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General => Pets Corner => Topic started by: Jayb on April 19, 2017, 08:13:34
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Seren didn't eat all her breakfast yesterday and was really subdued. I made an appointment with the vet in the afternoon. She had a high temperature but the vet couldn't give a clear diagnosis although several possibilities. She was given an antibiotics and an anti inflammatory injection and i brought her home, with an appointment to return this morning. Ive been sponging her paws ears and tummy with water to help reduce her temperature and she does seem cooler. She managed to eat a small dinner yesterday but she won't look at food this morning, she has had a drink though.
I think she's feeling worse than yesterday as she stayed on her bed when I came downstairs and barely a quiver of her tail. Poor poppet, she looks at me as if I should be able to help her discomfort and I can't. Don't know what to say really, she's miserable and so am I.
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Hope the vet can find what is wrong and she gets better fast. :wave:
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Thank you.
I'm just back from the vets, her temperature is still high and as she is not responding to the injections she had yesterday or showing any other obvious symptoms they have kept her in to do tests. I can't believe what a wrench it was leaving her there.
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Best place at the vets. I got myself in state about Dulce having to stay in animal hospital. Hope you have good news soon. Know how upset one gets as animals are so trusting,but vets are very good.
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So sorry it must be so worrying for you. I hope that you get good news soon x
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I hope they can sort her out soon!
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Fingers crossed here too. Hope you get some good news tomorrow and some improvement soon.
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Likewise fingers crossed the vets find out what's wrong and can treat it. Hope you had some sleep.
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Seren's temperature went up a little further yesterday while she was at the vets on a drip for fluids and antibiotics, so the vet wanted her to remain on a drip and be monitored through the night. My vets doesn't have an overnight service so I took Seren up to the emergency out of hours vets. It was lovely to spend a little time with her and reassuring to see she still had a slight wag to her tail.
She looked a bit brighter this morning when I collected her first thing and her temperature was down to just under 40C, which was great. But by the time I drove her to the vets (with windows open and cold air blowing, blimey I was cold!) it had gone up to 40.5. They said it was best for her to go back on intravenous and for them to do a, I think an ultrasound and then if they found nothing to take xrays. They sent off further blood and urinary samples yesterday, though they don't expect the results from these until friday or saturday.
Other than a fever and obviously feeling very unwell and lethargic, she isn't showing any other obvious symptoms, so they are just looking to cross off the most likely causes.
Poor little doggy, if you'd seen her face when she realised I brought her back to the vets or her eyes when I left her there this morning, so sad.
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Likewise fingers crossed the vets find out what's wrong and can treat it. Hope you had some sleep.
Not much but it was a help to know were monitoring her through the night and would phone if any change.
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So sorry to read this. Hoping you hear the very best of news soon
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Hope Seren will get treatment and will respond better soon. Not knowing what it is and for her to stay in for intensive care must make things worse. Sorry you had a rough few days, Jayb! Hug!
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Seren was allowed home for the night on thursday, which was lovely if not short lived. Sadly no improvement when I took her back to the vets on friday morning. She's been referred on to an Animal Hospital in Bristol. They did several more tests yesterday, more blood tests and urine samples taken, plus a lumber punch and CT scan. From the results they have had back so far they haven't been able to determine what's wrong, but they do seem to be narrowing it down. Despite not getting the results expected they are still leaning towards an unidentified infection somewhere or a form of meningitis.
I was impressed with the hospital, the vet I spoke to seemed very knowledgeable and confident in finding out what is wrong. Best of all, she and the other staff I saw had a lovely way with Seren. Must admit I didn't want to leave her again and it's got to be so confusing for her but after seeing the place I did feel happy to leave her, even though it's a couple of hours away.
My head feels like it's shut in the shed, I'm so glad she has medical insurance and hopefully I won't have to worry there. I was only thinking a couple of weeks ago it seemed an awful lot of money to be paying out monthly, so, so happy I didn't cancel or reduce the sum.
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Thinking of you, so difficult to relax with that on your mind. I agree vets are so kind, and lucky you are insured, bill will be high, but will receive the very best treatment.
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So pleased it sounds as if Seren is in the best hands. So hard on you :(
So hope you get good news soon
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Anymore news about Seren, we are all worried about you.
