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06-27-2011, 12:17 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Nelliston NY
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| Another vet visit for Nya QWe just got back from the vet, her bloodwork all looks good except her red count is a little low. He has no idea why she is doing this other than the trauma of what happened in surgery and the pain. She was fine before we walked into the vet office and the second we got in the door she started SCREAMING, I mean screaming. After her checkup he was trying to get her interested in eating and wanted to see if she had any bit of appetite so he gave her nutrical which she accepted, then he opened a can of A/D and when he tried to hand feed her she would not take it, he put some on the table and she would not eat it, I put it in my hand and she ate about 1/6 of a can. He gave me medications to worm her as we do not know if she has been wormed or not. He also gave me a herbal med to try to stimulate her appetite. He said if she is doing okay by Thursday to give him a call and if she is not then obviously we will be talking to him sooner. He said the swelling in her tummy may be due to some kind of reaction to the sutures, i said what do we do if it is, he said well we try to manage it, if we cannot then we have to go in and get them out. They are internal dissolving sutures so.....I PRAY we do not have to go that route.
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06-27-2011, 12:43 PM | #2 |
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| I would try to get a second opinion... poor little thing
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06-27-2011, 12:48 PM | #3 |
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| Was this the ER vet you went to or another vet? This is ridiculous! I can not believe everything this poor baby has gone through!
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06-27-2011, 12:53 PM | #4 |
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| I'm no vet but I think a "reaction" means an allergy to the material. Wouldn't he want to give her something to counteract any reaction? That is some nasty swelling she has going on. |
06-27-2011, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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| No it was a regular vet. I had Nya/s records sent from the vet that did surgery and made sure I got a copy. Her tummy is actually starting to look a little better, before it was her entire tummy that was swollen and it even hurt her to touch her flanks, now she is swollen about 2 inches out on either side of her incision. She is still very bruised. Seems the metacam and the hot compresses are taking down the swelling. As far as a reaction to the sutures he said when they have a reaction it usually passes in a couple of days, he explained her body is trying to get rid of them?
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06-27-2011, 03:05 PM | #6 |
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| A 'reaction' or an allergy is when the body finds a foreign substance and starts attacking. Usually the body will produce histamine to fight it and that causes swelling and excess fluid. I assume he is waiting for the body to adjust to the sutures or for them to dissolve and go away. At any rate it would seem benadryl would help some but if the baby is already feeling funky it might just make her more sleepy. What an awful thing for her to have to go through. |
06-27-2011, 03:50 PM | #7 |
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