[bendyfoot]

Originally Posted by chico2

Me too for sure,Jaida seems to be an amzing brave girl and she has a wonderful mom.
Is this fluidbuildup common after this kind of surgery???
I've seen amputations on TV before(ER Vets)and everything was quickly back to normal with the animals,but maybe they just did not show the recovery-part.
Jaida deserves a break as do you,hopefully we'll soon see and end to this

No, the extent of this fluid buildup isn't all that common, but it does happen on occasion. It hasn't happened to any of the people I've spoken to whose dogs had an amputation. Our vet says he's only seen this with two other surgeries during his whole career (and one was a mass removal...a lump bigger than a basketball!).

I'm not too worried about the drain in terms of squeamishness...after seeing all that fluid drained yesterday, a little ol' drain isn't going to bug me.

On a positive note, this morning she rolled onto her back....got a nice belly-rub...then rolled onto her BAD side...then stood up! All with no ouchies! We are still ouch-free...we just have to get these fluids under control.