Questions about surgery/Animal Communicator

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I am so worried about this surgery for Fluffy. FHO (removing the femur head)

The Vet i saw Friday says he does several bone surgeries every week and has done lots of
FHO's.
He said Fluffy needs both hips done and they are trying to decide which hip hurts the most because i won't be able to get both done at the same time. ( i couldn't do that to Fluffy anyhow) His rt. knee is in terrible shape too, so he has much pain there.

Does anyone know if an Animal Communicator could find out in one session where Fluffy hurts the most. I won't be
able to afford but one session. He also needs to know what is gonna happen to him.

This Vet doesn't like to be asked questions and there is much more i need to ask. He did say i can bring Fluffy home that nite and he will also send nausea medicine.

One Vet said we don't need to let Fluffy exercise too much. Another Vet said the more he does the better it will be.

Does anyone know what i can expect when i get home?
Is he gonna lick his incision?
What should i do to make sure he doesn't get constipated?

I'm afraid the sciatic nerve may be damaged.
If Fluffy dies i will wish i had let him deal with the pain medicine from now on.(even with pain medicine he still feels bad a lot.
 
I can't help with the surgery questions. But I can highly recommend Dawn Allen as an animal communicator. She is excellent and was a great help with my Max. In our case Max was having a very bad reaction with my siamese boys. Dawn not only was able to find out what was upsetting him about the siamese (turns out he had never seen one, and didn't know they were cats, he thought they were alien mutants). But she was also able to tell me that as he put it..." I haven't felt this good, since the big water came. But I would like to play in grass again, and have breezes in my fur." Max was a rescue from Katrina, which I didn't tell Dawn before hand. So the big water Max was referring to was the flooding after the hurricane.

She also knew without me telling her that Max liked it when I called him "My little Peanut" I have 11 cats and she was able to tell me everyone's personalities to a tee.

Mel, Max & The Fur Gang
 
Just one. Oh and what I forgot to tell you is that until Max had spoken with Dawn, he had been hiding under our bed, so much so that he wouldn't even sneak out to use his litter box, which is about 3 ft away. So we had kicked all the other cats out from our bedroom and given it to Max.

Within minutes of talking with Dawn, not only was Max out of the bedroom, but sleeping with my flame-point on the couch, and sitting next to my blue-point. Within a week he was asking to come out of his room more and more and as of today the only time he is semi-alone in our bedroom is at night when we go to bed. I say semi-alone as we have just adopted a little girl kitty, Lady Jane Grey, who's beans moved away and were going to just turn her out to fend for herself in minus 22 degree weather, but luckily I learned of her fate when I returned her after trying to return her when she got stuck in one of our trees. Max is smitten with her, but she is still very scared and unsure of this whole new home thing.

I actually think Max is now only going back to our bedroom to look after Lady Jane. As he seems to be trying to convince her to join him out in the rest of the house as well.

Mel, Max & The Fur Gang.
 
Mel, i love Lady Jane Grey.
You make everything so interesting to read. You could write wonderful
childrens books. So many adventures!!
Thanks for the info.
 
I hope his surgery goes well and is there another staff member who can answer your concerns? They should be addressed, even if the vet needs to schedule extra time with you to go over them.
You will probably have to get an e-collar to keep him from getting to the incision. And he will probably be on pain meds for a little while after the surgery. Not sure what all medications Fluffy is on but I give my easily constipated girl mirilax mixed in her food and it really helps. You may want to make sure it is safe to give with any meds he might be on.
Let us know how it goes and remember you are doing the best you can!
 
That type of orthopedic surgery usually has a fairly high rate of success.I have seen dozen of people get the human version of it and go thru rehab. My friend had it done on two of her dogs and it greatly improved their mobility and quality of life. The biggest risk would anesthesia and I would assume the surgeon has screened for this.There are some pain medication on the market that is safer for cats. After my cat had a dental they gave him buprenex which seems to be a fairly widely used drug for feline pain management.Yes your cat will have some discomfort after surgery but the benefits should out weigh the temporary recovery period.. I can't speak for your cat, but I know the majority of human patients that have orthopedic surgery feel it is worth it in the longterm.My friend's dog went from limping around whining to being able to take short walks again.

As you know, this type of surgery can be expensive.Some centers even give physical therapy and accupuncture after surgery.You could also ask the surgeon if he could give you the names of some former cleints who had it done.
 
Thank you Jill and Janelle.

Jill i am going to try to make a soft e-collar and have it ready for Fluffy. I will ask about
giving a little mirilax each day. Fluffy takes
Buprenex and aspirin and adaquin + the arthritis meds per syringe. so far he hasn't been constipated. I will make another appointment and ask the questions i need to ask.
It helped me to remember i am doing the best i can.
This is a tough decision. To have him cut on!
I don't feel good about it. I don't know if i am getting the best Vet in this area to do it.

Janell it is good to know your experience with this surgery. I know others say it will help but when it comes down to doing it i get scared. I have got to find out what questions to ask about the anesthesia. I need to know the problems he has had with surgeries but i doubt he will tell me. And that is a good idea to ask for names of some former clients who had this done.
 
I don't know what area you are in. If anyone in Florida is considering othopedic surgery I would recommend Dr. John Dee and Dr. James Dee at Hollywood Animal Hospital in Hollywood,FL. They are two brothers and their father who was also a vet started the practice fifty years ago.The local police agencies bring the K-9 dogs there if they are shot or injured.They also had a couple of dogs fitted with artifical legs.
 
Janelle, that is good information to put out there for others.
I live in central Louisiana and the nearest Orthropedic Vet is 4 hours away.
 
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