Well there's no doubt in my mind that O is a trooper! While she knows how to make the best of a situation and get pity and extra TLC, she has bounced back today in a way I did not expect. Now she is on a pain killer and I'm trying to keep her somewhat quiet, but she seems to be feeling good! She hasn't even been dropping her shoulder when first getting up or moving around. I'm wondering if this bump was bothering her before it became a bump? I don't know, but she's moving smoothly and quickly already!
She stinks from when she made a mess of her crate right after surgery but I don't want to bathe her until the stitches are out....I guess a little sponge bath is in order later on... : )
Oh Miss O, we are so glad you're on the mend!
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Monday, August 02, 2010
Ori Update 8-2-10
So I took Ori to the vet and ended up leaving her there for what turned into surgery. There's a new vet at Valley and I really, really like her. (we took her over there 'cause Dr. Haver is on vacation until the 9th and Valley knows Ori the best.) She spent lots of time looking Ori over, learning about her and gathering the information she needed. She was easy to speak with, she listened to me and spoke to me like I knew what I was doing with my little girl! It was a pleasure working with her today.
O weighs 16.4lbs! She was such a good girl even with the thermometer and then a needle into the lump. She drew a sample and looked at it under a slide. After discussing the options and the route she would take with Ori, I left O and waited hoping not to hear from them later in the afternoon. No news = good news as we left it. I would call later in the day to check in.
When I called later in the day, the bump wasn't a puss pocket like we were all hoping. Which meant the lancing didn't work and O had to be put under for the surgery. Because of the location she wasn't able to get clean margins (in order to get clean margins O's 2 middle toes would have been removed) but I'll wait for the test results before I worry too much. Obviously we're really hoping it wasn't a mast cell but we'll see. We'll know what is was when the test results come back Thursday or Friday.
I picked her up after work this evening and she was the most pathetic little thing. I went in the back with the vet and O acted all excited 1 minute and then next she was sleeping again with her face pressed again the metal bars, snoring! Everybody loves her over there and I know they took good care of her. I picked up the tired little munchkin and she snubbed the vet when she went to say good bye to her! We have some antibiotics, painkillers, 4 stitches in her paw and a potential cone head if need be : )
She traveled home like and champ and has been here resting the remainder of the evening. She acted hungry when she came home so I did give her a few bites of cooked ground turkey. She's kept it down and has been resting on my purple down comforter that Tink used and I use and now O is using when she's recovering. She reminds me of Tink when she's not feeling well like this and I find myself struggling to call her by her name: Ori! Hopefully, recovery will be quick and relatively pain free with positive test results later in the week!
O weighs 16.4lbs! She was such a good girl even with the thermometer and then a needle into the lump. She drew a sample and looked at it under a slide. After discussing the options and the route she would take with Ori, I left O and waited hoping not to hear from them later in the afternoon. No news = good news as we left it. I would call later in the day to check in.
When I called later in the day, the bump wasn't a puss pocket like we were all hoping. Which meant the lancing didn't work and O had to be put under for the surgery. Because of the location she wasn't able to get clean margins (in order to get clean margins O's 2 middle toes would have been removed) but I'll wait for the test results before I worry too much. Obviously we're really hoping it wasn't a mast cell but we'll see. We'll know what is was when the test results come back Thursday or Friday.
I picked her up after work this evening and she was the most pathetic little thing. I went in the back with the vet and O acted all excited 1 minute and then next she was sleeping again with her face pressed again the metal bars, snoring! Everybody loves her over there and I know they took good care of her. I picked up the tired little munchkin and she snubbed the vet when she went to say good bye to her! We have some antibiotics, painkillers, 4 stitches in her paw and a potential cone head if need be : )
She traveled home like and champ and has been here resting the remainder of the evening. She acted hungry when she came home so I did give her a few bites of cooked ground turkey. She's kept it down and has been resting on my purple down comforter that Tink used and I use and now O is using when she's recovering. She reminds me of Tink when she's not feeling well like this and I find myself struggling to call her by her name: Ori! Hopefully, recovery will be quick and relatively pain free with positive test results later in the week!
Bed Time Routine
We do our best to maintain some semblance of routine around here. Ori is doing better in so many regards that we can flex that routine around and she is fine (aka: no accidents!) Evening routine though is pretty standard-- except for 2 nights ago!
