dmswartzfager Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Blitz is back home. He seems to want to be where Brian is; maybe he *was* looking for Brian yesterday when I visited him by myself. The tech who brought him to us wasn't able to tell us much more than we already knew, though Blitz supposedly has not had any further bouts of diarrhea, and no vomiting. We're to monitor him, of course, call if we have any questions, and call with an update tomorrow. Hopefully by then they will have heard back from the radiologist so we can figure out the next step in figuring out what is going on with his abdomen. He is supposed to get fed again at 4 and get some meds. I'm about to start cooking up some chicken and rice, and we were sent home with some high calorie canned food if we need it. Small frequent meals until we know he's feeling better. Oy. I slept in pretty late this morning, yet I feel like I could take a nap. Still have that school work to do though, and gotta get cooking. Quote Deanna with galgo Willow, greyhound Finn, and DH BrianRemembering Marcus (11/16/93 - 11/16/05), Tyler (2/3/01 - 11/6/06), Frazzle (7/2/94 - 7/23/07), Carrie (5/8/96 - 2/24/09), Blitz (3/28/97 - 6/10/11), Symbra (12/30/02 - 7/16/13), Scarlett (10/10/02 - 08/31/13), Wren (5/25/01 - 5/19/14), Rooster (3/7/07 - 8/28/18), Q (2008 - 8/31/19), and Momma Mia (2002 - 12/9/19). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LindsaySF Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy4greys Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I am glad to here he is home. I hope things go well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowiebears Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Prayers and good thoughts continuing! If there's anything we can do, let us know! --Isaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 My continued prayers. Welcome home sweetie. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytlady94 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Good to hear that Blitz is home. Sending prayers and gentle ear scritches. Quote Greyhound angels at the bridge- Casey, Charlie, Maggie, Molly, Renie, Lucy & Teddy. Beagle angels Peanut and Charlie. And to all the 4 legged Bridge souls who have touched my heart, thank you. When a greyhound looks into you eyes it seems they touch your very soul. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more then he loves himself". Josh Billings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilysmom Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Welcome home sweety. Deann let me know if you need me to come down during the week to check on him. Karen Quote Praying for all the missing greys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmswartzfager Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Welcome home sweety. Deann let me know if you need me to come down during the week to check on him. Karen Thanks, Karen. So far Brian is taking tomorrow off to keep an eye on him as Blitz's stool is decidely not solid. Then we're going to go day-by-day from there as we don't know what the next step will be. Quote Deanna with galgo Willow, greyhound Finn, and DH BrianRemembering Marcus (11/16/93 - 11/16/05), Tyler (2/3/01 - 11/6/06), Frazzle (7/2/94 - 7/23/07), Carrie (5/8/96 - 2/24/09), Blitz (3/28/97 - 6/10/11), Symbra (12/30/02 - 7/16/13), Scarlett (10/10/02 - 08/31/13), Wren (5/25/01 - 5/19/14), Rooster (3/7/07 - 8/28/18), Q (2008 - 8/31/19), and Momma Mia (2002 - 12/9/19). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Glad Blitz is home! Keeping him in my prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MomofSweetPotatoes Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Glad you are home Blitz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Sending prayers! Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest ss556 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Continued prayers for Blitz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotaina Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 So glad he's back home, Deanna. Quote Meredith with Heyokha (HUS Me Teddy) and Crow (Mike Milbury). Missing Turbo (Sendahl Boss), Pancho, JoJo, and "Fat Stacks" Juana, the psycho kitty. Canku wakan kin manipi."Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lori Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Glad to hear that he's home -- how is he this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GriffinsMom Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I'm happy to hear that Blitz is home. I hope you are all feeling better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmswartzfager Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Glad to hear that he's home -- how is he this morning? Well, Brian was very concerned that Blitz had not had a BM after that very liquid one early yesterday afternoon, so Brian actually slept in the office by the back door so he could let Blitz out as needed. No BM until about 3 this afternoon, and Brian reports that it was more solid - still loose, but it did have form. Brian reports that Blitz's appetite has much improved - he's been getting snacks when it looks like he's hungry, and has actually eaten four pounds of chicken breast (pre-cooked weight, with rice) since yesterday afternoon. I'm actually not sure I buy that it's been four pounds, based on the five pounds I'm cooking right now, but, he's eaten quite a bit since yesterday, and he's very interested in the batch that's being cooked now. (He's sleeping in the kitchen right now, lazily opening an eye every now and then - he started out in a sphinx position with ears perked up when Brian started cutting up the chicken.) Brian tells me Blitz was VERY interested in the girls' raw meat this morning, for the first time in a week. Brian had to use the gate to keep Blitz out of the office where the girls are fed. Brian says there was one regurgitation incident today, but he thinks it was just a regurgitation as opposed to vomiting. Blitz and I went outside for a bit, and he hitched his tuck over my knee as I sat on the porch watching the girls wander around the yard, and I loved on him. Brian says he and Blitz shared a dog bed this morning and Blitz just buried his head in Brian's chest and soaked up the love. I called Dogs and Cats to give an update, but the doc was unable to get to the phone right then, so I am waiting for her to return my call. Quote Deanna with galgo Willow, greyhound Finn, and DH BrianRemembering Marcus (11/16/93 - 11/16/05), Tyler (2/3/01 - 11/6/06), Frazzle (7/2/94 - 7/23/07), Carrie (5/8/96 - 2/24/09), Blitz (3/28/97 - 6/10/11), Symbra (12/30/02 - 7/16/13), Scarlett (10/10/02 - 08/31/13), Wren (5/25/01 - 5/19/14), Rooster (3/7/07 - 8/28/18), Q (2008 - 8/31/19), and Momma Mia (2002 - 12/9/19). