Groggy Finn, post neuter

**finn's mom** · 06-28-2005, 05:04 PM

Poor boy.

He was so out of it, but, still swinging that coffee-table-clearing tail of his, it was so loud against the metal cage walls. He was sure happy to see me. But, still out of it enough where he didn't cry when I left. I can't wait to bring him home. But, he was the only one out of the fourteen that were there, that hadn't had any accidents or thrown up. Probably because so many people don't listen as far as not feeding them or giving them water the night before.

That's all!

**Lexi_Lover** · 06-28-2005, 05:07 PM

Oh poor Finn! He looks so sleepy! You're still a handsome boy Finn, and you'll always be! Kari, I bet you're proud of him for being such a good boy!

**ParNone** · 06-28-2005, 05:09 PM

Aw Finn, cute as always. Even when you're groggy.

Bet you'll be happy, happy to be home tomorrow.

Par...

**finn's mom** · 06-28-2005, 05:10 PM

Originally posted by Lexi_Lover
Oh poor Finn! He looks so sleepy! You're still a handsome boy Finn, and you'll always be! Kari, I bet you're proud of him for being such a good boy!

I know, he was very out of it.

But, yeah, I was pretty proud, all the girls there were talking about how good he did, and, how sweet he was.

They were a little surprised when I asked them not to feed him in the am. I told him if they gave him dog food, he probably would get sick.

They made a sign for his cage to not feed him.

**luvofallhorses** · 06-28-2005, 05:11 PM

I am glad he was such a good boy

Here's to a speedy recovery

**My Peanuts** · 06-28-2005, 05:13 PM

Poor guy. He looks pretty good though. He looks better than Harley did after he was neutered.

**fritz03** · 06-28-2005, 05:37 PM

Fritz and I (Barry) glad to see that glad to see that you got through the operation with Flying colors.You look pretty tired,but you will be back to your old self in no time.Fritz was neutered at 10 months of age.During the operation,his heartbeat went down to almost nothing,but as you have seen he is still with us and as good as new.

**finn's mom** · 06-28-2005, 05:43 PM

Thanks everyone! And, yeah, Barry, I'm glad little Fritz pulled through!

Finn is 18 months old, and, I'm mad for waiting this long. But, he seems like he's going to be just fine. And, they were much nicer to me at the clinic than when I first took him this morning. So, I feel fine leaving him there overnight.

**elizabethann** · 06-28-2005, 07:05 PM

Oh Finn....I hope you get home real soon and feel 100% like your ol' self. Take care sweet dear.

**dukedogsmom** · 06-28-2005, 07:10 PM

Poor Finn! Do you need me to come post bond for you so you can get out from behind those bars? I'll bet you'll be glad when you're home and I know your mom will. Get well soon!

**finn's mom** · 06-28-2005, 07:15 PM

Thanks, everyone! I'll let Finn know that you all were thinking of him!

Valerie, that's funny, I don't think he could escape if he wanted to, he was pretty out of it.

I miss him, it's so funny. We always race up the stairs here at home, and, I didn't realize how habitual it had become until he wasn't here today. I've been hauling a** up the stairs, and, feeling goofy doing it!

I'm thinking I might have to put up a gate downstairs so that he doesn't have to go up the stairs for a day or two. I don't know if that will be necessary, we'll have to see if he can walk nicely. Doubtful, but, we'll see.....

**petslover** · 06-28-2005, 07:20 PM

Finn is such a pretty young man! He'll be well in no time!

**lizbud** · 06-28-2005, 07:58 PM

Finn looks pretty good for just waking up from surgery.

I'm glad he didn't have any problems. Sorry if you've said this
before, but why does Finn have to stay overnight?

**finn's mom** · 06-28-2005, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by lizbud
Finn looks pretty good for just waking up from surgery.
I'm glad he didn't have any problems. Sorry if you've said this
before, but why does Finn have to stay overnight?

I think I mentioned it somewhere, but, I don't know for sure.

Because he's larger and active, he has to stay as inactive as possible for the first night, so, that he doesn't slip a ligature. There's a tube or something that I guess leads to the testicles (which of course are now gone!) and it's tied off inside the dog. And, if they do a lot of moving around, it can slip and they can bleed into the sack, and, she said she'd seen them as big as cantalopes.

So, he's staying just as a preventive. If anything goes wrong overnight, he'll at least be right there and can be handled appropriately. He'll stay still better there in the cage than if he was home in his crate. He'd be miserable if he was in his crate and not able to be with us. He's silly, he does fine if he's home completely alone, but, not if we're outside and he's inside or vice versa.