How can we help our pets to be more comfortable before they have surgery?

Back home, I’m hearing my name a lot again.  This time, I’m also hearing the word “surgery”.  I’m not sure what that is, but Jane doesn’t seem worried about it. In fact, she seems pretty happy and relaxed. This “surgery” is going [...]

In the hospital, I had a splint put on my leg. The splint covered from above my knee down to the bottom of my paws. It was open on the bottom so the pads and nails of a few of my toes were visible.
Since a few of my teeth were broken from the accident, the [...]

In the hospital, I started feeling better day by day. I could get up and walk outside to the exercise and pee and poop area that the hospital had.
The hospital even had visiting hours! There were afternoon visiting hours (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.) , and evening visiting hours (5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.). Some [...]

In the hospital, I had my own emergency care doctor, Dr. B. I also had my own dentist! Boy, I felt special. Everybody loved me, and I loved them.
When I was in the Critical Care Unit, lots of people were congratulating Dr. B on what a wonderful patient he had. He took pride in having [...]

Many dogs who have just been hurt are capable of walking, and do.  Handle your injured pet as gently as possible and keep his movement to a minimum.

After my mom got driving instructions to the big 24-hour emergency animal hospital, the technicians put me on a stretcher and carried the stretcher, with me on it, [...]

The tunnel, my masterpiece of engineering, is still there in the backyard.

However, now I have three broken toes and an ankle that is broken in numerous places. I have also lost three teeth. My leg is in a splint and I am not allowed to leave our living room or walk around our home.
In this [...]