do great.

Cool, thanks for the tip. :) I need him to walk cause I can't carry him. So, no druggie dog. lol

Hello R, glad Tiger is doing well. Please don't take the staples out yourself. Let the vet do it. They will probably want to do a follow up X-ray to check the healing and any potential complications.

our daughter had a real bad infection as an infant, hospitalized for a week and some...but got over it and is a healthy, 6 foot (tall genes), strong and smart 30-something.

...kids are pretty tough...glad it went well.

edit...DUUUHHHH!!!?? :)


ok, same thing applies for animals (daughter's a vet tech)...follow instructions , give any mrds per orders, don't let them run mad for a while...

Yeah, I'm following orders. He's almost done with the antibiotics. He's getting smarter now, where I put the pills. So, I know he's starting to feel better. lol He hates the pills in the turkey meat, so he spits the pill out and eats the turkey eat. HAHA

At first glance I thought this was a human baby, how terrible. However I can see it is a dog, but love is love and I am happy for you. It is always good to read good news on here and stories of compassion from other members.

I have to put the pills down my dog's throat, and even then she is good at spitting them out. Many times I find 1 out of 4 on the carpet.

A tip for pilling a dog....get canned dog food. Not chunks and gravy, the kind that is homogeneous. Take a good spoonful and push the pills inside the food. Manipulate it so it's like a football shaped meatball. Most dogs will just scarf it down and not bite it or chew it. One of my dogs is a regular Houndini at getting rid of pills, this method works every time with him.

I have been sticking them in hotdogs. He's done with his antibiotics. Now he just has his pain meds and thats a small. So I can sneak that in. The antibiotics were a bit bigger and he figured that out. lol The cat helps by trying to steal his hotdog and he's like I don't think so. Tomorrow he gets his stitches out.

In two hours Tiger will be getting his stitches out. My poor baby he going to be in pain today.

Good luck, he'll be feeling better soon !

We're still sleeping on the floor. lol I might just take the box spring and leave the mattress on the bed frame. Make it easier for him.

Stitches just came out and he took it like a boss. No wimpering. lol It was like done and over.

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Great news! Happy to hear the whole process went great. :)

Great looking dog. He looks happy.

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k, let me get better pictures those came too blurry. lol I know it looks bad right now. It's irritated because they took the staples out. They said the e-collar can come off in two days. The nurse also said he's walking on his leg good, and in two weeks he won't realize what leg it was that he hurt. She also said the fever after the surgery is normal that dogs temperatures run higher then people's do.

Great news. He has such a sweet face. Love him.

Thanks. I love him very much. He's my partner in crime. ;p I don't need a man. I have him. :)

I'm amazed how fast the stitches healed. After they took out the staples it's like closed up with little blood now. crazy. I will take a picture.

Yay, good boy Tiger!
He will be so happy to get that cone off.
He looks like such a sweet, happy boy.
Thank you for the update and please give him a hug from me.

Love that all news about Tiger has been positive. Just that cone coming off is going to enliven him considerably! LOL

How long til he can run at will?

The secret to using meat or dogfood to get pills down them is to toss them about three "footballs" of the plain meat or dogfood, then the fourth one has the pill, and the fifth no pill. That usually works. Make up the five "footballs" before you start so there is no hesitation at the medicated one - I've gotten pills down the most reluctant animals that way. Helps if your cat is getting small "footballs" at the same time - dog worries cat might get them and swallows his even more quickly.

So happy this painful saga is nearly over for Tiger and for you!

neat trick with the meat. I might try that. He was slick this morning and took the pill out of the hotdog. lol I found it.

I already took the cone off him because he's not touching his wound at all, he is still resting.

He's already trying to run and the nurse said that he's using his leg better which is good sign, and she believes that in two weeks he will be running a marathon and won't know what leg he hurt. Hmm, he's already trying to run but, I still won't let him. I'm going to have him on bed rest for another 3 weeks before I let him start jumping and running. I want it to heal properly with no complications. Only to go number 2 and that's a short gait. Then he goes back to bed.

I will put a video on youtube when I start to let him run. Just taking precautions right now. I don't want to mess up all the GLPer's work on his leg. :) XOXO

Thanks for the update OP! Been wondering and praying for u guys! Went through the same thing with my dog on two complete knee replacements! It was very stressful but now she too can run and play. AWESOMENESS!!

Boy does time fly by real fast. Tiger is doing good. His stitches have healed up nicely. Nice and pink. We're still sleeping on the floor and in two weeks I will post his video of running in the yard. I still have him on bed rest. Even though he's acting like he's fine. I'm not chancing it. My room will be back to normal in two weeks. lol

Updated pictures of tiger's wound and him standing on his leg. Also him playing drug sniffing dog and taking out his meds in the hotdog. lol He's still on bed rest with no running. Best xmas present ever. Thank you so much guys.

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So happy it all worked out. God bless you both and Merry Christmas.

I put the bed back together and he's having no problems getting up on the bed. Yeah. we don't have to sleep on the floor anymore and I can actually walk around my room now. His stitches are healing up nicely.