[NAGDU] Taking A Guide Dog To Convention Soon After Surgery

[Brent Franklin]

Hello Rachel,

A most interesting situation you find yourself in.

Firstly I hope all goes well.

Secondly I have not been through such an experience, in that I've had to
take my dog somewhere so soon.

What you might consider is taking both your dog and a cane. Keep the dog on
some very stron sleep medication, that way you can leave her in your room
for a few hours without her stressing, and you can go and check on her and
wake her for toileting. This would be the way I'd look at dealing with this,
kind of the best of both worlds.

Either way the very best of luck, and please let us know how you end up
managing this.

Cheers.

Brent.

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Sent: Monday, 26 June 2023 3:24 AM
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Subject: [NAGDU] Taking A Guide Dog To Convention Soon After Surgery

Hello, everyone:

Demi had two masses removed on June 12, and she gets her stitches off
tomorrow. She is doing great, but she hasn’t been able to work because the
incisions are located where her harness straps would brush against them, and
we also need to be careful of infection. Needless to say, I am counting down
the hours until I can work her, and she definitely agrees.

I am flying to Houston on the evening of July 1, and I am worried about
taking Demi. The vet told me a few weeks ago that she would probably be good
to go by then, but she will probably still have bald spots where her
incisions were, and she also may be extra fragile because there may still be
some pain there. National conventions are intense and over-stimulating, and
we have gotten used to being jostled and Demi often gets hit by canes… I’m
just questioning whether or not I should take her so soon after having
surgery. On the other hand, though, I don’t like the idea of leaving her at
home after so soon having had two weeks of not working at all…

Does anyone have experience with anything like this? I am going to talk with
her vet tomorrow and also with The Seeing Eye to get some advice, but if
anyone has thoughts, I would love to hear them.

Thank you all so much!

Rachel
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