Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Dasher: an update

Dasher returned from the vets on Monday a bit dazed and groggy after having his right rear leg removed and spent the night very quietly as you might expect.

On Tuesday he managed to get himself up a couple of times and although he was drinking lots we couldn't entice him to eat very much, not even his favourites (grapes and monkey nuts) seemed to be hitting the spot. During the evening he perked up a little and that has continued into Wednesday.

His appetite is not very good but we have discovered that he still enjoys lots of contact (rubbing and scratching) and squeaks if you stop too soon so we are able to keep him under close observation without worrying him at all.

His wound is healing well and he is getting around on his own in the small area we have confined him to. We're stocking up on grapes and nuts in the hope that we'll need them soon.

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