seriously...it's like his lab side is coming out all of a sudden...I am praying he will vomit up whatever is down there overnight...
Another trip to the vet :(
Dexter had some major poop problems last night (i.e. going 6-7 times)...woke us up at 4 am crying like crazy to go out...and we came home from work to a poop mess in the basement (he had thrown up too).
I took him to the vet after work. They took x-rays and it seems that he ate something fairly large. We have to bring him back tomorrow for more tests and possible surgery to remove the item
Please keep Dex in your thoughts tomorrow that they are somehow able to determine the item can pass w/o surgery. You would never know anything was wrong...he's acting totally like "normal".
I took him to the vet after work. They took x-rays and it seems that he ate something fairly large. We have to bring him back tomorrow for more tests and possible surgery to remove the item
Please keep Dex in your thoughts tomorrow that they are somehow able to determine the item can pass w/o surgery. You would never know anything was wrong...he's acting totally like "normal".
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Well Dexter calmed down around 10 pm and slept pretty well through the night. He sounded like he tried to throw up once, but nothing came up. He looked really really mad at me this morning when he got no breakfast (I think an appetite is a good sign, right?). He wrestled some with Kirby after his walk and then we took him to the vet.
The vet promised me that surgery will be the last option and that they would evaluate if he can pass it or if there is some other way to address it. So we left our little guy there and are at work. I should hear an update by 10.
My heart was breaking there...a lab was brought in who had been hit by a car and was going to have his leg amputated I was almost crying watching them take him in...
Thanks again for the good wishes - will update again later.
The vet promised me that surgery will be the last option and that they would evaluate if he can pass it or if there is some other way to address it. So we left our little guy there and are at work. I should hear an update by 10.
My heart was breaking there...a lab was brought in who had been hit by a car and was going to have his leg amputated
I was almost crying watching them take him in...Thanks again for the good wishes - will update again later.
I asked this too Linda. 1) Our vet hospital does not have the ability to do this, but even if they did, 2) our vet said the pieces are large enough that she wouldn't feel comfortable doing this. She said if you try w/something too large that it could get stuck up further (throat?) and cause a bigger problem.
Oh yeah - I was kinda joking about the muzzle...the sadder part is wondering if we should not take him any longer as there will probably always be tennis ball parts
Well we are on day 2 at the vet's. Dex acted totally completely normal yesterday after work...he played with Kirby (a lot) and then napped. He did not cry or whine at all. He gobbled down the 1/4 cup of food we were allowed to give him (he definitely has an appetite). He started making sounds like he was going to throw up around 3 am, but unfortunately nothing came up. He went running into the vet's this morning like he wanted to go (in a strange way I think he enjoyed all the attention/activity there yesterday).
So the vet is happy to wait a bit more and take more x-rays...she said since he's in such good spirits that she doesn't see a need to rush it. Thanks again for the good wishes...
Another day at work worrying about Dex...
So the vet is happy to wait a bit more and take more x-rays...she said since he's in such good spirits that she doesn't see a need to rush it. Thanks again for the good wishes...
Another day at work worrying about Dex...
and so the saga continues...
Took Dex to the emergency vet...to make a long story short, they could not give me any good assurance that the endoscopy would be successful. The cost of endoscopy at the emergency vet is insane...and if not successful they would have to do surgery at that time (cost for surgery is insanex2). Given all of this, we decided to go back to our normal vet tomorrow morning and have them do surgery.
I don't want to sound cheap - we would definitely pay for the endoscope if we felt there was a good chance it would work. But what they told us made it sound almost more like 50/50...
So prayers for Dex that by some miracle he vomits overnight...and if not that his surgery goes well.
Thanks for the continued support
P.S. You would seriously not know anything was wrong with Dex - he is still more active than Kirby.
Took Dex to the emergency vet...to make a long story short, they could not give me any good assurance that the endoscopy would be successful. The cost of endoscopy at the emergency vet is insane...and if not successful they would have to do surgery at that time (cost for surgery is insanex2). Given all of this, we decided to go back to our normal vet tomorrow morning and have them do surgery.
I don't want to sound cheap - we would definitely pay for the endoscope if we felt there was a good chance it would work. But what they told us made it sound almost more like 50/50...
So prayers for Dex that by some miracle he vomits overnight...and if not that his surgery goes well.
Thanks for the continued support
P.S. You would seriously not know anything was wrong with Dex - he is still more active than Kirby.
Thank you again for your support You know...I feel much calmer and better about the surgery now that it's set. The emergency vet we went to today was very nice, but also crazy about the "tests" they wanted to do (it was just one after another) and I really felt like they were trying to make (a lot of) money off us. The more I read about these surgeries, the more I find that they are not that unusual and our vet said the recovery time will be just a bit longer than a neuter. We could try to wait the weekend, but you know how the worst alwasy strikes on Saturday afternoon after all normal vets are closed.
Ok I'll stop rambling now Will provide more info tomorrow.
You know...I feel much calmer and better about the surgery now that it's set. The emergency vet we went to today was very nice, but also crazy about the "tests" they wanted to do (it was just one after another) and I really felt like they were trying to make (a lot of) money off us. The more I read about these surgeries, the more I find that they are not that unusual and our vet said the recovery time will be just a bit longer than a neuter. We could try to wait the weekend, but you know how the worst alwasy strikes on Saturday afternoon after all normal vets are closed.Ok I'll stop rambling now
Will provide more info tomorrow.Well Dex is at the vet...of course we have our one big snow of the year today We would have just worked at home but we had to drop him off so we're at work. I thought I was fine, but then was crying at the vet...how am I going to deal when we have kids? Anyway, it should be over by 12-2 ish.
Wow...Ozzie threw up something that large?? Uggh...why couldn't Dex get the ball piece out?? I'm glad to hear Ozzie is ok!!
We would have just worked at home but we had to drop him off so we're at work. I thought I was fine, but then was crying at the vet...how am I going to deal when we have kids? Anyway, it should be over by 12-2 ish.Wow...Ozzie threw up something that large?? Uggh...why couldn't Dex get the ball piece out?? I'm glad to hear Ozzie is ok!!
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