We spent a good portion of Day 2 outside in the backyard, enjoying the unusually warm February weather. We are in California, but it isn’t usually this nice in February. We took advantage of the weather and sat on a blanket for several hours. We watched the squirrels chase each other in the trees and Xan snoozed.
It was nice to just “be” with Xan. While I am inside, I am often on the computer and not paying 100% attention to him. He loved the focused attention and never whined the two hours we were outside. I kept a t-shirt on him to protect his incision from dirt and grass.
Taking care of a recovering tripawd is tough. The actual incision is very little trouble, just needs to be observed and a cold compress applied 4 times a day. But the pain and discomfort caused by the surgery is another story. Xan seems very confused. He is medicated, but I don’t think that is the problem. He is anxious and a bit freaked out. He wants to move about the entire house, but I haven’t allowed him to do that yet.
Nights are the worst. I’ve been sleeping on an Aero bed next to him since he came home. I’ve been getting 30min-60min stretches of sleep, sometimes 2 hour stretches, but it is exhausting. He whines and cries and nothing really settles him. I just pet him and talk to him and try to calm his rattled nerves. I do this purely out of love.