Less than 24 hours after amputation Ranee can walk around by herself and finished all her food and water. I helped guide her up and down the stairs and she went to the bathroom with pretty good balance.
January 7th, 2012:
The first night
The first night post-op went smoothly. Ranee rested well, with an occasional whinge here and there. This morning she was determined to try and walk so I wrapped a towel under her belly and guided her outside. She stood there a while probably trying to figure out what happened to her leg. Ranee still has an appetite; she laps up water from my hand, and eats pieces of cheese (which I put her pills inside). We have to take her back to the vet in the morning to assess her condition and remove the catheter in her front leg (left there in case we needed to take Ranee to the emergency hospital).
Post Operation (images may be unsettling)
The surgeon told us that Ranee is one of the strongest dogs he has ever seen. She broke out of her cage before, and was immediately trying to get up and walk after the operation. Apparently, after a substantial sedative dose she was still awake and alert.
Here are some post-operation photo’s (The first one you can tell she’s clearly drugged up on pain killers):
