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Originally Posted by iwannalollipop2  Hi everyone! I've been meaning to come back for a while to give an update on how Lacy's surgery at UT went, I just haven't gotten around to it. It took us about 13 hours total to drive down to Knoxville from Maryland, which was pretty painful but we did eventually get there. We stayed at a fairly nice bed and breakfast in the city that took dogs--it wasn't quite what we were expecting, but it was alright. Lacy went in for her scintigraphy and surgery two weeks ago today, and I cannot say enough about how wonderful the staff at the small animal clinic at UT Knoxville are. You know it's the right place to be when you're sitting in the waiting room clutching your yorkie among a crowd of half a dozen OTHER yorkies waiting for the same surgery. We met a lot of other wonderful yorkie parents.
Anyway, Lacy's scintigraphy went well and they did find a single, extrahepatic shunt exactly as everyone had been suspecting. She got out of surgery wonderfully, and we got her back to the hotel on Saturday night after her surgery Friday morning. She was pretty perky considering she had just gotten surgery. She was in a little bit of pain for a few days, but got better pretty quickly. Now, we're home and she is two weeks out of surgery and doing very well. She did vomit a couple of times a few days ago, and an emergency vet at UT called us right back and said that was probably okay as long as she was eating alright. For anyone else who has been through this with their yorkie--about how long is the rest/recovery period? Lacy is feeling really cooped up because we're trying to keep her physical activity down, but for how long is this necessary? How long before she can chase after her toys again, or have a bath (she really needs it)? Go down stairs? Thank you all so much for your support, and I'll let you know how Lacy's is doing as the weeks go by. We're hoping for a totally happy, healthy dog--and boy will she be happy to get ground beef again in a few months if she can go back to her regular diet!
I attached a couple of pics--the first is Lacy right after we got her home, with the view from our balcony at the bed and breakfast in Knoxville--just 36 hours after surgery! The next is her the next day, on our drive back when we stopped at a state park in Virginia for lunch. She's wearing a shirt to protect the incision. |
She is a cutie, Happy to hear she is doing well after her surgery.
I also love her bag in gray , I have the same one in red ,but need to replace.
have a great healthy life.
bark@ulater!!!
manina,miley
,max
