Glad Dolly is on the mend...now you get some rest Ann sent from Ann's IPAD
On Jan 5, 2012, at 11:47 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > I know…I don’t remember when I felt this tired last. Usually I am awake > until 2 or 3 am…but not tonight. It is a quarter to nine and I am going to > take all my meds and get everything situated where it will be best, but > hoping that everyone is happy where they will be sleeping. > > My heart was just breaking after I took Dolly to the vet. I sort of snuck > out with her…and told Desi that I would be right back. But, when I got back > he was totally trying to find her and then as he looked in all the ‘normal’ > places he would start to go faster in between. Then he went outside and he > was looking in all the places that Dolly normally is out there. I had a > conference call, and then the community walk through. I think without that, > I would have been so busy trying to comfort Desi. I do think it is so cute > how they miss each other, but the frantic way that Desi was looking for her > was so hard to see. > > I am also thankful because when I took her to the vet this morning, he told > me that he had two surgeries before here. I don’t know what they were, but > if they were something that the animal had to stay overnight, he probably did > Dolly first because he knew she would be coming home. But, it also gave her > some extra time to recover with them watching her. I never argue about that. > They have IVs to keep her hydrated, and probably had pain meds in it also. > If he said that she needed to stay over night, I would have been OK because > their vet is just so nice and would never keep an animal over just to make > more money. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mark Strassler > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 8:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Dolly > > > > > > Hello: > > > > Very happy to hear that Dolly is doing well. You now need to get rest please. > > > > Take Care > > > > mark > > > > From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> > To: Joan Croft <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 9:28 PM > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Dolly > > > > Hi everyone, > > I don’t remember who I had already told about Dolly either last night or > today. So, please forgive me if I didn’t tell you, but I am telling you the > results. > > Last night Dolly began screeching in pain. When I investigated what was > making her hurt, I saw that her umbilical hernia repair from when she was 7 > wks old had broken almost two years ago. The vet and I would watch the size > and also make sure that by pressing gently she did not react as if she had > pain. When I got home yesterday afternoon, she didn’t want me to put her > down. I was holding her and even sat down and watched some TV while her meds > for her respiratory allergies took effect. When I tried to move her from > laying across me and then put her on the chair next to Desi, she was > screeching in pain. It didn’t take long for me to see that the original > hernia repair that had split was now protruding further out and instead of it > just being in the center of her belly, it now extended to about halfway > between her center hernia and the end of her belly. I took her in to the vet > this morning, and he said it was time that it gets fixed. She was in so much > pain that she was actually vibrating. I called the vet at about 3 pm and > they said that she did well, that she was the first surgery in the morning, > and that she could go home around 4 pm. I got there by about 4:30, and Dolly > was very happy to see me. She was very alert and I read on my receipt that > they gave her the anesthesia that is used for dental procedures, so she was > not having the residual tiredness. I got her home and am trying to find what > is going to work best with her and Desi…and all of us sleeping. When Dolly > had her knee surgery two years ago, Desi was removing her stitches in the > middle of the night. I am prepared to make sure that doesn’t happen this > time. > > The vet said that I could feed her half of her normal meal tonight, and so > she ate 1/8 of a cup of her food, as I fed it to her piece by piece. After > that I mixed some purified water with a little grape pedialyte and she drank > almost two syringes full and then she wanted to go outside potty. She > actually went a very long time, and I do understand that she was hooked up to > an IV, so she had all those fluids in her waiting to come out. She came in > and walked around the whole kitchen and then the living room so many times > that I lost count. I think she wanted to jump in the chair but she can’t do > that right now. > > She has 7 or 8 stitches and no bandaging over the incision, so I really need > to make sure that Desi cannot get to her. I have a soft sided kennel that > someone gave me before I had Desi, and I put it on the couch and she was > laying in it very comfortably. She opted to go in her area after her laps > through the kitchen and living room. She is either asleep right now, or > resting very comfortably – well as comfortable as she can be with the > e-Collar on. > > She has two different kind of pain meds to take – one for 10 days and one for > 14 days. I am supposed to start her on those in the morning. I think this > will be a very long 10 days because Desi really loves her and wants to be by > her, but I know that I have to protect her belly from any Desi Licking or any > Desi Stitch Removal service. > > I am so tired, as I only slept 2 hours last night and have had a busy day. I > think that the three of us will go to sleep very soon, but I will probably > not be totally asleep, and rather be having one eye open to make sure that > Dolly is OK. > > Thanks to everyone that has said prayers for Dolly. She had a very good > surgery and I am so thankful for that. It is also so comforting to me all > the messages about her, and also suggestions as to how I can keep Desi away > from Dolly during the night…I think it will prove to be very interesting. > > Well this seems to be a very good place to end this day and get my rest so > that tomorrow will be easier. > > Joan > > > > >
