I wonder if everything is going ok. They say no news is good news but I'm still worried.

HI Everyone!

Thank you for all the kind words. IT has been such a tearing few days.

Lily is doing Great! THey did the surgery and they found a piece of Toy that we gave that was enlarged in her intestines. I could not believe it. THey had to remove some of the bad intestines as well. They gave me back the piece and you would be amazed that this was in her little body. I am so upset. This was a TOY that we purchased at Target. BOOTS and Barkley. The doctors were amazed on what size this was and that a toy can actually piece off like that. So my husband and family think I should go after Target for the VET bill. So I dont know what to do.

Anyway. I just came from seeing her and she looks awesome. She has lost some wieght which I expect after vomiting for 5 days. She started to eat a little tablespoons at a time and she has not thrown up at all today. They took her off the IV and her incision looks great almost healed. She is drinking and very peppy. She was so excited to see me. I felt so bad leaving her she was crying when i left. IT just breaks my heart. So i think Tomorrow she will be home. I will be so glad when she comes home so I can care for her. I am so glad this is over. I have no idea how much this VET bill is and what they will charge me or if they overcharge me. So We will see.
I promise when she is home I will let you know as she is doing and send some pictures.

I wanted tolknow Cali if you read this if NOT I will email you. I saw that you put a ONEZ on your baby. Can you tell me what you got and what size and I think that is just a great Idea.

Thanks again to all for your sweet kindness and any more advice would be even better for a speedy recovery for my Lily. :)

Thanks again
Cathy

Hi Cathy, I am so happy you posted again! I've been thinking about Lily since we first met the other night. I'm so glad she is on the road to recovery! I can't wait to see pics of her. This is great news :)

so glad Lily is doing well after surgery. its amazing what these guys can eat and manage to swallow sometimes. Can you tell us exactly what toy she ate? A lot of use shop at target and buy their toys so if we have that toy too we'll know to either take it away or be extra careful.

Also, its not Targets fault. If anything, you should try to get Boots and Barkley to pay for the surgery. They're the ones that made the toy. I'd definitely call and tell them and ask them to pay the bill. I don't know if they will but i'd try anyway.

HI Kellie

BOOTS AND BARKELY is Target own brand.

It was a Yellow very hard Yellow Chicken that squeaked. it had 2 little nub feet. PLEASE DONT GET THAT TOY. IF I COULD FIND A PICTURE ONLINE I WILL POST IT I PROMISE

Oh sorry, i had no idea that was a target brand. Well then i'm with you, go after target!

i don't have that toy luckily. I'm sorry Lily ate it :(

Its good she's eating small bits and keeping it down. As far as at home recovery, you'll need to keep her quiet and confined. Do not allow any running, jumping, or playing. She shouldn't be allowed to do any jumping at all and make sure she doesn't jump on or off furniture. She can stretch too much and pull her stitches. Keep her away from her stitches, try the onsie or put a shirt on her that's long enough to cover her stitches. When she cannot be watched she should be kept in a crate or expen so she doesn't get into anything. I prefer putting e-collars on them when you aren't home or you are sleeping and can't watch them. It only takes a few minutes for them to rip out their stitches :( i've seen many surgeries like this and i've seen the good and the bad results. keeping them quiet until their stitches come out is key. :) good luck!! can't wait to see pictures of Lily!!

Glad to read that she's doing better. It's so scary with toys because you never know if they'll be able to chew them apart or not.

I'm so glad to hear that things are going well. :)

Thanks for the warning about the toy. :thumbup:

We are so happy that Lilly is doing great. I have been checking this thread frequently looking for some good news. Hopefully she will be home in your loving arms tomorrow, and you can care for her as only you can. Keep us posted!

Happy to hear Lily is doing fine!!

I just now found this and am so relieved to read the happy outcome, that she's gonna be okay! :thumbup: :thumbup: My Starr wasn't as lucky, she didn't make it after the surgery:( But that was the vet's fault. long story. Now I'm a lot more vigilant about what's left laying around (a piece of pencil got my girl, go figure!). She was three years old and not much of a chewer, but now I know that dogs will sneak things sometimes.

