My dog just pooped and I’m happy?
My dog had surgery on Wednesday 5/13, ivdd confirmed, still has dps. I’ve been struggling with expressing him. I get some out, and he also leaks out some himself. And wets his crate bed overnight even thought I’m waking up 5 hours after going to bed.
So today, I took him back to the vet to get some help with expression. Let’s just say, the tech was so nice, but she got an ungodly amount of urine out of him. I felt so guilty. She said it wasn’t the worst, but I wonder if she was just lying to me. It was 5pm when she did this. She told me to take him out the next time, like outside outside. I’ve been doing it indoors.
So now it was 10:30pm and I put him in his stroller and took him a usual spot of his. Picked him up and support both his front and back. As soon as I squatted down with him, he immediately went into a slight squat to poop. He lifted his tail slightly up (idk if that’s just a reflex) and it took him a bit longer than usual, but while my hand was under him around where his balls use to be, he just pooped. Squat pooped. I couldn’t tell if he also peed during this. I was and am flabbergasted.
Sorry, I’ve been doing a lot of research, but this is a good sign right? Usually? With all other variables and issues forgotten, it’s good when a dog can go on there own and form the “poop” pose?
Sorry, it’s almost midnight, I’m running laundry, waiting for 12 when he’s due his next round of pain meds. Alarm set for 5am, so I can wake up and clean him and swap sheets. Waiting on this laundry, and for the first time in exactly 1 week since he showed signs, 5 days after surgery, I cried almost happy tears.