Pickle Update

[ernikins]

She was eventually operated on at about midnight and I spoke to the vets afterwards when she was in recovery, he didn't actually have to remove any of the bowel which had popped through, but she did have another hernia on the other side which he has done something to. To be honest I don't understand it all, so if anyone knows about hernia's in dogs please advise me!!!
This morning he said he was pleased with her progress and that she was bright, had tucked in to her convalescence food, and had done both a poo and a wee. She has been transferred in an ambulance to my local vets, and I am waiting for them to call me back!!!
I don't think I slept at all, so am exhausted today, and they have said that she is still at risk of complications, and I have to keep her quiet for a while - how on earth do you keep a 13 week old puppy quiet!!! Hopefully she will have the sense not to go bouncing off walls like she usually does!! Thanks for everyones concern! Lxx

 

[TGM]

Glad to hear things are looking up - hope she makes a speedy and problem-free recovery.

 

[KJJ]

Glad to hear she is OK, as for keeping her quiet - I guess you'll just have to restrict the space she has for a while.

Hope she makes a swift recovery.

Do they know how the hernias occured?

 

[ernikins]

No, he said that she would have had a weakness there anyway, to be honest I was so upset last night I couldn't take it all in so I am hoping when I go in today they will give me more answers. I was worried it was my fault, but the vet assured me it wasn't!

 

[KJJ]

[ QUOTE ]
No, he said that she would have had a weakness there anyway, to be honest I was so upset last night I couldn't take it all in so I am hoping when I go in today they will give me more answers. I was worried it was my fault, but the vet assured me it wasn't!

[/ QUOTE ]That's understandable - sure they will explain it again.

Don't blame yourself - you acted quickly to the problem and she saw the vet asap, don't worry. x

 

[sloulou]

hernia's can be inherited apparently. My puppy (16 weeks) has one and the vet mentioned they can be genetic. So not your fault. My puppy came with his...

 

[welshchick]

I am glad she is ok and hope she makes a speedy recovery.

 

[ernikins]

Oh really - thats really interesting. She is home now and bouncing around like nothing has happened - trying to keep her quiet is an impossible task!!