He apparently did pretty well the day of surgery, he started chewing on his bandage at the clinic the following day, so he has to wear an e-collar when he isn't monitored by us. He barked so much at the clinic, they had to move him from the hospital wing to the boarding wing! Dr. Rodriguez was great, she sat both of us down when we picked him up and told us what to expect. Chili will keep his bandage on until Monday- then they will remove it and the sutures. When the bandage is removed, we do a little bit of "therapy" with his hip (basically, he lays on his side and we move his hip around). He is 100% crate confined and should remain so for 8 weeks! I don't want the correction from the surgery to be undone if he moves too much or jumps.
I have to admit, when they first brought him out from the back room, my heart nearly broke. We tried to hold him, and he just whimpered and squirmed in our arms. We finally got him into his crate in the car, and all he did was whine on the way home. I really thought I had made the wrong decision, I was almost in tears. However, once we got him home and settled in his crate, and he got to see Bridgett, he seemed to settle down a little bit. He has a ton of medications- antibiotics twice a day, pain pills every 8 hours, an anti-inflammatory once a day, and a sedative every 12 hours (if needed). Last night was a bit of a rough night, we were awake most of the night with him. He would sleep a little bit, then wake up and bark. I think he was just uncomfortable. (There was also quite a bit of razor burn where he was shaved). He's been sleeping on and off throughout the day. I sure do hope tonight goes better! Here are some pictures of Chili just after we brought him home:
I'm hoping his path to healing will continue. I will be sure to post an update with pictures once his bandage comes off. Keep the positive thoughts coming our way!
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