[NAGDU] going in to hospital soon

[S L Johnson]

Steph:

I am sure that Gypsy will quickly figure out that she will have to let your 
husband take her out or else she will not get to relieve herself.  She might 
hold out for the first day or two but, sooner or later she will have to go 
for him.  Best of luck to you and I hope you get well soon.

Sandra and Eva

-----Original Message----- 
From: Stephanie via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 7:25 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Cc: Stephanie
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] going in to hospital soon

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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