Neutered puppy

Harley came through his surgery with no problems. When I got there to pick him up though they asked me if he was part hound dog. I guess he had been howling a lot. He was awake and full of energy when I picked him up. On the drive home he settled down and mostly slept through the afternoon. He has surgical glue on the outside skin and sutures on the inside to hold everything together. He won't have to go back to get sutures removed. I got an e-collar from the vet but I'm going to do my best to keep it off of him. He doesn't like it all and goes crazy when I try to put it on him. I'm afraid he'll rupture the surgical site with his antics. So I'm just going to keep an eye on him and keep him from licking himself. I have to check him every day to make sure that the wound is not getting infected. I have pain medicine for him starting today and ending on Saturday. I'm hoping that it will keep him settled down.

It's only 5:30am and Harley and I are already up. He slept so much yesterday that he wanted out of his kennel at 5am this morning. Before I picked him up yesterday, I stopped at the natural pet store and got him a new bag of puppy chow and a bison bone. The bone is keeping him busy and away from his wound. He's been jumping up though. He doesn't seem to be in much pain at all. I'll probably wait to give him his pain medicine until later in the morning. Hopefully it will help him to sleep. I'll take a nap while he is sleeping.

He has to "rest" for the next 7 to 10 days. I think that's going to be difficult to do. He has so much energy, as usual. I'm just glad that he is doing okay and came through the surgery successfully. I was hoping he'd sleep in late today but I got the exact opposite of that. Oh well, I can always sleep later. I'm going to try and get a picture of his surgery if I can to post on the blog. We'll have to see how that goes though.

He's content chewing on his bison bone right now. I'd rather be sleeping. I am feeling better today but still not 100%. I am sure that Harley will keep me busy today. Please pray that he heals quickly and that there are no complications. Thanks.