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Originally Posted by diejones  Just an update on Colt. He did have liver shunt surgery yesterday, he was in the first stages of liver failure, we just picked him up tonight. The poor little guy just looks like he was put threw the ringer.. I really didn't think that he would look as bad as he does. It is along healing process about 8 weeks, but for now he is doing fine. His shunt was large it went to his diaphragm. It is my understanding that they cant really tell 100% unless the do an exploratory surgery. Colt was so sick that we didn't have any other choice, but to do the surgery. We just hope and pray that he does get better. |
I know just how you feel. I had no idea that Lola would look so bad. The scar looked so big going across her little belly. They had a "cone" on her little neck and that just made things look worse. The first thing I did was put her in a "onesie" to protect the incision and take the cone off. It made her much more comfortable. I had to buy the preemie baby onesies from Toys R Us and cut a hole for her tail, but she could rest much better in that. I also used a soft blanket whenever I had to pick her up to help pad her so I wouldn't accidentally hurt her. I also made sure that I gave her the pain meds whether I thought she acted like she needed them or not. These pups are very good at masking their pain. I kept her on the pain meds for the first 5 days - round the clock. She was very clingy and scared the first few days after surgery, but then it seemed like she bounced back after about day 4. I never left her up on a sofa or bed unattended because they said climbing could cause the shunt repair to come undone...so I was so careful about her climbing or running for a few weeks. Lola is now 6 years old and you would never know that anything had ever been wrong with her. No scar, no special meds - she's really doing great. Keep us posted on Colt - we're all sending prayers!