On 06th Aug Rex finally pooped after 3 days….Yipee!! It was an unbelievable yet exuberant sight seeing Rex struggled step by step from his mattress to his usual spot in the garden (laced with newspapers), squat as we painfully watched the poop land on the newspapers…Bingo…We strucked gold…Hahaha!! At the end of his 3rd post surgery day at home, Rex pooped a total of two times…A big relieve to both Rex and the family.
Rex started wearing the E-collar aka Necky as he was beginning to sniff and lick his stitches area.
Rex obviously doesn’t like Necky very much..but we had no choice as it’s for his own good.
Rex has been put on 2-weeks of antibiotics and although Rex loves almost anything edible, medicine is definitely not on his list! So we devised a plan to help him take his medication regularly and I must say it is working quite well (at the moment)..We break his 1 antibiotic capsule required twice a day into 2 and stuff them into bits of banana…Well Rex loves his bananas!!
Rex being a GR loves attention and what is more comfortable than snuggling and falling asleep on someone’s lap zzz…
Thursday, August 6, 2009
At 6:05am this morning we took Rex out to the garden hoping that he will wee wee..Not much was happening for awhile Rex didn’t quite budged from the mattress even after lots of coaxing…however must to everyone’ surprise Rex got up and started walking to the grass area when we started applying some iodine to his wound, could be due to the initial pain.Yipee…Rex successfully wee wee after a 24hour interval!As for poo poo…we are still waiting in anticipation…
His appetite doesn’t seem to be affected which is a good thing – Rex had 3/4 cup of doggie kibbles plus some fruits for breakfast.
This is Rex trying to take a few steps…with some help of course! He can now sit for while which is a good improvement.
After breakfast Rex took a short nap but has since woken up and is currently chewing on a bone which should keep him occupied for a while.
Rex certainly looks much better today as compared to the past 2 days; I think he is fast going back to his usual self.
I hope he naps soon…