Hey everyone! My name is Erika and I am new to this community. I have a 5 year old English Bulldog named Thor. We have had him since he was about 10 weeks old. About 2 weeks ago, we took him to the vet to have his tail looked at, as we were dealing with his very first tail infection. It was pretty bad. The vet, who has experience with this specific breed took one look at Thor and stated that he was definitely a perfect candidate for tail amputation surgery (as that is something that we had inquired about, since Thor's tail was a VERY tight corkscrew with very little wiggle room for us to ever get it 100% clean.) So, we get his antibiotics and some Betadine to flush out the area, and are told to call in a few days to set up the surgery.
Well, the surgery was done late Friday night, He got through it with absolutely no complications. We brought him home Saturday around 6pm. Yesterday afternoon, he started having some seepage from part of the incision site (his was like an upside down T). Called the vet and they said to go ahead and bring him in so that they could take a look at him. The vet took him back and then came back out 10 minutes later saying that this was completely normal, and to just gently pat the area with a cold wet cloth a few times a day to keep it clean.
I can't help but still feel worried about this, even after being told by the vet that he was fine. For anyone out there who has had this surgery with their dog, did y'all have any issues like this? if so, what did you do for it? Other than some blood dripping every now and then, he is acting totally normal. Almost like he didn't even have surgery. (Although, I am pretty sure that Fentanyl patch has a lot to do with it)
I do have some pictures that I can post if anyone needs to see. One right after we brought him home and then one I just took a little while ago that shows the leaking from the bottom of one of the incision sites.) Just let me know, and I can post them.
Thanks in advance!
Well, the surgery was done late Friday night, He got through it with absolutely no complications. We brought him home Saturday around 6pm. Yesterday afternoon, he started having some seepage from part of the incision site (his was like an upside down T). Called the vet and they said to go ahead and bring him in so that they could take a look at him. The vet took him back and then came back out 10 minutes later saying that this was completely normal, and to just gently pat the area with a cold wet cloth a few times a day to keep it clean.
I can't help but still feel worried about this, even after being told by the vet that he was fine. For anyone out there who has had this surgery with their dog, did y'all have any issues like this? if so, what did you do for it? Other than some blood dripping every now and then, he is acting totally normal. Almost like he didn't even have surgery. (Although, I am pretty sure that Fentanyl patch has a lot to do with it)
I do have some pictures that I can post if anyone needs to see. One right after we brought him home and then one I just took a little while ago that shows the leaking from the bottom of one of the incision sites.) Just let me know, and I can post them.
Thanks in advance!