Smokey's surgery went well - a large mass was removed from his neck/cheek area, and he's already starting to get his voice back, no barks yet but he can do his whine again. Its funny to realize we pay a lot of $$ for him to get his whine back, we did and we are glad to hear it! Recovery is going as well as can be expected.
The poor boy hates the cone, but has to wear it so he can heal properly - I thought 10 days, but found out yesterday probably 14 days before he gets his sutures out. He did get a drain taken out yesterday, so that should help him be a little more comfortable.
We do love the vet we take him to, they kept him overnight after surgery even though he could've gone home -- with our AC being out, and also with a little, curious dog too it was the best decision to have him in the cooler, vet kennel for the night following surgery.
I was telling Kevin last night that a dog recovery may be worse than a person's, at least the person can know WHY the surgery happened.
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