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Post by Elle on Aug 4, 2011 22:24:09 GMT
Aw poor little Harry. And poor you too, hun. I know how hard it is to see them uncomfortable. I'm very glad he's home with you now and that all went well. He'll be much better tomorrow, I'm sure, and before you know it he'll be his usual happy self. Give him a kiss and a cuddle for me.  xx Thanks Paula  Yes, you know only too well what it's like to watch your baby being so uncomfortable! Aww poor Harry he is prob just a bit shocked I remember after daisys spay she sat bolt up right for hours couldn't relax Yes, they do seem to adopt weird positions, even at the best of times don't they? Aw poor baby  I hope he starts feeling himself again soon. I think its better that you got the stitches that have to be removed, I've had bad experience with the disolvable ones not disolving and going infected. I'm glad that the surgery went well xxx Thanks Hollie :-) I didn't even think that with the stitches, but I know it can happen, so perhaps just as well they're standard ones this time. Aww poor, Harry. I didn't know it was today! So glad it went smoothly and the vet extracted the tooth and got his anal glands done too!
I think they all react differently but he shouldn't be in too much pain with the pain killer. Kiki and Chaos were absolutely fine and wanted to play as usual whereas Gambit took about 2 days to recover. He had loads of teeth out and was dribbling, it was awful seeing him like that so I know where you're coming from!
Hopefully Harry will be feeling a little better tomorrow. His dinner sounds yummy! Yes it's awful watching them so confused and uncomfortable  Thanks Lucy... he did enjoy it later |
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Post by Elle on Aug 4, 2011 22:40:24 GMT
Ring the vet and see if you can give him some extra meds for pain. The play bow position, also called the 'praying' position you describe is a sign of severe pain. Hope he's feeling better soon. Ok, just looked up more on the prayer position as that ticked off a red flag when you said he was doing that .... Here's what one site said ..... (I'd definitely ring your vet and tell them what he is doing). Little dogs rarely bloat, but it does sound like has a very sore belly.
Dog Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook
ACUTE PAINFUL ABDOMEN (may include Bloat)
THE ACUTE abdomen can be an emergency.
This condition is characterized by the sudden onset of abdominal pain along with vomiting, retching, extreme restlessness and inability to find a comfortable position, whining and crying, grunting and labored breathing. The abdomen is extremely painful when pressed on.
A characteristic position sometimes seen is one in which the dog's chest rests against the floor with the rump in the air (prayer position). As the condition advances, the dog's pulse becomes weak and thready, the mucus membranes pale and the dog goes into shock.
One of the following may be the cause:
Bloat
Torsion of the stomach and intestines
Urinary stones
Trauma to the abdomen with internal injury
Rupture of the bladder
Poisoning
Rupture of the pregnant uterus
Peritonitis
Acute pancreatitis
Intestinal obstruction
Veterinarians will tell you that a dog with Bloat or any other form of acute abdomen is critically ill and should have immediate veterinary attention.
