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Originally Posted by Brodies Mommy  I have read EVERYTHING you have posted as well as UP AND DOWN that website. NO where in that website does it say "dogs will have surgery on Monday .... and usually be able to go home in ___ days". I know you have kept up very well with me and should know taht I need an EXACT number of days to ask off from my job. I can't just not show up. So if I take off 4 days and Brodie needs to be there 5 are they going to throw him in a UPS box and ship him back?! I think not! Also, I read the stories of other dogs with shunts. I read nothing about any dog that had survived beyond his initial surgery!? How long after the surgery do they live? Do they live a normal life? Maybe I wasn't clear in my questions. What I wanted to know is anyone that had a shunt dog and what his life was like 1, 3, 5 years down the road. I have been in contact with Dr Center's since I posted. She currently is in Africa, so isn't able to call me or be at the center to look at my little pup. I'm sorry you feel as though I am wasting your time and you keep repeating yourself (which you do, I agree). But the questions I am asking you aren't answering. I know WHERE to bring him. I know he NEEDS surgery. I want to know what that surgery is like for my baby and what his life will be like after. I cried reading the doggy stories on UT's site. How horrible that some people give up their little ones and others get surgeries and die. I hope and pray Brodie doesn't have this luck! Please don't think I am ignoring you. I very much appreciate your help and kindness, I just want more information on what to prepare for for the rest of Brodie's life. He is, after all, only one year old. I hope we have many more years to look forward to together! |
Here is a suggestion - call UT and ask them what the typical time frame is. They will be able to give you this information. They are the world renowned hospital for shunts. Dr. Karen Tobias invented the procedure. There is NO ONE ON THE PLANET more qualified to perform the ameroid constrictor LS surgery.