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmswartzfager Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Glad to hear that he's home -- how is he this morning? Well, Brian was very concerned that Blitz had not had a BM after that very liquid one early yesterday afternoon, so Brian actually slept in the office by the back door so he could let Blitz out as needed. No BM until about 3 this afternoon, and Brian reports that it was more solid - still loose, but it did have form. Brian reports that Blitz's appetite has much improved - he's been getting snacks when it looks like he's hungry, and has actually eaten four pounds of chicken breast (pre-cooked weight, with rice) since yesterday afternoon. I'm actually not sure I buy that it's been four pounds, based on the five pounds I'm cooking right now, but, he's eaten quite a bit since yesterday, and he's very interested in the batch that's being cooked now. (He's sleeping in the kitchen right now, lazily opening an eye every now and then - he started out in a sphinx position with ears perked up when Brian started cutting up the chicken.) Brian tells me Blitz was VERY interested in the girls' raw meat this morning, for the first time in a week. Brian had to use the gate to keep Blitz out of the office where the girls are fed. Brian says there was one regurgitation incident today, but he thinks it was just a regurgitation as opposed to vomiting. Blitz and I went outside for a bit, and he hitched his tuck over my knee as I sat on the porch watching the girls wander around the yard, and I loved on him. Brian says he and Blitz shared a dog bed this morning and Blitz just buried his head in Brian's chest and soaked up the love. I called Dogs and Cats to give an update, but the doc was unable to get to the phone right then, so I am waiting for her to return my call. The radiologist and the internist think that his issue is more of a GI problem than vascular, so they are saying that we could go ahead with exploratory surgery without the MRI first. So the doc will be talking to the surgeon (who is out today) and will give us a call back by tomorrow about when we're going to schedule surgery to figure out what this mass is and why he has abnormal thickening of his stomach lining. Quote Deanna with galgo Willow, greyhound Finn, and DH BrianRemembering Marcus (11/16/93 - 11/16/05), Tyler (2/3/01 - 11/6/06), Frazzle (7/2/94 - 7/23/07), Carrie (5/8/96 - 2/24/09), Blitz (3/28/97 - 6/10/11), Symbra (12/30/02 - 7/16/13), Scarlett (10/10/02 - 08/31/13), Wren (5/25/01 - 5/19/14), Rooster (3/7/07 - 8/28/18), Q (2008 - 8/31/19), and Momma Mia (2002 - 12/9/19). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Sending some more Prayers for Blitz . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tenderhearts Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 The radiologist and the internist think that his issue is more of a GI problem than vascular, so they are saying that we could go ahead with exploratory surgery without the MRI first. So the doc will be talking to the surgeon (who is out today) and will give us a call back by tomorrow about when we're going to schedule surgery to figure out what this mass is and why he has abnormal thickening of his stomach lining. Thanks so much for keeping us updated on this, and continuing prayers for your precious Blitz! :hope :hope :hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmswartzfager Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Blitz is scheduled for exploratory surgery on Friday. He will be in surgery between 1.5 and 3 hours depending on what they find. Quote Deanna with galgo Willow, greyhound Finn, and DH BrianRemembering Marcus (11/16/93 - 11/16/05), Tyler (2/3/01 - 11/6/06), Frazzle (7/2/94 - 7/23/07), Carrie (5/8/96 - 2/24/09), Blitz (3/28/97 - 6/10/11), Symbra (12/30/02 - 7/16/13), Scarlett (10/10/02 - 08/31/13), Wren (5/25/01 - 5/19/14), Rooster (3/7/07 - 8/28/18), Q (2008 - 8/31/19), and Momma Mia (2002 - 12/9/19). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotaina Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Keeping you and Blitz in my thoughts. Poor baby. Quote Meredith with Heyokha (HUS Me Teddy) and Crow (Mike Milbury). Missing Turbo (Sendahl Boss), Pancho, JoJo, and "Fat Stacks" Juana, the psycho kitty. Canku wakan kin manipi."Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowiebears Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Still praying here! --Isaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytlady94 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Sending lots of prayers for Blitz. Quote Greyhound angels at the bridge- Casey, Charlie, Maggie, Molly, Renie, Lucy & Teddy. Beagle angels Peanut and Charlie. And to all the 4 legged Bridge souls who have touched my heart, thank you. When a greyhound looks into you eyes it seems they touch your very soul. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more then he loves himself". Josh Billings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 All paws, fingers, toes crossed here. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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