Posted by shar on December 17, 2003, at 23:21:47
In reply to Re: She's ok after surgery, posted by Dinah on December 17, 2003, at 15:52:13
So glad to hear she's ok. I will say prayers for you all.
And, when my dog (lab) had ear surgery (broken blood vessels so ear flap swelled up, filled ear and had to be drained) from shaking her head and probably hitting it on the coffee table or something...she came home with a 'toothache' bandage which I couldn't keep on her (they can be SO persistent when they want something OFF), then she proceeded to shake her head when I took her E-collar off and because they had sewn stuff on her ear to keep it stiff, that ear shaking caused the vessels that were ok before to break. So, next day we're in there again, more surgery on the remaining part of her ear, another bandage...deja vu.
So--I know how very, very frustrating it can be to try to keep dogs still, clean, bandaged, stitched, etc. You have my sympathy and understanding, and even if you do everything in your power to keep it all ok, it may still call for more care and most importantly it's not a reflection on you. Good luck to you!
Shar
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