[NAGDU] going in to hospital soon

[Stephanie]

Hi again all,

No, I won't be able to care for my dog, at least for the first few days. We are talking major abdominal surgery ought. My husband will be looking after Gypsy while I'm gone. I won't be able to lift anything or do much even after getting home for a few weeks. 

Hubby looks after Gypsy every now and again for a few hours, but that's been it. She will not go out for any family members if I'm around. Hubby can feed her, so that's a bonus. 

Thanks for the replies so far.
Steph

----- Original Message -----
From: Lisa Belville via NAGDU  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:06 am
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] going in to hospital soon

>
>
> Hi, Steph.  If she has to go bad enough, she will.  I'm not sure what your 
> dog care arrangements will be, i.e., boarding at a kennel or keeping your 
> dog with a friend, but she will go if she has to bad enough.  When she does 
> finally go, the person taking her out just needs to praise her up.  All 
> three of my dogs have always been very aware of me and attentive to my needs 
> to the point of exhibiting a bit of separation anxiety if they know I'm 
> close but can't physically touch me.  But this only happens if they can see 
> or hear me.  They have all settled down and behaved once I'm physically out 
> of the picture.
> 
> I'm not sure what kind of procedure you're having, but I'd be careful about 
> expecting hospital staff to take the dog out.  If you'll be conscious and 
> able to physically care for the dog this might work depending on your room 
> arrangement.  But if you're being sedated or can't physically move for 
> whatever reason, you're better off having someone else do this for you, and 
> not a hospital staff member you don't know.  I wouldn't even let a 
> well-meaning volunteer do this unless I absolutely have no choice.  Also, 
> the staff isn't legally responsible for your dog, so if something happens 
> and you need to be transferred to ICU or have emergency surgery or something 
> it would cause an unnecessary complication to have someone there
> 
> Just my thoughts on this.  Hope all goes well at the hospital.
> 
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
> 
> Never make the same mistake twice. There are so many new ones, try a 
> different one each day.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stephanie via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Stephanie" <naturelovingmom at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 7:22 PM
> Subject: [NAGDU] going in to hospital soon
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I will be going in to hospital at some point soon for about 3 to 5 days, 
> > and am a bit worried how my dog will go with out me. She will not go out 
> > for anyone but me, even for a walk. My trainer thinks she will if I'm not 
> > there, but I'm looking for any tips people might have for me in this 
> > situation.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Steph
> >
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