A Good Visit with the Vet….
I took Kobe back to the vet yesterday to have his pain patch removed. The drive there was a little rough – it was difficult for Kobe to get comfortable in the car (we have about a 40 min drive) and it was hard for me to hear a couple yelps from him. Riding in the car has always been one of his favorite treats so when after the visit with the vet he didn’t want to get back in the car it made me really sad. I hope that as he continues to heal riding in the car will be a treat for him again!
Anyway, back at the vet’s office – Kobe wasn’t sure he wanted to be back in the vet’s office and stood right in front of the exit doors hoping someone would let him out. While we waited in the exam room for the vet he kept a sharp eye on the door in case he could make a great escape.
- Kobe totally eying the door of the exam room – he thinks he can tempt me to let him leave by looking super cute!
The vet came in and looked at Kobe’s incision and said it looked excellent and she was very happy with how it was healing – yay!!! We really weren’t sure what we should be looking for so that was a relief to us!! I discussed with her that Kobe seems to be really itchy and needing lots of scratching from mom and dad. We’re happy to scratch him but I wondered if there was something that could help relieve his itching and she suggested giving him 2 benedryl – anyone ever tried that? I also talked to the vet about the fact that sometimes Kobe will just start shaking…I asked if that is because he is in pain? She said it could be but that there could be lots of reasons for the shaking. It’s hard to watch when it happens. When we got home Kobe was pretty wiped out – he hadn’t slept at all in the car – so he fell asleep right away. He is not sleeping very well yet, I thought he was about to start sleeping through the night but no such luck. He gets up in the middle of the night and gets pretty agitated and just doesn’t sleep. I wonder if he’s sleeping during the day while we are at work. It is tough because we are so tired and I worry that he can’t get comfortable.
Kobe did have a small victory – he got on his bed finally 🙂 He hasn’t been on any of his beds since the surgery – it seemed to be painful for him and he has preferred to just lay down on the floor. So seeing him on his bed made things seem a little more normal.
- Yay…comfy on his bed…
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Two of my dogs have allergies (seasonal and otherwise) and take Benadryl on a regular basis. It works beautifully. Maybe the medications are making him a bit itchy? If it’s mostly the incision site try neosporin with pain relief on the site. That helped Major a lot. I’m glad to hear that Kobe is healing up well!
Rachel (Major’s mom)