It's been a long day for poor Señor Carbon. Up at 4:30 wanting a wee and then both of us kicked out of bed for the rest of the morning as I realised he'd bled during the night and all the sheets and mattress pad and cover needed urgent washing. As I'm not about to kick him out of bed overnight, both the bed and the sofa now have plastic coverings underneath washable sheets and blankets.
He's still very painful and can only walk a few steps before sitting down again. We stand and rest and wait and then I move him along as fast as possible until we have to stand and wait and rest again.
I took him to our regular vet this afternoon. She took one look at the surgical records sent over by the clinic who did the op and said:
"That is TOTAL SHIT."
She was very upset that they had left the opening in his urethra. She said it shouldn't have been done. I asked her if it could be fixed, but she said we need to get him in better shape first. His gums are pale and he clearly was in need of more pain meds, so I got sent home with more of those and we have another check with her at 7am on Monday.
She also told me to put a pair of pants (with a hole cut for his tail) and women's panty liners on him to keep the wound dry and clean. She said a couple other things about infection risk that are too revolting to pass on, but you get the drift.
I was really hoping I'd feel better about this whole "hole where his balls used to be" thing after seeing the vet, but all I feel is that my dog has been mangled. However I have to remember (1) that he is able to wee now which is the most important, (2) the stones are all out (3) it is early days after a pretty invasive surgery (4) this is all reversible and (5) Carbon will be feeling much better with more pain meds onboard.
I'm happy that our vet will be looking at him again on Monday first thing. She also said the wound (such as it is) is in quite good condition for only a couple days after the surgery. That's reassuring.
Ok, off to cut a hole in the new pants I just bought for my dog. Carbon has better pants than I do now. Of course.
for Carbon. I hope he’s soon more back to normal. He’s very lucky to have you and although it’s hard to juggle all the things that need sorting for him, especially in a second language, you can definitely do it. Hope you both have a good night.
