Wash their Paws after Walking! Basil needed Surgery!
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Hi all, Just a warning, You may have seen stuff in the press this week, well it was nearly too late for us.
Sunday we took ours out on a big long walk, Sunday night he was ill, and throughout the night must have been sick a few dozen times. Mostly bile, but he was retching every 20 mins. Obviously concerned as he had lapped from a stagnant semi-frozen pond in the forest, but took him straight to the vets.
They couldn't see anything, or feel any blockages so suggested an x-ray. An hour later they said the x-ray showed something in the lower intestine. but they couldn't be sure what it was.
We took the advice to open him up an see.
Well they rummaged about and flushed out his intestine. Lots of grit and semi digested debris. This was causing a lot of gas, which had swollen the whole thing up and effectively closed it down.
As it was mostly digested there is no way of really knowing what it was, and despite us being careful about washing paws after a walk, we think he had somehow got road grit into his system.
He is fine ( or at least he will be) and on the road to recovery. But this week has been emotional
Sunday we took ours out on a big long walk, Sunday night he was ill, and throughout the night must have been sick a few dozen times. Mostly bile, but he was retching every 20 mins. Obviously concerned as he had lapped from a stagnant semi-frozen pond in the forest, but took him straight to the vets.
They couldn't see anything, or feel any blockages so suggested an x-ray. An hour later they said the x-ray showed something in the lower intestine. but they couldn't be sure what it was.
We took the advice to open him up an see.
Well they rummaged about and flushed out his intestine. Lots of grit and semi digested debris. This was causing a lot of gas, which had swollen the whole thing up and effectively closed it down.
As it was mostly digested there is no way of really knowing what it was, and despite us being careful about washing paws after a walk, we think he had somehow got road grit into his system.
He is fine ( or at least he will be) and on the road to recovery. But this week has been emotional
Edited by Flat6er on Saturday 26th January 12:59
. Glad he is responding well. Poor man is a bit bruised. Arnica may be good for that.Thanks, Yeah it was touch and go, we were especially concerned as we have a friend who lost a beagle after a peach stone got lodged, and they delayed getting her checked out.
That pic of the bruising was the day after the op, the redness is much better now. However, is Arnica recommended in cream or tablet form?
That pic of the bruising was the day after the op, the redness is much better now. However, is Arnica recommended in cream or tablet form?
)Karyn said:
bexVN said:
They do cause such a worry for us
Sorry to go off-topic slightly OP, but Bex, how's Jimmy doing?Our four legged friends certainly know how to put us through it!!
Appears that molasses is sometimes mixed in with road grit & salt. Could this be the reason for his unusual diet?
http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200284/roads_trave...
http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200284/roads_trave...
There are a fair number of articles on the internet where its said that there have been problems with sheep, cattle and deer standing about on roads that have been treated with molasses & licking it off. Its sweet, so I presume that must be the attraction.
Does your dog like sweet things?
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/453519...
Does your dog like sweet things?
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/453519...
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