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Yes some yesterday, not very good though and not confirmed. More tests being done monday morning and they would hope to have the results that evening. I'm so gutted for her and trying to think and remain positive for her. I had a good cry yesterday which kind of helped, but to be honest I feel sick to the bottom of my stomach. The vet yesterday said she would go straight and give her cuddles and hugs from me.
Waiting for the vet to phone today with an update.
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Jayb, this is so, so dreadful. Pretty much whatever it turns out to be, it is a serious illness and poor Seren will need treatment and recovery time. And standing by the phone waiting for it to ring and also dreading when it does, is awful for you too. Yes she is in the best place she can be, but that does not lessen the worry or the severity of the illness. We watch supervet on channel 4 sometimes and one thing that is always amazing is just how quickly dogs can recover, once their issues are addressed. Hope Seren will be very quickly on the road to recovery too.
Thinking of you :angel11:
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Oh Jay, I have only just seen this and my heart goes out to you.
I hope so much that whatever is wrong with Seren that it is treatable. I remember how upset we were when Meggie was diagnosed in the hospital at Bath with stomach cancer when she was 12 years old, but your lovely Seren is so young and still a puppy.
I am thinking of you Jay and very much hope that Seren's diagnosis is treatable. {{{hugs}}}
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I want to echo everyone else's thought and good wishes for Seren, hopefully they will be able to find the best treatment for her and she'll recover quickly.
And please be kind to yourself too, it's much harder for you because she can't worry about her health like you can.
I know how horrible it was when my Summer was ill, but she was 15 and I suspected it was her time to leave us, it has to be so much harder having those kind of thoughts about a much younger dog.
Big hugs from me xxx
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Thanks for the thoughts and kind wishes, much appreciated. I know she is only a dog and there are some very bad things happening to people all around. But since she arrived last summer she has made such a big impact in my life (all for the good) it's been awful having her feel so poorly.
Over the last few days she's had lots more tests done and the hospital team in bristol are continually monitoring her and I get a couple of updates a day. From the call this morning it is now looking most likely she has sepsis and they have scheduled surgery for this afternoon. Yesterday they had been very worried about her heart, but currently results show this is fine.
I'm not looking forward to the wait for the next call this evening. I'm trying to send positive vibes to her, but not daring to hope too much.
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Fingers crossed for her then.
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I know she is only a dog
No such thing as "only a dog"! Anyone who's had a dog knows they are part of the family and you just can't help but love them. And of course you don't want them to suffer.
Presumably if they are operating they know (or suspect) what's causing the sepsis?
My Summer had pyometra (womb infection) which needed emergency surgery and felt extremely sorry for herself. But after she came around from the anaesthetic she looked so much better even with the effects of the operation and she bounced back in just a few weeks. Hopefully Seren can be fixed as easily!
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Not really what caused it and it's taken a while for them to be able to narrow it down this far, the organs that are causing concern are spleen and tonsils, they question her ovaries too and will take a look while operating. She wasn't responding to antibiotics but they have added some new ones in which thankfuly do seem to be helping.
Fingers crossed for her then.
Thanks, they are firmly crossed her.
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Oh Jay, I have only just seen this and my heart goes out to you.
I hope so much that whatever is wrong with Seren that it is treatable. I remember how upset we were when Meggie was diagnosed in the hospital at Bath with stomach cancer when she was 12 years old, but your lovely Seren is so young and still a puppy.
I am thinking of you Jay and very much hope that Seren's diagnosis is treatable. {{{hugs}}}
Thank you for your kind thoughts, it took me years to get over my two previous dogs and they both had had a good innings :wave: Totally agree losing a pet at an older age is bad enough but yes when she is still such a baby....
Lymphoma i think was pretty much at the top of the list at the weekend, but after they got some more results in and did another scan of her spleen to compare, it indicated it was more likely to be infection. I'm really hoping there won't be any more twists.
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I can completely understand your anxiety so big hugs for you and best wishes for a successful outcome. I hope she comes home soon and has a long and happy life with you.
