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Groggy Dog After Surgery Still Under Anesthesia

This is a funny, wholesome meme featuring a real photo of a black and white dog sitting in a car passenger seat just after being picked up from surgery. The dog appears extremely groggy from anesthesia, with wide, glassy eyes and its tongue split and hanging loosely out of its mouth in a silly, disoriented way. The text at the top of the image explains that a wife sent this photo to her partner after picking the dog up, noting that he is still "under the influence" — a pun on the phrase that usually refers to being drunk or impaired by drugs, here applied to the effects of surgical anesthesia.
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"Wife sent this after picking up our dog from surgery. Says he's still under the influence"

Overview

This is a funny, wholesome meme featuring a real photo of a black and white dog sitting in a car passenger seat just after being picked up from surgery. The dog appears extremely groggy from anesthesia, with wide, glassy eyes and its tongue split and hanging loosely out of its mouth in a silly, disoriented way. The text at the top of the image explains that a wife sent this photo to her partner after picking the dog up, noting that he is still "under the influence" — a pun on the phrase that usually refers to being drunk or impaired by drugs, here applied to the effects of surgical anesthesia.

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This image is a popular viral wholesome pet meme, reposted to the WholesomeMeme community on X.com (Twitter) as noted in the additional source information. It originates from a real personal photo shared by the dog's owner, and went viral due to its funny, relatable wholesome content about a post-surgery pet.

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