Guest vahoundlover Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Glad Demon came through the surgery ok. Sending lots of prayers for quick healing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 So glad to hear Demon made it through surgery okay. Sending prayers for a quick and uneventful recovery. Hopefully he'll have as easy a time of it as Cosmo has. Quote ...............Chase (FTH Smooth Talker), Morgan (Cata), Reggie (Gable Caney), Rufus (Reward RJ). Fosters check in, but they don't check out. Forever loved -- Cosmo (System Br Mynoel), March 11, 2002 - October 8, 2009.Miss Cosmo was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevd Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Very glad that the surgery is done. Sending lots of good thoughts for the joruney ahead Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grey_dreams Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Glad the surgery went well. Sending lots of good thoughts for a quick and complete recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhillyPups Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 for a quick recovery. to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phall Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Kris, I'm so glad that Demon made it through surgery okay. This has to be so hard with all you've been through with Alex and Morgan. My thoughts are with you and Demon. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Checking in, hope Demon had a good night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Glad surgery went well. Prayers for a speedy recovery. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesky Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I'm so glad everything has gone well. Quote Vicky and my best boys Vern (Rockin Big Mike) and Wil (Deco Abilene Wil). Missing my best girl Cali (BOC's Kaylynn) at the Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies_Dad Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Lots of prayers and good thoughts coming your way. I am glad the surgery went well and hope you have another Morgan on your hands! Quote Kyle with Stewie ('Super C Ledoux, Super C Sampson x Sing It Blondie) and forever missing my three angels, Jack ('Roy Jack', Greys Flambeau x Miss Cobblepot) and Charlie ('CTR Midas Touch', Leo's Midas x Hallo Argentina) and Shelby ('Shari's Hooty', Flying Viper x Shari Carusi) running free across the bridge. Gus an coinnich sinn a'rithist my boys and little girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ashley Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I'm praying for a fantastic recovery for your boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 any news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLT Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I am so glad that he did okay in surgery! I've got my fingers crossed that recovery is as easy as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 just checking in... Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLT Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Good morning! I'm just checking in to see if you've had word about how Demon did last night. I've been thinking of him (and you) and hoping everything is going well. FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Hoping all is well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenwinniesmom Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 So glad the surgery is over. Just checking in to see how his recovery is going. Sending prayers. Quote Nancy, Mom to Evangelina and Kiva Missing Lacey, Patsy, Buster, my heart dog Nick, Winnie, Pollyanna, Tess, my precious Lydia, Calvin Lee, my angel butterfly Laila, and kitties Lily, Sam and Simon My Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Catsburgandhoundtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Sorry, I wasn't on-line much yesterday. We picked up Demon late yesterday. Overall he's doing ok. He's had a lot of bleeding under the skin. Dr. Massat does a lot of amputations and is very familiar with greyhounds and this is the worst he has ever seen. He ran a coagulation test on Demon and it came back normal. Dr. Massat called us before we picked him up to prepare us for how he looked. If we were not comfortable with the nursing duties, they would gladly keep him another night. With all that build-up I thought he looked better than I expected but he was standing. After we got home and Demon was laying down, I could see it was quite extensive. We're keeping an eye on it. Demon's on an antibiotic and codeine. He's showing very little interest in food. I've only been able to hand feed a bit of tripe and he drank an Ensure. Hopefully, it was enough food to buffer his stomach for his pills. He's gone outside to pee and poop. We still have the ramp we built for Morgan, so that makes it easier. He's quite wobbly on 3 legs and is a bit slower than some other dogs learning the adjustment. Dr. Massat agreed with that. I'm not surprised given his personality; he always went down stairs very slowly. Perhaps the codeine is making him a bit woozy too. He is extremely stoic so I don't think I can depend on pain signals to know when to dose the codeine. He'll get fully dosed for a while. He was quiet all night. He got up a few times to reposition himself and that was it. I went to take Cinder for our morning walk and he hopped to the door like he thought he should go along. He's definitely not ready for that. After finding a suitable poop spot this morning, he was exhausted and DH had to carry him in. Dr. Massat thought we caught the osteosarcoma early. There was no visible deterioration of the bone. He also said the amputation took longer than normal because of his muscle mass. He hasn't been limping long enough for the muscle to atrophy. The visual inspection of the lymph nodes looked normal. It will take a week for the biopsy results. On the situation with his heart: I've exchanged e-mail with OSU. I enquired about OSU providing the chemo. From other posts, they usually provide Doxorubicin but Doxo. can cause heart damage. I wanted their opinion on chemo protocols and was wondering if they could provide carboplatin. I got mail this morning that they would provide Doxo., but not Carbo. They also said it extremely rare a 6 year old greyhound would have degenerative valve disease. I'm in the process of tracking down exactly what they need so I can send it to OSU for a 2nd opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2four Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thinking of Demon as he recovers from his surgery. Quote Tin and Michael and Lucas, Picasso, Hero, Oasis, Galina, Neizan, Enzo, Salvo and Noor the Galgos. Remembering Bridge Angel Greyhounds: Tosca, Jamey, Master, Diego, and Ambi; plus Angel Galgos Jules, Marco and Baltasar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 If you and your vet are concerned about the bleeding you may want to get a prescription for Amicar (Aminocaproic Acid). OSU recommends it but I don't think it's widely known about. Quote ...............Chase (FTH Smooth Talker), Morgan (Cata), Reggie (Gable Caney), Rufus (Reward RJ). Fosters check in, but they don't check out. Forever loved -- Cosmo (System Br Mynoel), March 11, 2002 - October 8, 2009.Miss Cosmo was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I talked to the surgeon. After asking detailed questions, he said he's not concerned about it. Demon just ate a whole can of dog food! Thanks for the tip about Amicar. Yesterday, I asked him about Arnica gel. He said he wasn't familiar with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Good boy, Demon! The arnica gel is good but you have to be careful not to get it on open skin. Assuming Demon's incisions are anything like Cosmo's were, open skin may be difficult to avoid. FWIW, I looked at various photos of post-surgery subcutaneous bleeding in Greyhounds on the OSU website. Cosmo looked as bad as some of the worst of them, but hers cleared up on its own almost completely in about 5 days. But not until after her nervous Mom ran her back to the vet for a look-see, of course. Quote ...............Chase (FTH Smooth Talker), Morgan (Cata), Reggie (Gable Caney), Rufus (Reward RJ). Fosters check in, but they don't check out. Forever loved -- Cosmo (System Br Mynoel), March 11, 2002 - October 8, 2009.Miss Cosmo was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreenGreys Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Glad to hear the surgery went well and that your boy is home. We found the "bruising" on Ranger seemed to get worse the day after he got home, so we started taking photos; sort of a photo journal of his recovery. If you are concerned, or simply want to compare Demon's appearance with another pup, I'd be happy to email you some photos. Once the color starts to fade, it does so rather quickly. Also, we insisted on the aminocaproic acid which he took for 5 days after surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I'm glad Demon is doing so well right after surgery and that he's eating again so soon! Good boy! I will continue to keep him in my prayers for a quick recovery and good back from vet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Wishing you love, hope and prayers from here on top of the mountain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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