It's about time to update you on what's going on with our little baby (and to ask some questions).
Quick recap: As some of you know, the last few weeks have been highly distressing for us - on December the 24th, Sussie had to be emergency operated of what the vet classified as pyometra. The operation itself was successful and that's no longer a risk to her, but it left her cardiovascular system in a very weak state and she's been very slowly recovering at home. Plus, a nasty side effect has been her accumulating fluid around the jowls and neck, resulting in her looking like this:
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So, it's been about three weeks since she had surgery. With the exception of this fluid problem, she seems to be back to her old self - not completely, but at least recognizably so. We're giving her a pill of an special aspirin for cardiovascular issues daily (by vet's recommendation - there's regrettably no equal product for animals yet) to stabilize her heart and, and a diuretic pill daily to get that excess fluid off her body (again, vet's recommendation).
She's eating and drinking water as usual, although that extra weight makes difficult for her to move around so she spends most of the day lying around the house.
The vet insisted us to be very patient with the recovery process, but I get a bit desperate at times since I don't see that big blob of fluid coming off her body (the idea is to have her expel it through urine). I had a talk with other person who had a similar issue recently, and talked me about the chances of a phantom pregnancy happening, which make the dog's body release a big amount of hormones. I don't know if this is really related, but I felt it was worth to mention.
I'm aware I may not get her back to 100% of what she was... but I just want her to be happy and not having her suffering for anything. And I'm sure you agree.
I'm adding here a video I shot with my photo camera a couple of days ago for you to see her. Try paying no attention to my babble. :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xOFbba3gmE
Some more pictures I took this Saturday:
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As always, thank you for all your support - things seem to be getting more stable by now, but we still need all the support we can get. Thanks!
Quick recap: As some of you know, the last few weeks have been highly distressing for us - on December the 24th, Sussie had to be emergency operated of what the vet classified as pyometra. The operation itself was successful and that's no longer a risk to her, but it left her cardiovascular system in a very weak state and she's been very slowly recovering at home. Plus, a nasty side effect has been her accumulating fluid around the jowls and neck, resulting in her looking like this:
So, it's been about three weeks since she had surgery. With the exception of this fluid problem, she seems to be back to her old self - not completely, but at least recognizably so. We're giving her a pill of an special aspirin for cardiovascular issues daily (by vet's recommendation - there's regrettably no equal product for animals yet) to stabilize her heart and, and a diuretic pill daily to get that excess fluid off her body (again, vet's recommendation).
She's eating and drinking water as usual, although that extra weight makes difficult for her to move around so she spends most of the day lying around the house.
The vet insisted us to be very patient with the recovery process, but I get a bit desperate at times since I don't see that big blob of fluid coming off her body (the idea is to have her expel it through urine). I had a talk with other person who had a similar issue recently, and talked me about the chances of a phantom pregnancy happening, which make the dog's body release a big amount of hormones. I don't know if this is really related, but I felt it was worth to mention.
I'm aware I may not get her back to 100% of what she was... but I just want her to be happy and not having her suffering for anything. And I'm sure you agree.
I'm adding here a video I shot with my photo camera a couple of days ago for you to see her. Try paying no attention to my babble. :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xOFbba3gmE
Some more pictures I took this Saturday:
As always, thank you for all your support - things seem to be getting more stable by now, but we still need all the support we can get. Thanks!
