We had a bit of a rough night. He loathes wearing the cone of shame so I leave it off as much as possible, but I have to watch him like a hawk because he keeps licking the stitches in his groin. He slept on my bed last night, complete with the cone, and whined a lot. I find that really upsetting, especially when I'm not sure if it's the cone or pain from the wound and stitches in his groin. It's not his eye or gum as he doesn't seem to have noticed anything has been done to either!
This morning he's had the cone off for a couple of hours, no whining, but it's now back on because I need to be doing things apart from just watching him. So the whining has started again. I can't give him any more Meloxidyl until about lunchtime but I've been giving him homeopathic arnica, hypericum and opium to help with any bruising and to help with calmness and pain relief. The vet who does his acupuncture also does homeopathy and she gave me some advice last night.
On the positive side he's eating, peeing and pooping normally. He hasn't had a drink yet, but I've been drowning his scrambled egg in warm water to keep him hydrated!