Nick took the girls out for bed time potty then came it to give them their bed time snack. At that point O boogies down the hall and usually jumps up into our bed as if she is staying the entire night. Molly hangs around the kitchen in hopes of another turkey meatball. 2 nights ago Nick watched Ori run down the hall and take a right towards the crates instead of jumping up into bed. When we get back to bed, Ori has stolen the crate that Molly usually climbs into to sleep. Molly goes to go to sleep and is stopped in her tracks. She looks up at Nick as if to say "hey dad, the brat's in my crate, help me out here!" She then wandered around the room and kept returning to the crate O was laying in 3 or 4 times. Ori definitely wasn't moving and Moo didn't know what to do as her routine was now messed up! At 1 point it looked like Molly was ready to step over Ori into the crate but she decided against it. Molly finally decided she was jumping up into our bed for some rest since O had stolen her sleeping quarters. It was a Saturday night so she got to stay! Moo snuggled up against me and was a good girl all night long!
Ori slept in the crate until 2am (with door hanging wide open!) when Nick got up to use the bathroom. She jumped up into in his spot and surprised him upon his return : ) 2 snuggly little doggies in bed helped me to be 1 happy little girl!
So yeah- for those who think crate training is mean and cruel- I beg you to argue with my 2 who will steal the others crate at night for sleep! They practically kick me out of the house in the morning to get their kongs and they sleep peacefully all night long in them as needed! The crates are definitely their dens and they don't mind them at all : ) Of course we always seem to get the best little dogs in the entire world, so maybe that's it! Regardless, Nick and I had a fabulous laugh at the 2 of them Saturday evening!
Nick took the girls out for bed time potty then came it to give them their bed time snack. At that point O boogies down the hall and usually jumps up into our bed as if she is staying the entire night. Molly hangs around the kitchen in hopes of another turkey meatball. 2 nights ago Nick watched Ori run down the hall and take a right towards the crates instead of jumping up into bed. When we get back to bed, Ori has stolen the crate that Molly usually climbs into to sleep. Molly goes to go to sleep and is stopped in her tracks. She looks up at Nick as if to say "hey dad, the brat's in my crate, help me out here!" She then wandered around the room and kept returning to the crate O was laying in 3 or 4 times. Ori definitely wasn't moving and Moo didn't know what to do as her routine was now messed up! At 1 point it looked like Molly was ready to step over Ori into the crate but she decided against it. Molly finally decided she was jumping up into our bed for some rest since O had stolen her sleeping quarters. It was a Saturday night so she got to stay! Moo snuggled up against me and was a good girl all night long!
Ori slept in the crate until 2am (with door hanging wide open!) when Nick got up to use the bathroom. She jumped up into in his spot and surprised him upon his return : ) 2 snuggly little doggies in bed helped me to be 1 happy little girl!
So yeah- for those who think crate training is mean and cruel- I beg you to argue with my 2 who will steal the others crate at night for sleep! They practically kick me out of the house in the morning to get their kongs and they sleep peacefully all night long in them as needed! The crates are definitely their dens and they don't mind them at all : ) Of course we always seem to get the best little dogs in the entire world, so maybe that's it! Regardless, Nick and I had a fabulous laugh at the 2 of them Saturday evening!
Catch Up Time
So between grad school and life lately posting seems to have become more difficult! I'm going to try and catch up a little bit in possibly a few posts.
Since the day we came back from the Cabin (July 18th) Moo's been battling diarrhea. I'll spare the gory details this time but it's included late night clean ups in both the crate and on the carpet : ( We finally think she's slowly on the mend. Everything's been looking better for the past 2 days. Turkey and Rice, flagyl, probiotics, slippery elm (between meals) and pumpkin seems to be beginning to do the trick. She continues to drink plenty of water, her appetite is good, but she is as thin as a rail : ( With all the things that don't seem to agree with her I'm not sure how we're going to put any weight back on her, but we'll see. 1 step at a time.
O's been doing well over here minus a cyst or tumor or growth or something that I notice Saturday evening between the toes on her only front paw. You've got to be kidding me, but no, it's true. It seems to be growing too. I have a vet appt this morning to check and see what it is and what we can do about it. It's not like she has another front leg she can depend on! I'm praying that it's "fixable" with no long term side effects. I'll keep you posted!
Since the day we came back from the Cabin (July 18th) Moo's been battling diarrhea. I'll spare the gory details this time but it's included late night clean ups in both the crate and on the carpet : ( We finally think she's slowly on the mend. Everything's been looking better for the past 2 days. Turkey and Rice, flagyl, probiotics, slippery elm (between meals) and pumpkin seems to be beginning to do the trick. She continues to drink plenty of water, her appetite is good, but she is as thin as a rail : ( With all the things that don't seem to agree with her I'm not sure how we're going to put any weight back on her, but we'll see. 1 step at a time.
O's been doing well over here minus a cyst or tumor or growth or something that I notice Saturday evening between the toes on her only front paw. You've got to be kidding me, but no, it's true. It seems to be growing too. I have a vet appt this morning to check and see what it is and what we can do about it. It's not like she has another front leg she can depend on! I'm praying that it's "fixable" with no long term side effects. I'll keep you posted!
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