Oops, sorry I'm late on this.. Glad Mr Ted is doing better! Had to laugh at the mental picture of Teddy giving "The Look" while having his footsie wrapped, but not a budge with the needle. Sounds so much like my Logan, whose feet are "Out of Bounds!" You had asked about pain meds.. I always (per the vet) used Ascripton, which is pure aspirin coated with Maalox. Tylenol is a no no but this did the trick.

Good Luck..sure is hard to keep a good dog down! Been there ..whew...I learned I have no active imagination!