Willy just had surgery 9-10 hours ago, and has been home for about 4 hours now. See this thread for details.
The time since the vet called me and told me he had woken up has been about 7 hours.
I am starting a new thread here specifically to ask about whether his level of agitation is normal. He's been pacing and seemingly unable to sit still since getting home, and it has not gotten any better.
I was instructed to watch out for excessive lethargy and any signs of infection of the surgical site (which looks fine). Also I was told his diet and bowel movements may take 1-2 days before returning to normal. But I was not told anything about agitation, which seems counterintuitive to the effects of anesthesia.
His sense of balance seems better now than immediately after getting home, when he was still a bit wobbly on his feet, but I would still rather not see him jumping on furniture and climbing in precarious places until some more time has passed. And yet he keeps jumping up, down, up, down, and pacing everywhere.
I've been trying to put him on my lap to settle down (he practically lives on my lap during normal circumstances), but then he jumps down, walks in circles, jumps up in my lap again, then back down after 2 minutes, etc.
Is this normal, or if abnormal, at least not something to worry about?
Edit: He has been eating and drinking plenty of water (not excessively, just as much as if he were extra thirsty).
The time since the vet called me and told me he had woken up has been about 7 hours.
I am starting a new thread here specifically to ask about whether his level of agitation is normal. He's been pacing and seemingly unable to sit still since getting home, and it has not gotten any better.
I was instructed to watch out for excessive lethargy and any signs of infection of the surgical site (which looks fine). Also I was told his diet and bowel movements may take 1-2 days before returning to normal. But I was not told anything about agitation, which seems counterintuitive to the effects of anesthesia.
His sense of balance seems better now than immediately after getting home, when he was still a bit wobbly on his feet, but I would still rather not see him jumping on furniture and climbing in precarious places until some more time has passed. And yet he keeps jumping up, down, up, down, and pacing everywhere.
I've been trying to put him on my lap to settle down (he practically lives on my lap during normal circumstances), but then he jumps down, walks in circles, jumps up in my lap again, then back down after 2 minutes, etc.
Is this normal, or if abnormal, at least not something to worry about?
Edit: He has been eating and drinking plenty of water (not excessively, just as much as if he were extra thirsty).
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