Walley is back in his Home Sweet Home!!!

Today evening at 6 pm, I finally brought Walley back home from the Clinic. When I went to the Clinic to pick up Walley, I was so excited! I could not wait to see Walley and take him back to his sweet home. Dr. Tufaro's assistant went over the discharge papers with me. When Walley saw me, he was thrilled and so was I! The two of us walked back home where two surprises were waiting for Walley- Elwyn who had come home early just to see Walley and the fancy balloons on Walley's crate to cheer him up! It was raining cats and dogs while I was walking home with Walley but he had his E-collar on his head so the water didn't touch his ears. When we reached home, Walley was welcomed by Elwyn. Walley was thrilled to see Elwyn ( and vice versa) and when he saw the "Get Well Soon" balloons tied to his crate, he was so excited. We made him comfortable in his crate and soon he was fast asleep like a baby!

Later at night, we fed Walley with a little food and water as per the discharge instructions. He has a couple of medicines to take for the next few days. He has Flagyl twice a day for the next 8 days( which I was already giving him before the surgery). There is a mild sedative (Acepromazine) which he has to take for the next three days, twice a day to stay calm and sleep well. He also has a pain killer ( Rimadyl) twice a day for the next seven days. Also, he has another antibiotic ( Cephaloxin) which he has to take twice a day for the next ten days. Quite a bit of medication! I mix the pain killer and sedative with his food as they are smaller pills. I give Walley his antibiotics by mouth. Thanks to the Doctor's assistant's tip, I have a much easier way of administering the antibiotics to Walley. I dip the capsule and the tablet in a little bit of peanut butter and then slowly make him swallow it. He loves peanut butter so the little trick works. I give him some water after giving him the medicines.

Walley is doing much better now. He sleeps well at night as well as during the day. We try not to excite him too much. He wants to play but he needs the rest to heal well so we keep him in his crate most of the time where he can sleep well. We apply warm compresses on his operated ear, a few times a day as the Dr.Tufaro recommended.
Walley is so easy-going and he has made his healing phase easy for the three of us. He is such a lovely boy!

Walley has to wear the E-collar for the next 21 days. Also, we will be visiting Dr.Tufaro in 21 days when the stitches on Walley's ear will be removed.

Here are a few pictures of Walley at home after the surgery: