Sakura - Medical Thread

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Tracis
Let Sleeping Pigs Lie

Post   » Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:53 am


Miss Sakura has been having a good day - yay! We are grateful for the support. :)

The combination of Meloxicam and Buprenorphine seems to managing her pain nicely. She had the look of pain in her eyes early this morning when it was time for her next dose. Since then, she has been more lively.

She is eating steadily, and I've seen her actually resting on the "stitches" side of her body this afternoon.

I am keeping track of the incision site with pictures (if anyone is interested).

At the vet's office, before surgery, she weighed 1328 grams.

On my scale, after surgery:
10/14 - 1241 grams
10/15 - 1224 grams

Lynx, please do add any of the pictures to the thread.

slavetofuzzy
4 the Good of all Pigs

Post   » Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:23 pm


Of course we are interested!

Is she eating critical care? I would suspect a slight weight loss is normal after major surgery during the first day or so post-op, but if she will readily take CC is couldn't hurt.

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Lynx
Celebrate!!!

Post   » Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:30 pm


Yes, I went ahead and added them. Hopefully we'll get a confirmation from the vet regarding exactly what this is!

Tracis
Let Sleeping Pigs Lie

Post   » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:20 pm


I suspect some of the weight that she lost was due to the size of the cyst. Since she has been eating on her own, I haven't started Critical Care. Her next weigh-in is a bit later tonight.

Stitches yesterday:
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Stitches today:
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I hope to get a picture of her from the side soon.

C Cole-Chakotay

Post   » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:41 pm


I'm glad she's doing well.

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Bugs Mom

Post   » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:02 pm


Ouch! Keep doing well lovely Sakura.

Talishan
You can quote me

Post   » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:02 pm


Stitches look perfect. The slight reddening/darkening for a day or so is perfectly normal.

In my experience a combination of a narcotic and an NSAID postop does the job very well most of the time.

Keep us posted. Best to her and to you.

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Sef
I dissent.

Post   » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:48 am


Oh, that's great news that she's eating on her own. Yay! :)

Here's to Sakura healing up nicely!

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DMac
Supporter in '10, '11, & '12

Post   » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:37 am


Thanks for documenting her healing process. It's helpful to know what the stitches should look like.

Tracis
Let Sleeping Pigs Lie

Post   » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:30 pm


Do I need to start decreasing her Buprenorphine? If so, what is the best way?

Stitches today:
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And the other side:
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Talishan
You can quote me

Post   » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:32 pm


Stitches still straight on target. :-)

Decreasing buprenorphine: 1) how are you administering it and 2) what is her behavior/demeanor like when she's getting close to another dose (that is, when most of it is out of her system)?

Tracis
Let Sleeping Pigs Lie

Post   » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:54 pm


I've been giving it every 8 hours, orally.

She is due for her next dose any time now, and is acting like she feels pretty good at the moment. She just ate two small leaves of lettuce for me.

I should add that she is still on Metacam once a day, too.

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