The Pooch and Minor Operation

Milly33

Oh so the pooch must go in for operation to have a small benign we hope tumor from her belly... When I heard today i was like thats ok but sitting here now im all worried about how she will take it (she is a lurcher so soft out).. I was thinking as I will be off for the entire day of asking the vet would there be any chance i could sit in with her, I wonder would they let me.. Even for the op it wouldnt bother me..

I dont want her all stressed out before she goes in i know she will take it hard.. We are suppose to move also the day after which im thinking now feck it we wont and we will stay with her... Horrible thinking she will be alone for a few hours, i fully trust the vet but she is so sensitive...

TopTec

An operation with a general anesthetic affects different dogs in different ways.

Holly. one of my 9 years old Shih Tzu's, had to have 3 tumours removed from her breast area and a hysterectomy at the same time. This was in April.

She was under for just over an hour. The vets, with whom I have a very good relationship, let me bring her home that evening. The wound was very bloody and raw but the vets and I agreed she would get better aftercare at home with me. I have a very quiet cottage and surrounding environment. I don't think they would of allowed me, or any other client, to stay at the vets with her for various reasons. She will be so dopey after the Op it will be several hours until she realises where she is.

She went back for checkups 4 times in the first week and then weekly for a month. I cleaned her wounds 3 times a day with a warm sea salt solution. She was ready for short walks after a week and then bouncing off the walls after another week.

All you can do is ensure that the various medication regime is followed and that the patient is warm and as comfortable as can be. Use common sense and try not to fuss over them too much. Usually they just want to be left alone to sleep and recover. As for moving house, I personally wouldn't so soon after a major OP but each to their own.

You will be surprised how resilient they are so good luck to you and her.

TT

peasant

Milly33 wrote: »

I dont want her all stressed out before she goes in i know she will take it hard.. We are suppose to move also the day after which im thinking now feck it we wont and we will stay with her... Horrible thinking she will be alone for a few hours, i fully trust the vet but she is so sensitive...

She'll be fine as long as you are
Try to keep your anxiety under wraps and she'll take it in her stride.

The moving house however is a different story.
It will be quite stressful for a few days for her to settle into the new environment ...that on top of the recovery might be a bit much.

If i were you I'd try to postpone the operation until a week or two after the move (or vice versa)

Milly33

Thank you TT and PeAsant... Was thinking about it all last night.. Thankfully she just seems to have one lump which isnt too big so i am hoping the wound will be small, so fingers crossed it will heal fast... And for the sea salt cleaning yes I would go with something like this as natural is best..

Perhaps that is the way to go too with dropping her to the vets not too long before the surgery, as he is only in the road so at least she wont be sitting there all alone for the morning while she is waiting..I will just have to ask him about the rest, I have full faith he is a great vet so I know i should not be worried.. The vet said to himself that she could come home that evening which is great but she will have to wear a cone, which well I can just see her standing still in the hallway not moving...

With moving yes I think we shall wait to move her at least..We thank god have someone to look after her while we move, she is comfortable there but i was so looking forward to having us all back together..But sure if needs be a week or two of a wait wont harm us thats just being selfish on my side... Things happen for a reason Id prefer to get the op done now before it gets forgotten about and get the biopsy done so we know what we are dealing with

aonb

YOU are going to suffer much more than the dog OP, trust me on that. Once your dog goes into the surgery, they will get on with the op asap, once she is under anaesthetic, it will be quickly done hopefully, and she wont care where she is til the anaesthetic starts to wear off. (Of course anaesthetic effects different dogs in different ways - hopefully it wont stress her too much when she wakes) GREAT that you can take her home that day... if its 'just' a biopsy it wont be too big a deal. As for the cone - these in my opinion are the absolute worst part of any surgery/procedure. I think they stress a dog out more than the whole vet experience Ive always used a soft collar for my lot when they've had surgery - unfortunately several times - I take a sleeve off an old sweater (dont wash it - in fact wear it for several hours, so its smells of you!) stuff it with bits of the rest of the sweater, and sew it closed. I add boot laces at each end, to tie it in place. Its enough to keep the dog from bending his head to lick stitches. Your dog of course may not suit this arrangement - Ive been lucky that the dogs/cat were never too 'licky'/stressy - but if your girl is calm enough, its definitely worth a try.

Also on the move - if your girl would be happier WITH you even if you are moving house, rather than at the place you mentioned, then she may take the whole thing in her stride. My anxious/stressy little dog came with us for 6 weeks to UK recently, we rented a house, he didnt care less where he was as long as his humans were there.

Good luck, with the operation, hopefully its benign, and with the move.

tk123

There's nothing worse than it! I tend to work from home to keep myself busy if I have to leave Bailey in - that way I'm ready to collect him the second they call. He gets very anxious which the vet knows so she always has me bring him in after she's done her 'rounds' and she sedates him straight away so he's not stressing out. I live a few mins away so they let him come home as soon as he's ready too - which is easier for everyone! Last time I left him in he barked for a good 20 mins from the second I arrived to collect him until he was led out to me wagging his tail and standing in against my legs like butter wouldn't melt! The vet sent him out to wait with me until she was ready to see us (she was with somebody else) rather than leaving him barking - the divil

Milly33

Chatting to himself last night about it and he was kinda saying the same thing that i was thinking more about it that she was... I must ring the vet today to go through the plan of action. My man said that we are to drop her early in the morning so as such the oneis is on me as to how long she has to wait cus if I am ready to go with her when the vet calls or tells me to be there, i have to be...

They are going to remove the lump and then we are getting a biopsy done on it, to be sure to be sure.. I feel tis benign but sure better safe than sorry...

Thanks for the idea with the home made collar might defo be worth a go as she is so awkward even to push a door open or go into a space as such she doesn't know, she wont..I can just see her standing in the hall frozen in the one spot..I dont think she has even worn one before so any ideas are great...

Same here with the move I think wed be happy once we are around eachother, still a bit of a messy move for the time being but il see what we think might just have to be a bit selfish for once and call it on what we would like to do... Ill be back to let ye know how it goes, thanks for listening and advising.. Now im off to find one of my dads old jumpers i am sure he wont miss and arm..Small world the second name is Bailey

Milly33

A quick update!! All is well with the world again the pooch was fine...The operation went great and barr from being a little out of it she was great afterwards.... The worst thing for her id say was getting used to the cone and not going for mad runs... Thanks all for the chat at the time i was getting panicky but sure it all went fine.. stitches were taken out this week and the vet was well happy with how they are healing... And the better news is the tumor was benign so no more to worry about.. Must get writing a thank you note now to the vets

tk123

Milly33 wrote: »

A quick update!! All is well with the world again the pooch was fine...The operation went great and barr from being a little out of it she was great afterwards.... The worst thing for her id say was getting used to the cone and not going for mad runs... Thanks all for the chat at the time i was getting panicky but sure it all went fine.. stitches were taken out this week and the vet was well happy with how they are healing... And the better news is the tumor was benign so no more to worry about.. Must get writing a thank you note now to the vets

Bailey and Lucy (they were both in the wars) gave our vets a card and a box of cup cakes with paw prints and 'woof!' stamped on them lol on the 1 year anniversary of his jaw surgery. He also sent a card to UCD to thank them and update them on his progress...they called and asked if they could put it on Facebook lol! :pac:

Glad your girl is on the mend!

Milly33

Perhaps that would be something nice alright thanks for the tip. Yeah i must say there is only one vet there I think and three other staff and they do a great job..