Guest Maeby Fünke Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Oscar is home after surgery... He had six tumours removed and six lymph nodes tested for metastasis (cancer cells). He has just woken up - he slept from about 5pm. The poor thing was screeching like a monkey when I turned up at the vet's. Not from pain (he is on painkillers); he had just had enough of being a patient. I don't understand why more vets don't use Laser Surgery. For a lot of reasons it sounds so much better. After the way he reacted to the surgery today, I'm hesitant to put him through general anaesthetic again. He is really, really unhappy. His blood and urine tests are normal and healthy. Off topic: the 'crush' I had on my vet has completely gone :laugh: Edited April 23, 2013 by Maeby Fünke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily123 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Oh, poor little Oscar - gentle pats for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maeby Fünke Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Oh, poor little Oscar - gentle pats for him. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Glad to hear poor Oscar is home after his ordeal. Give him some extra love and pats from Zeus, Kirah and myself. We wish him all the best!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maeby Fünke Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Glad to hear poor Oscar is home after his ordeal. Give him some extra love and pats from Zeus, Kirah and myself. We wish him all the best!! Thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tralee Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Off topic: The 'crush' I had on my vet has completely gone :laugh: I am so sorry. What, was it the bill? :D Glad to hear Oscar is being Oscar, what would we do without them? GWS Oscar. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Some dogs can get very vocal when coming out of an anaesthetic... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy21 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Willow sends her gentle regards to Oscar, and hopes he is feeling very much better this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maeby Fünke Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Willow sends her gentle regards to Oscar, and hopes he is feeling very much better this morning. Thanks... He's in a better mood, though he isn't back to his normal self. Congrats on the histiocytoma... awesome news :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maeby Fünke Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Some dogs can get very vocal when coming out of an anaesthetic... T. What you're saying makes sense, thank you... My vet was running behind yesterday, so when I arrived he was only just coming out of the anaesthetic and being taken off the drip. Normally, he would have had all day to recover. He sat in the kitchen with me this morning while I made his chicken, rice and vegetables... That seemed to perk him up. And he had no problem scoffing down his breaky. He is snoring his head off in his crate now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*kirty* Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 It can take a good 24hrs for them to recover from a GA. And before/during surgery they are given a cocktail of drugs to sedate them, relieve pain, etc. This means that when they wake up, they can feel, well pretty much stoned. :) They feel confused and topsy turvy which is why they cry and act weird. Glad it all went well and hopefully he's back to normal soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrie Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery and positive pathology results. Edited April 24, 2013 by corrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maeby Fünke Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Thanks for the good vibes... I just cleaned his stitches and I used 30 cotton balls (and warm salt water)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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