Yes, I did explain to the vet exactly what position he was holding at the time, and I asked if he needed more painkillers, but he just told me not to worry, and that Harry would be fine. He said that Harry's painkillers would be working till tomorrow afternoon and that his discomfort was to do with the anaesthetic. Gosh, I'm glad I didn't try reading up on the net about it, I think if I'd seen that, I would have panicked  That's scary stuff! I guess his abdominal area might be sore as his testicles were removed from higher up than the scrotum, so the sutured wounds are either side of his penis, next to the bulbus glandis. I *hope* that's why he was doing that, anyway! If he'd stayed like that for much longer I would have called the vet back again, but Harry did settle after a while and had a good sleep. Then when he woke up, he was much more alert and ate his small meal of lamb and I took him outside (in a gated, very limited area) where he wandered around normally, then lifted his leg and had a long wee. He's curled up in his normal position in his bed as I type this, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the night passes without any problems. Though I doubt I'll get much sleep... I'll be up checking on him every hour or so, I know! Did they not send him home with pain killers? My vets always do just in case and also for the next few days. Hopefully they did for Harry x No, I have to admit I was half expecting them to give me some Metacam or something for him, but the vet just said to give him half an aspirin if he's showing signs of pain after tomorrow. To be honest, I always thought human drugs were poison to dogs |
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Post by brodysmom on Aug 4, 2011 23:00:05 GMT
It sounds like he is doing fine now! Thank goodness! Maybe he had a gas bubble that was causing acute pressure in his belly when he was holding that play bow position. I wouldn't have thought anything about that but was just reading lately about a dog that was holding the 'prayer' position and he had pancreatitis. I didn't know that position signified severe pain, so thought I'd pass it on. I'm glad he's doing better now! Poor baby! I bet he will feel much better tomorrow! |
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Post by Elle on Aug 4, 2011 23:13:24 GMT
It sounds like he is doing fine now! Thank goodness! Maybe he had a gas bubble that was causing acute pressure in his belly when he was holding that play bow position. I wouldn't have thought anything about that but was just reading lately about a dog that was holding the 'prayer' position and he had pancreatitis. I didn't know that position signified severe pain, so thought I'd pass it on. I'm glad he's doing better now! Poor baby! I bet he will feel much better tomorrow! I hope so Tracy... it's just so hard seeing him like it and feeling so helpless. I think it's even worse because he's my first little Chi, and previous (bigger) dogs I had weren't ever neutered anyway, so I have nothing to compare it with (back in the days when neutering wasn't done much... ppl were just expected to keep their bitches on heat indoors, out of the way!). I've always had my male cats neutered, but none of them has been even remotely cryptorchid... so it's just been a quick snip to the scrotum and they've barely noticed by the next morning. Even female felines who've been spayed, have seemed not too bothered by the next day... the only evidence of surgery has been the large shaved patch on their flanks! Seems that owning a Chi for the first time has quite a learning curve, lol!  |
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Post by rosiesmum on Aug 5, 2011 7:49:13 GMT
Hope harry is feeling better this morning, some dogs seem to take surgery harder than others bless them.
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Post by Lucy on Aug 5, 2011 8:55:25 GMT
Glad to hear he was feeling better after his nap. How is he doing this morning?
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Post by Elle on Aug 5, 2011 9:36:56 GMT
Hope harry is feeling better this morning, some dogs seem to take surgery harder than others bless them.
x Glad to hear he was feeling better after his nap. How is he doing this morning? Thanks Barbara and Lucy Harry is definitely feeling better today than he was yesterday, but he's still very down, and dragging his tail along the ground when he walks. It's so sad to see his beautiful tail dragging like that I checked on him a number of times during the night (I'm exhausted and very tired!) but he seemed quite settled and not too uncomfortable. He was still trembling a bit, early on this morning, but that seems to have stopped now, and his stitches look fine, and the wounds don't look infected. Plus, the vet did tell me that it can take 24hrs for the anaesthetic effects to go away in such a tiny little guy. He's had some breakfast and had a little walk in his enclosed outside area, and been to the toilet normally, so hopefully, it's just a matter of time now, before he's back to his normal happy self. |
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Post by rosiesmum on Aug 5, 2011 9:44:16 GMT
Good to hear Harry is a little better at least, still early days for him Hope he is soon flying the Chihuahua flag and his tail up and waving x |
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Yes, you know only too well what it's like to watch your baby being so uncomfortable!
Thanks Lucy... he did enjoy it later 
That's scary stuff! I guess his abdominal area might be sore as his testicles were removed from higher up than the scrotum, so the sutured wounds are either side of his penis, next to the bulbus glandis. I *hope* that's why he was doing that, anyway! If he'd stayed like that for much longer I would have called the vet back again, but Harry did settle after a while and had a good sleep. Then when he woke up, he was much more alert and ate his small meal of lamb and I took him outside (in a gated, very limited area) where he wandered around normally, then lifted his leg and had a long wee.
