iluvgreys Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Your poor baby girl. Hoping she has a quick recovery and sending lots of prayers and light her way. Quote Jeanne with Remington & Scooter the cat....and Beloved Bridge Angels Sandee, Shari, Wells, Derby, Phoenix, Jerry Lee and Finnian.....If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heavenand bring you home again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 that OSU can get her well on the road to recovery. I'm so sorry about Lena. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey14me Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Tons of prayers :hope Quote Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05 Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell Wag more, bark less :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3greys2cats Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Sending lots of prayers your way, poor Monarch. Quote Roberta & Michael with Furkids- Flower (Shasta Flowers 6/7/06) & Rascal the kitty - Missing our sweet angels - Max(M's Mad Max) 10/12/02 - 12/3/15, Sara (Sara Raves 6/30/01 - 4/13/12) Queenie & Pandora the kitties - gone but never forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SkinnyLegDogLover Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I will certainly say a prayer for Monarch, and for you. You've been through a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) Maybe you and Dr. Bill and OSU can brainstorm a bit about the physics of things -- what do you have to immobilize so that that wound will -1- hold stitches, and -2- heal? Suspect you'll want a sling for her if you don't have one yet. (That sounds self-evident and stupid, I know ... but ... there might be some ways of bandaging that don't directly address the wound but that help keep surrounding skin from stretching so as to pull the stitches out again. Might make her mucho uncomfortable for the 6 weeks but any port in a storm ....) Sending lots of prayers for your beautiful pup. Edited February 18, 2010 by Batmom 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...
Patsy Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Monarch, sweetie, you'e in on the nightly candle up here in North Dakota--now you concentrate on healing. Quote Patsy and DH with the Humane Society specials, Linus & Jazz, in North Dakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Sending lots of good thoughts and prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 So sorry about Lena....Sending well wishes for Monarch....any news yet? Quote Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FreddyGirl Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 So much trauma for you, your hubby and Monarch. Prayers that a solution for healing is found quickly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greymama002 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 So sorry that you've been through losing your precious Lena and now this Hopes & Prayers for Monarch's recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstasMinion Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Sending prayers your way. Quote Lisa Dog mama to angel-boy Ewan (racing name Atascocita Ewan), 3/26/10 to 8/23/20, and angel-girl Asta (racing name Pazzo Asta), 6/16/01 to 9/7/13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redreed Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Sending lots and lots of prayers and healing thoughts!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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silverfish Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Oh, how horrible for you all! I am so sorry. So sorry that you lost Lena, that is bad enough, but now poor Monarch is going through this... You're lucky to have Dr Bill as your vet, and have the resources of OSU at your disposal. If anyone can save her, they will. Random thought - sometimes dogs do better if they can be helped to be mobile - as long as the wound situation is under control. I wonder if it would be worth looking into a front end cart for her, temporarily, while her shoulder and elbow heal? Maybe there is one somewhere you could borrow? I would worry about atrophy of the muscles during a long healing process, since she's a tripod to begin with, and it might help to keep a little movement in that limb while preventing her trying to weight-bear too early. Talk to the vets? I hear you on the tripod thing. Sid (rear leg amputee) fell while running in the snow a few weeks back, and slid for about ten feet, screaming all the way. He's okay, but my heart was in my mouth, and in that moment I realised that for a tripod, life is indeed that fragile at times. If he'd hurt that other rear leg, we'd have been in the same position as you. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ref Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Thinking of you and Monarch. So sorry for the loss of Lena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meandmy Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I'll be thinking of you today and hope that the folks at OSU can help you get Monarch healed up. Please keep us posted. Quote Jenn, missing Shadow (Wickford Big Tom), Pretty Girl (C's Pretty) and Tori (Santoria) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Well, she should be there now......keeping fingers crossed and waiting on a report! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) Still thinking of Monarch ... and I wondered if you knew about the Tripawds forum? You might get some further help and insights there. It's purely for amputee dogs and their owners, so there's a lot of knowledge and experience. Edited February 19, 2010 by silverfish Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendie Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Sending lots and lots of good thoughts!!!! Quote Forever in my Heart Joe T Greyhound, Charly Bear, Angel Daisy, and Katze & Buzz Kitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Prayers for Monarch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4My2Greys Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 First a for your loss of Lena. I'm so sorry about this. Sending lots of white light and healing thoughts for Monarch. I wish I had advice... but I'm sending many, many prayers and hugs to you! Oh I did think of one thing... I've heard that Manuka honey will help heal the wound... It can't hurt to try! I'd like to second this about the Manuka honey. Recently Nadir got a terrible infection from a splint he had to wear. When the vet cleaned out the wound he was left with a large open wound that was about an 1-1/2" in diameter and 5/8" deep, which was coincidentally at his elbow also, that could not be held with stitches. I used a healing Manuka honey with a UMF of 15. I applied the honey to a sterile telfa pad and put that over the wound and wrapped his elbow/leg up with the stretching type bandaging to hold in place. The tricky thing was not to wrap it too tight so as to impair circulation. Anyway the Manuka honey did a beautiful job of healing this wound and he is only left with the tiniest of scars from this, considering how large the wound was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVED2 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Prayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I'd like to second this about the Manuka honey. Recently Nadir got a terrible infection from a splint he had to wear. When the vet cleaned out the wound he was left with a large open wound that was about an 1-1/2" in diameter and 5/8" deep, which was coincidentally at his elbow also, that could not be held with stitches. I used a healing Manuka honey with a UMF of 15. I applied the honey to a sterile telfa pad and put that over the wound and wrapped his elbow/leg up with the stretching type bandaging to hold in place. The tricky thing was not to wrap it too tight so as to impair circulation. Anyway the Manuka honey did a beautiful job of healing this wound and he is only left with the tiniest of scars from this, considering how large the wound was. Yes, me too - I'll second the Manuka honey. I gave some to my 88 year old mother to help an ulcer on her shin and it healed completely within a couple of weeks. It's wonderful stuff, but do get the medical grade, otherwise you risk introducing bacteria into the wound. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smiley Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I was just checking in for an update. Continuing to send good thoughts and prayers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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