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I've never had a pet but I do understand the anxiety of seeing whether human or animal suffering. it's hard when you know you can't do anything at this moment. But at least seren is in good hands. Hopefully you will get her back home soon. Big hug from me too.
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I think everyone else has said all that there is to say. Just sending virtual hugs x
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Virtual thoughts and hugs are paying off, her op went well and today she is doing well :icon_cheers:
Her temperature is normal and she has eaten some food. The vet said she is comfortable doing well and they are pleased with her progress :sunny:
The best news is, if she continues to progress I should be able to go and collect for the weekend :grommit: :toothy4: :wav:
There are still the results to come from the samples they took, which I don't want to think about too much at the moment. The thought of her being well enough to come home is amazing!
(Edit to remove excess of excited bouncing blobs.)
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Fingers corssed she continues to improve. Very happy for you and hope you do get her home for the weekend.
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Good news about Seren, vets are brilliant. See good news about Dulce too, we can eat and sleep easy tonight.
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Great news. So pleased for you and Seren :icon_cheers: :icon_cheers: :icon_cheers: :icon_cheers: :icon_cheers:
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What fantastic news! :icon_cheers:
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Yay! WELL DONE SEREN!! (And well done vets too of course. ;))
I'm so happy to hear such good news Jayb, here's hoping the tests come back with more good news as well.
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So pleased for Seren and Dulcie :)
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She is still doing well and on course to be collected FRIDAY :sunny:
I've my fingers so tightly crossed.
She is being very good there and is a sweetie with the nurses and vets. She's eaten another meal and they have reduced her painkillers a little as she is 'comfy' , plus they are reducing her glucose drip as her levels are ok.
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I took this picture last thursday when Seren came home for the night, a poorly poppet.
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So pleased for you both xx
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It is 💓 breaking to see them so sad.
Glad she is on the mend. Hope the tests reflect this.
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What a beautiful looking girl! Am so pleased she's getting better.
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Is she home? :wave:
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We are all waiting for news (good we hope) abut Seren.
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Seren's home, yesterday evening :icon_cheers:
I still have to keep pinching myself! I didn't want to say too much at first just in case.
Thursday it wasn't looking too good for her coming home, her blood sugar dropped wednesday night so they increased her iv rate. The vet didn't want her returning until her levels had been stable for a minimum of 12 hours, plus it could also indicate there was more of a problem than sepsis. It seemed like an eternity waiting for her to ring back, but when she phoned that evening it was unbelievably all good news, Seren had stabilised and should be ok to return Friday. Plus the cherry on the top, she had asked for Seren's tests to be fast tracked and the results were back. No long term underlying illness, Seren should make a full recovery :blob7:
I can't tell you how over the moon and excited I was, I thought I'd finally get a decent nights sleep but I was awake at 4.30 too excited to sleep any more!
I'm so impressed with the Vet and all the team in Bristol, they have to my mind been outstanding. From continually reassessing the situation when results weren't conclusive or what was expected, to hand feeding Seren chicken, to keeping me informed and updated throughout and even making sure she had a soft toy for company and encouraging her to have a little game when she felt well enough. I'm so grateful for Seren to have pulled through and be home with me, They were all so very sweet with her and I'm sure it made a difference for her and her recovery, she really was comfortable with the staff and didn't stop wagging her tail as they said goodbye.
Seren's had a good day today, bed rest mostly with little toilet walks round the garden. She's been happy to sleep much of the day and has eaten two meals and a snack. We've had some lovely cuddles and she's been giving me lots of licks and kisses, she looks so happy to be home. Her evening medicines really seem to knock her out and she is fast asleep at the moment.
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Seren last night, with her new favourite toy, the vet gave her.
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So so pleased for you and Seren :)
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So pleased for you and Seren. I must say, my experience with the animal hospital was brilliant, and the local vet. I would like to mention Wood Street Veterinary Hospital, in Barnet and my local vet in Rosemary Avenue, Enfield. Hopefully we will sleep well tonight.
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Very happy for you. Doesn't she look lovely fast asleep in her 'doggie-grow'. Do you have to take her back again for check-ups or is she home for good.
Well hope all stays on course and she will be back to her old mischievous self, long before she needs to 'help' you dig potatoes this year. :wave:
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What a relief. So happy for the outcome.
