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    Fight!

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    I wasn't sure where to put this; here, rants, training and behavior? :( Sadly, Brilly is at the vet right now, so I'll put this here.

     

    We've been so happy with Pogo's growing ability to handle dog interactions, and Brilly in particular, but have said all along that we can't drop our guard entirely. Case in point.

     

    Wabi was too playful with Happy, who snarked at her, scaring us both to death, and it was enough scary excitement that Pogo lunged for Brilly, and chomped him in the throat. This happened last night on the way back in from last turnout, on leashes, but muzzles just taken off. Yeah, timing is everything! :rolleyes: (Our fenced dog yard is separate from the house, so leashes on for to and fro, and muzzles ALWAYS while inside.)

     

    Once I got the dogs sorted out (Pogo was still wound up and wanting to continue his fight with Brilly, so he got leashed to the fence in the yard while I got the other three in the house, enlisting DH to hold Brilly so he didn't drip all over the place while I went to get Pogo), we took stock of poor Brilly boy. This is what we saw, once we'd swabbed it off with hydrogen peroxide, and dabbed on some EMT gel.

    (he's in sphinx position)

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    Owey. Right near the jugular (as the vet helpfully pointed out this morning). He was one unhappy pup, but he just stood like a statue while I cleaned and dabbed this obviously painful wound.

     

    *Fear vent section* We had to get our outdoor kitty in to the vet for an abscess Tuesday, to the tune of $300+. We are so poor right now. The vet let me pay him in two installments, with the other due next week. DH and I are both self-employed, and money has been flowing in the wrong direction for way too long this time, with the promise of good things always just on the horizon, keeping us at it. We've avoided bloodshed between the boys for two years, but now this...

     

    So, we figured we'd try to keep this one at home, do water therapy on it, watch it closely, and proceed with care. We bedded him down where he couldn't get stepped on, he finally settled with caution and obviously sore, and we all slept.

    This morning, it was weepy, as you might imagine, and he just couldn't be convinced to get up or even lift his head. Don't blame him! I washed it up where he lay, with a squirt bottle (great simple tool!). This is what it looked like this morning after getting washed up.

    (he's laying down with his head flat out)

    9-6Sat-morning2.jpg

    9-6Sat-morning.jpg

    :(

    The edges of the skin looked alright, living anyway, but rolling back in a way I didn't like. When I finally did get him to get up, I saw there was a deep pocket at the bottom where the skin was pulled away from the flesh. No good. We bit the bullet and called the vet.

     

    Just talked to the vet, who said, no way we could have cared for this at home, it would have been "horrible, horrible." :blink: He's coming out of anesthesia now, doing well, with a line of sutures along edges cleaned up by a laser! Vet says it will have minimal pain because it cauterizes and kills local nerve endings, and minimal scarring, not that we care.

     

    *Fear vent section* Don't know how much it'll cost, yet. :unsure

     

    I'll post again when I get him home this in an hour or so.

    :(

    Stinky Loca

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    They normally express during a bowel movement. Not much, just a drop or two you wouldn't notice in the general stink and all. :P If they're flowing now, maybe they just were a little blocked, but some extra exertion popped 'em. :D

     

    Wabi gifts us this way from time to time. The little darling. Usually while on the couch. :rolleyes:

    White Light For Bubba Plesae..

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Yikes!! Starting the chant for Bubba!!

    *Okay. All done. Now Bubba-boy can go back to normal! Pancreas is smooth and happy, doing its job. Tummy is happy. Mommy is happy. All is well! :nod Okay. All done. Now Bubba-boy can go back to normal! Pancreas is smooth and happy, doing its job. Tummy is happy. Mommy is happy. All is well! :nod Okay. All done. Now Bubba-boy can go back to normal! Pancreas is smooth and happy, doing its job. Tummy is happy. Mommy is happy. All is well! :nod *

     

     

    On a good side-note, reading this is a good warning to me. I tend to be a wait-and-watcher on digestive symptoms like these (uh, depending on how bad it looks, and how bad the pup looks), but I'll be motivated to cut the wait part short if I see these in one of mine because of your experience!

    :bighug

    Deuce

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    :bighug

    I'm glad you're getting SOME rest when he is. Since he's a greyhound, and napping is his main activity, you should be very well-rested! ;)

     

    Assignment to the Powers That Be: The Tramadol will help him feel better, and he'll be a happy pup, healing inside and out. Got that, PTB? Good! :D

    Deuce

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Just seeing this. Sending hugs, and cooking up an appropriate chant ..... let's see ....

    First draft (to revise when things change for the better!):

    *Deuce,

    Stop being a goose!

    Your momma is about to loose

    her mind! :P

     

    Get up and bounce,

    Gain weight ounce by ounce,

    Mom would like to announce

    you're so inclined!

    :bounce :bounce

    *

    Well, if you can keep a straight face, or better if you can't, chant this 'til your face goes numb. :D

     

     

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