YORKILUV - you are the only other person I have ever talked with that had the plumbing re-do on a male because of stones. It almost killed my husband when we had to do it and it was really hard especially when putting the dog thru something so extemem didnt work after the three previous surgery's. I am so happy to hear your dogs procedure has been a success, at least it wasnt for nothing like my dogs was.
KATI's MOM - best of luck to you and your precious dog. I hope this is a one time deal and you are both done with it. After my dog had his 3rd surgery, I researched everything under the sun to see what the cause could be. I even thought the chemicals in raw hide bones had something to do with it. I changed his food, etc but nothing worked because the vet treated the sypmtom and not the problem. I could kick my self for not insisting the liver be checked even though I had read a liver not doing its job contributes to infections and onto stones. I just assumed the vet knew what he was doing - that was my mistake for assuming.
Having said all of this and rather allow that horrible experience get to me, I have chosen to learn something from it so my baby didnt have to die for nothing. I do know now that if any of my other babies develop or suffer from any kind of re-occuring problem, I will take them to Texas A&M and not assume the vet knows what he is doing if it keeps happening. Those vets at Tx A&M were awesome and it blew me away how they figured out what was the PROBLEM in two days rather three years of guessing. |