She looks very relaxed :icon_cheers:
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So pleased for you and Seren. I must say, my experience with the animal hospital was brilliant, and the local vet. I would like to mention Wood Street Veterinary Hospital, in Barnet and my local vet in Rosemary Avenue, Enfield. Hopefully we will sleep well tonight.
Thank you, it's good to know they were brilliant too :sunny:
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Very happy for you. Doesn't she look lovely fast asleep in her 'doggie-grow'. Do you have to take her back again for check-ups or is she home for good.
Well hope all stays on course and she will be back to her old mischievous self, long before she needs to 'help' you dig potatoes this year. :wave:
Yes, they thought she would be much happier in a shirt than one of those horrid collars so they popped her in one before I collected her. So far so good, she has been a real poppet and not bothered her tummy although she does lick her legs as they all seem to have shaved patches on them! One of her front legs is a bit red but doesn't seem to be getting any worse. She's got shaved patches all over, bless.
No, they don't anticipate any need to see her again :happy7: But she goes to our vets next week for a check up and then again seven days after she finishes her antibiotics for her urinary infection, to check that has cleared too.
Lol, i'm sure she won't be shy in coming forward to help, if not saffie is pretty hot on being 'helpful' too :BangHead:
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She looks totally relaxed. Lovely to see. Here's to many more years of fun and games with a happy, healthy doggie.
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Excellent.
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I am so pleased that Seren is home with you and doing well. I love that photo of her in the doggie-grow. She looks so pleased to be home.
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I am so pleased that Seren is home with you and doing well. I love that photo of her in the doggie-grow. She looks so pleased to be home.
She does look pleased and I don't blame her, but it's not half as pleased as I am she's home! I really didn't think she was coming home for a while, even the lovely vet in Bristol admitted she had thought the same!
Seren's been such a good girl, really great about having her little doggy grow on and off. She doesn't mind at all when I do the poppers or bend her little legs to fit in the arm holes. I've been checking the wound each day and it looks to be healing well, the little suit is doing a lovely job of keeping it clean but also letting the air circulate. I'm not sure where the spleen is (around the liver I guess) but she has a huge long scar. It's amazing how quickly she is healing, she's even put back on a little of the weight she lost. She's taking more of an interest when we go round the garden on a pee stop, though she still sleeps for long periods. Animals are just so amazing.
She's off to the vet's for a checkup tomorrow, it's a shame she's not keen on the car, makes it harder than it needs to be for her.
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She's off to the vet's for a checkup tomorrow, it's a shame she's not keen on the car, makes it harder than it needs to be for her.
Most dogs love going in the car but we had a problem with Meggie when we changed to a Zafira. She couldn't see out of the back! In the end she got used to it and when we were packing the caravan and car the day before going on holiday, she would sit in the open boot, with her ball, for hours. Perhaps Seren is associating the car with bad things. If Seren doesn't like the boot of your car, you could always buy her a seat belt so she can sit on the back seat. She may be better like that. Maybe lots of nice outings would make her change her mind.
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Luckily, despite all the recent tests she's had done and being away from home, she is still loving visiting the vets and can't wait to get inside and have a fuss. It's just travelling in the car she's not keen on, she reluctantly tolerates it! She's always had lots of nice outings in the car (beach, park etc), sometimes we just sit in and have a few treats and then back out without going anywhere, or just start the engine without going anywhere. She will take a treat while we are moving now so she is getting less stressed by journeys.
I'm not sure why it is, she disliked it from the off, might have been the stress of being separated from her home and family, though she seemed to handle it quite well. Perhaps it was the distance she had been traveling back and fore to the vets for puppy injections etc before she came to us. She's never been sick in the car so I don't think it's car sickness. You're right she does seem better traveling on the seat rather than the boot, just not always possible.
I'm definately looking for a harness for her to wear while on the seat.
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Seren went back to the vets on tuesday for another checkup and for a urinary sample to be taken and sent off for examination. Just had the results, it's all clear, no sign of infection lingering there either :icon_cheers:
It was so hard leaving her there for the day, though happily she was more than willing to trot off with the vet, and didn't give me a backward glance. When I was leaving her when she was poorly, she wouldn't take her eyes off me and the look she gave was gut wrenching!