If it were me, I'd definitely go after Target AND Boots and Barkley. If a little dog like Lily can get a piece off, what would happen if a BIG doggie chewed on it, geez:eek:

Anyway, I'm SO glad that Lily is doing well:love:

So glad Lily is doing well after surgery!! Sending Lily hugs.

Praise the Lord....prayers were answered.

Sending healing thoughts to Lily. Warmly, Deborah

Things took a turn for the worse for my Little Lily

Today she woke up vomoting and not looking good at all. MY eyeballs are swallon from crying so much.

We transferred her to a emergency Vet Today for around the clock care.
They did another SONO and they found that there could be a few things wrong. Her intenstines look irrirated and her incision was red. and her white blood cells are very high.

SO this is what is going on now. and how he explained

1- Something could have happened with the Surgery
2- The Vet that did the surgery might have been in there too long which can cause pancreastitis
3-Or maybe there is some form of leak around the repair of the intestines

SOOO , he upped her antibotics and alot more fluids and will redo another SONO if she seems a little better in the AM, if so they will wait another day.. IF she is still the same they will re-operate again and explore. They will also put a feeding tube in her for nutrition. She has not eaten in 8 days now all fluids

She just looks horrible. I so besides myself.

oh no, the poor Baby ! Praying for a good outcome !

Oh my gosh I can't even imagine what you are going through. To have her get better and then all of a sudden get worse. Sending good thoughts and prayers your way! Hope she gets better soon. Please keep us updated!

I wish Little Lilly all the best!!!! My heart goes out to you:(

Oh my goodness! I am so sorry. Sending prayers for your baby.

:hug:
Sheilagh

OK soo here is a good update:)

Lily is looking good today.They did another SONO and the surgeon suggested that he is not to go back in again as her SONO showed no sign of fluid.

So he wants to wait. He really thinks that she has gone through so much over this past 9 days. I saw her this morning at 7AM and she was kissing me and all over. and again tonite at 7.45 she looked like my normal LILY :D

She did vomit again today but clear fluid and he was not concerned about.
He just wants her belly to heal. They tried to feed her and she ate very little.
THIS IS 9 days now with food.

So she is still not ready to come home yet. He will do another SONO tomorrow and see how she if any better with all the antibotics she is on.

I will keep you posted.

How is Lily? I sure hope she is home and recovering :)

I'm hoping Lily is feeling much better today.
Prayer's coming that she has a complete recovery.

Please keep us posted. My little guy is at the hospital too, so I REALLY empathize with you. Prayers your way, please take care of yourself, your Lily needs you!

What a wild ride!

Focus on minimizing her activity so her body can focus on healing. It sounds like she had a little post-operation infection, or maybe from anesthesia ...

Glad to hear she's on the upswing!

How is Lily today ,has she came home yet.

HI All!:)

I am so sorry that i have not had the chance to write back.
YES Lily is home and doing very well after taking her to a emergency vet which we should have done in the 1st place.

I have learned a lesson if your dog needs surgery bring in to a specialist.

I have had nothing but heartache with everything that has happened.
THe MFG of the TOY company denied the claim and feels they were not responsible. SO I will now go higher up. The animal hospital that preformed the surgery did not care one bit after all of this and never called or anything once we had her transferred. So Unprofessional. We just now started to see a new vet.NOT Sure yet if I am liking him the 1st visit we had to wait in the lobby 45 mins, I guess some emergencies

Lately though I noticed that my LILY is losing some of her hair. Which has me worried. ITS been a month now since the surgery so I am concerned and will take her back to the vet over the weekend. Other than that she looks good and back to her bad habits :D and so glad to have her home with us, IT was a very heart breaking emotional 7 days.

I promise I will keep up to date with everyone now that everything has finally calmed down. Thank you all for your concern:)

I will keep you and Lily in my prayers. I hope the hair loss is nothing. Hugs!