I’ve decided we are going to need a harness. Raven always did the Rotti thing of putting his front paws in the vehicle and looking over his shoulder for a boost. Like this a month ago:
Today, first time in a car post-op, he did this, but when I boosted him, he tipped an face-planted to his right in the vehicle. 🙁 At 115#, I’m not sure if the Ruff Wear is enough? Or the AST Support Suit would be too much/hot? I’d like it on him all the time, to help him as much as possible…
The vet was pleased with his mobility into the clinic, he hopped along. But when we removed the soaked bandaging, he was leaking all over the floor and his leg immediately. He called it “seroma”, apparently not just blood, but fluids too. Raven allowed him to put in a drain without sedation (but not stitch it in), then we put the bandaging the whole length of his torso to keep the swelling down. He’s hoping to keep this one on until Wednesday, 4 days.
We wrote about post-op seromas in Jerry’s blog. They are perfectly normal. While some members have shared complications, Jerry’s never leaked and we only had to have it drained once.
Sometimes I wonder if some vets apply bandages just for the pet owner’s sake. Best wishes for better days ahead. Thanks for the update.