Picture is Seren just before she could have her onesie suit off, she was so good not trying to get at her stitches, she did lick her shaved patches on her legs quite a bit though. She still on supervised (lead only) exercise, but able to do more and more and I don't think she can wait until she is able to have a good run around.
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Great news. Very pleased for you both.
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Great news. Very pleased for you both.
Yes indeed, another milestone passed. She is such a cutie. Please give her a pat from me :wave:
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Yes indeed, another milestone passed. She is such a cutie. Please give her a pat from me :wave:
Thank you, lol she's been loving all the extra attention she's been having. I told her the fuss and pat was from you and she seemed to totally understand and wagged her tail even more than usual :grommit: :wave:
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I took Seren into the vets at the beginning of the month to be neutered, following advice I thought it would be best for her in the long run. Though it was tearing to have to leave her at the vets. All went well and she came home the same day and although she didn't perk up until the following day she seemed to be doing very well and the vet was happy at her two day post op check up. The wound seemed to heal well and she seemed happy and well until last Sunday (5 days after her operation) when she wouldn't eat her food. I left it about a half hour, but this is exactly how it started last time, so contacted the out of hours vet team who said to bring her in.
Seren was running a high temperature and quite lethargic , in view of her history, they ran some basic blood tests and gave her an intravenous dose of antibiotics and anti inflammatory/painkiller. As it was so late by this time I brought her home and they said if a was worried to phone or bring her back. I took her to my vets first thing, they were unsure what was causing her temperature rise which hadn't come down overnight. They contacted bristol hospital who wanted to see her in the afternoon.
We saw a lovely vet there who said they needed to keep Seren with them to run tests, they weren't sure if it was somehow a recurrence or something new. It was heart wrenching to leave her again and my stomach was churning and she looked so sad and miserable, her eyes said a lot but I can only imagine how poorly she was feeling. So hard.
The best news is she is now home with me. During a scan they found some abnormalities in her abdomen, which they felt might be the problem following her operation the previous week. Turns out she reacted to the internal stitches they put in and she had signs of inflammation and infection internally. They operated again and removed all the stitches and damaged tissue, took samples to send off and flushed out her cavity. Not sure how much this is all going to cost as the insurance will only cover part of it. But once they were happy there were no other complications and she was responding well I got those magic words I could come and collect her!
Poor little poppet, two big operations in a week! Though I can see her improving already and marvel at how resilient dogs are. She's being very clingy and doesn't like being left for a moment. She is gaining back her appetite and hope she will put on some of the weight she has lost soon. She's being so good about taking her tablets but only short lead walks for a month!!!!
Sorry for the long post, needed to offload.
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No apologies required. Hope she'll be properly well now.
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I am sorry to read that Seren has not been well again following her neutering, but pleased she is now on the mend.
Seren seems to have had a lot of things going wrong in her first six months and it has been a huge worry for you. What you will never know if it is anything the vet did that caused the infection and inflammation when operating, but I would change my vet if it had happened to any of my animals.
We changed vets about 16 years ago when our cat Sweepy cut himself on some glass. The gash went right across his stomach but, fortunately, did not go very deep. When it came to having the stitches out, the gash had not healed properly and as I held him for the vet to take the stitches out, I saw that they were not close enough together. The vet said he would have to redo it and was going to charge me for it. I told him that I should not have to pay for it again as I felt he had not put the stitches close enough. In the end I had to pay half the cost of this second lot of treatment. Had I taken Sweepy elsewhere, I would have had to pay the whole lot again, so I didn't have a lot of choice. Sweepy recovered after having had the the stitches redone but I changed my vet after that experience and am pleased with the practice that I use now.
Please give a big cuddle and kiss to Seren from me. She has been through such a lot.
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So sorry to read this but pleased for her and for you that she is getting better. Poor doggie, Seren.
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Hope Seren is feeling better. So distressing when they are ill and have to left at the vet, as they don't understand.
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How is she today? :wave:
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Please give your Pup an extra pat from me the extra loving always helps.
Gazza x
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So sorry to hear this re Seren, you must feel wrung out. Hoping she bounces bac quickly