vets in an hour

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taking wee dakota to the vets in an hour ,, she aint well been sick last few days , not eating either and she has lost abit of weight . hope she's ok

glad she is okay for now, and home with you.. looks like you will be living on baked beans after paying the vet bill ! ( I know the feeling Jethro had 3 operations within 6 months!! $$$$$)

hope you finger gets better too!! X

well i cant sleep , wee dakota's not looking great at all , she's lost so much weight , loooks all ribs and out of condition , vets at 10am again , i think they will have to operate , got her to eat about 3 mouth full of food and she brought it back up within the hour . not good

niff wrote:well i cant sleep , wee dakota's not looking great at all , she's lost so much weight , loooks all ribs and out of condition , vets at 10am again , i think they will have to operate , got her to eat about 3 mouth full of food and she brought it back up within the hour . not good

Poor Dakota.
It must be hard for you to see her like that I certainly hope it all gets sorted out for you soon.

Please keep us informed as to her progress.
Sending positive thoughts and well wishes your way

she been admitted for op to remove the blockage , in for the weekend

Aww mate, you must be gutted

I'm so sorry Hope the surgery is uneventful and that she's back to normal in no time!

well vets just off the phone , she's removed a piece of rubber from her lower intestine , pretty inflamed , she says she isnt out the woods yet next 2-3 days crucial regards stitching being ok on the intestine , but she's coming round from the op and is on strong pain relief and intravenus fluids . so we'll see how things go , she phoning me again tomo luch time

poor Dakota
it must be difficult time for you.. but I'm sure she'll be ok and soon you will enjoy having her back

Caryll what bones exactly do you mean when saying softer and easily dissolving? I am about to give Mambo his first bone sometime next week and I want to make sure it will be easy for him to eat/digest it...

OMG....a piece of rubber???? So was there any bone like you first thought? Either way it's not good. She's been thru a lot so far the poor darling. At least now the blockage has been cleared. Now just to get her better again.....so obviously plenty of rest and TLC. I'm sure the vet will have her best interest at heart and will give her any medication she needs to help with pain,inflamation etc.....

must have been a piece of rubber from a ball , must have been in there from last summer coz the dogs havent pulled a ball to bits since then , well not a rubber one anyway . must be more carefull with the balls

Oh poor Dakota and poor you. At least it's out of her now, and hopefully she'll heal up fast. Fingers and paws crossed, and good vibes coming your way!

Oh, no, i've only just seen this! Poor Dakota!

If it's any consolation, after Dempsey's stomach operation on a tuesday, he was home by thursday! You will have to feed tiny amounts of food at regular intervals for a while, and it'll have to be a specific dietary food that will go through easily - the vet will advise you on that.

I know that any stomach/intestine surgery is major (they call it 'dirty surgery' because of the risk of infection) but vets nowadays are really skilled at avoiding contamination during the op, so she has every chance of a speedy recovery. At least your vets decided to operate when they did.

spuker1 wrote:poor Dakota
it must be difficult time for you.. but I'm sure she'll be ok and soon you will enjoy having her back

Caryll what bones exactly do you mean when saying softer and easily dissolving? I am about to give Mambo his first bone sometime next week and I want to make sure it will be easy for him to eat/digest it...

I don't feed marrow bones or weight bearing bones. Dempsey only ever has neck/spine/rib bones because they are softer and the stomach acids break them down. If you put a marrow bone and a spine bone side by side & hit them with a mallet, you'll see that the marrow bone may not break at all, and if it does, it will break into quite long pieces. The spine however will smash, but not into sharp or large pieces.

But the Dempsey doesn't have 'recreational' bones - he has food bones, they form part of his daily food.

wishing Dakota a speedy recovery !

well heard from vet today , dakota had a good night , ate a small bit of food today , drank , toileted , all stays the same with her tonight she be home tomo

hope everything goes ok for her m8

Good news, fingers crossed that she'll be home soon.

Caryll wrote:Good news, fingers crossed that she'll be home soon.

Good news hope she gets better soon

well the pie is home . back to herself aswell what a huge difference . special diet , nothing crunchie , chicken , white fish , rice etc only . total bill for all treatment £826 lolol

Ouch to the total price of the bill, but she's so worth it

Mmmm yes massive ouch at the bill, but at least she's back to herself and home, worry over

it make me laugh when you read £50 for iv fluids , i mean £50 for salt water basically lol

They can charge what they like, just like the Dentist! It's crazy

Awww poor decota my first bones for mine didnt go well and ive never given them since glad shes doing okay

Aww glad she is ok niff my boss had this with kaisers brother not long ago it was a piece of a kong he had eaten cost her 1200 and summit cant remember how much exactly she was glad she had insurance so glad she is better poor girl

niff wrote:well the pie is home . back to herself aswell what a huge difference . special diet , nothing crunchie , chicken , white fish , rice etc only . total bill for all treatment £826 lolol

Poor girl, she must have felt so poorly! Glad she's back to her old self again, though.

I know vets charge the earth, but they save lives as well, so what price a life? Easy for me to say, I've got insurance. Dempsey in 2 years has cost over £5000, all but £285 (excess) covered by the insurance company!

so glad she is okay!!

I know all about massive vet bills with my Jethro .. I also know some great baked beans recipes!!

vanessa wrote:

.. I also know some great baked beans recipes!!

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vanessa wrote:

so glad she is okay!!

I know all about massive vet bills with my Jethro .. I also know some great baked beans recipes!!

must be an auzzie thing , had an ozy m8 over in jersey and when we had a bbq he would make these fiery baked beans to go on the burgers , they were awesome