[NAGDU] More details about virtue

[joy.relton at icloud.com]

Oh Vanessa,

I am glad that they got the sock out of there. Belle was one of those dogs
who I had to watch carefully. If I dropped a knee high nylon she would scoop
it up and swallow it faster than I can stop. I was fortunate that she passed
the couple that she managed to get. She was one of those dogs that you had
to be on your toes or you could be in trouble. She was sweet but
mischievous. 

I have had one dog have to wear what the vet used to call "the Elizabethan
collar". Xylo learn to point his nose straight up so that he could go up
stair without catching it. 

Best of luck with Virtue.  

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Subject: [NAGDU] More details about virtue

So, to continue the Virtue saga, giving him fluids overnight from Monday to
Tuesday did not work. The sock-looking object was still stuck in his
intestines, and gas was building up. So surgery was scheduled. Initially, it
would have been done by staff from the Pet ER, but the facility also has
vets who cover specialized areas of medicine (cardiology, internal medicine,
etc), and they had an earlier slot, so they took care ofthe surgery. You
know  those knee high stockings that look like ssocksH one when the door to
my laundry room was left open. You know those knee high stockings that kind
of look like socks? I use those to cover the end of that metal pipe that
comes out ofthe back ofthe dryer to catch lent, and I think that is what he
found. 

He tolerated being put under, going through the surgery, and being awakened
well. Of course, he stayed one more night in the hospital. He ate, drank
water, and parked successfully, so he was allowed to come home Wednesday
afternoon.

He is on crate lockdown for 14 days. He can come out to be fed, watered, and
parked. But because he has external and internal stitches, he has to remain
quiet. He is on two types of pain medication and one mood stablized (to keep
him quiet) during that 14 day period. He is also wearing a gynormous cone to
prevent him from going after the stitches. Thus far, he is being fairly
cooperative, but I will need to get pill pockets. I threw all of his evening
meds in with his late evening mealggI feed him 3 evenly measured meals per
day), but apparently, one ofthe pain meds has an odor that does not sit well
with him. So I had to give him that pill by hand. The pill pockets should
solve that problem.

He sees the surgeon on April 1 (which also coincides withthe start ofa new
class at TSE).

That's the latest, and Walt Sutton and I are still in communication with
each other as I track his recovery. 
 
Vanessa and the zoo  
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