Jack Has Surgery Tomorrow

**ramanth** · 03-16-2007, 08:45 PM

Poor Jack. I'm glad the surgery went well but sorry to hear he's so cut up.

**KYS** · 03-16-2007, 09:31 PM

Welcome home Jack.
Wishing you fast recovery well wishes.

**chocolatepuppy** · 03-16-2007, 09:43 PM

Get well wishes headed Jacks way.

**4 Dog Mother** · 03-17-2007, 11:38 AM

Jack is doing fine this morning except he has been licking at the one on his side - the one he has chewed on for quite some time. I had sent away for some things to use - a "soft" e-collar and a no-bite collar - the only problem was I didn't think about length just the circumference on his neck. They were too short in length since his nose is so long. Anyway, whether the vet thought I had sent for new ones or what they didn't send anything home and when I asked the assistant she said the pain meds should keep him "out of it" enough to keep from chewing on it. Right! Jack's bed is on Carl's side of the bed - at 4:30 in the morning (after getting up at 1:00 to let Dazzi out and 3:00 to let Taggert out) I hear him say Diana, wake up he's licking those stitches. Now I have to ask you why did he wake me up when he could just as easily say "Jack stop it and pull his nose away.

Anyway I called the vets office and picked up an e-collar so that the rest of the weekend might go better. I can't watch him every minute so when I can't I can put that on him. I would really like to not see the open wound.

The one under his tail was bleeding a litle but seems to have stopped now.

And yes this would have been much more traumatic if it had been cause by another dog.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 03-17-2007, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother

I called the vets office and picked up an e-collar so that
the rest of the weekend might go better.

Hey Mom ~

Call Pat (cyber-sibes) - and check the measurements on her No-Bite or Bite-Not collar -
she got one for the Sibes and will probably loan it to Jack ...

If it fits him, he might be a lot more comfortable in it - he won't be *banging* it
into stuff when he moves around.

**ramanth** · 03-19-2007, 12:50 PM

Leave them stitches be Jack!

**4 Dog Mother** · 03-19-2007, 02:29 PM

Jack didn't leave his stitches alone! Pat was just coming in the door so we could check to see if Star's collar would fit Jack and as he came out we saw he had pulled the stitches out of the one on his back leg. Blood was running down it. So after Pat left I called the vet and took Jack in to have it checked. The vet decided not to put the stitches back in - that it had started to heal and that it should continue to heal.

Pat is using her collar on Star right now because she is still biting at that thing on her front paw pad so we put a belt around a rolled up towel that we put around his neck. It didn't last all night but almost.

He's at work with me right now. It's a slow week so I should be able to bring him in tomorrow too. By Wednesday, I would think everything would have healed enough to be able to leave him.

I am still trying to decide whether to order a collar to have on hand.

**ramanth** · 03-19-2007, 02:42 PM

Oh Jack...

I hope he does heal up quickly.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 03-19-2007, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother

Jack didn't leave his stitches alone! ...

By Wednesday, I would think everything would have healed enough to be able to leave him.

I am still trying to decide whether to order a collar to have on hand.