ARRRGGGHHHHH!
Bookwyrm
Daddy's watchband 0
Misty decided that we were gone too long this afternoon and decided to
eat my husband's metal expandable watchband while we were gone. She
seems to have a metal fetish -- licks the metal caps on the feet of the
dining room table too.
Since we decided to play it safe (weren't *sure* that she had eaten the
watchband, but couldn't find it anywhere), off we went to the vet and
had x-rays done. Bingo. One mass of metal in her stomach.
She is now being prepped for surgery and we will be called to fetch her
in a couple of hours. Then we take her to the emergency vet service for
overnight care. Then pick her up before 8 a.m. and return her to our
vet for observation and hydration during tomorrow. With luck we bring
her home late tomorrow afternoon.
Remind me again why we wanted a second dog????? <wry grin>
'wyrm
victoreia
Eek! And I thought a ball of twine was a serious
x-ray image! Hope she comes through safe and sound!
--
victoreia
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"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now
and then doesn't hurt."
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Sasha Rowan
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Hope everything goes routinely and quick healing.
Sasha
Purrt
Oh dear - hope everything comes out okay.
You wanted a second dog for the same reason we wanted a third cat
after we lost BigFoot. We now have Mad Max the Demon Kitty. He's
almost 9 months old and lived his entire life in a cage until we got
him from the local shelter. He now has a whole house to play in, and
climb on, under, over, behind, etc. For those of you who look at
www.icanhascheezburger.com, he's Basement Cat - all black with gold
eyes and major attitude.
At 11 last night he apparently got caught in DH's sneaker - which then
chased him up and down the hallway, across the kitchen and under the
kitchen table before it got tired of the game. <G>
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Bookwyrm
The vetspital called a couple of hours ago to say that Misty seems to
have decided that it was past time that she went home -- she'd chewed
through her IV line, twice!!
We'll be picking her up in about an hour and then we get to deal with a
bouncy dog who will *not* be happy about being kept on a restricted diet
for the next few days and not being allowed to lick her stitches.
'wyrm
Megan
Well, glad to hear the surgery isn't keeping her spirits down.
But what... interesting taste in edibles she has. A watch main
course with IVs for dessert. That's not a meal combo that would
have occurred to me. (And my evening meal was, essentially,
"things you can eat straight out of the jar/bag without cooking
or mixing them with anything" + a mashed potato. Almost managed
to finish off the jar of olives -- felt silly putting it back in
the fridge with only one olive uneaten.)
Would one of those plastic cone/head collar things work to keep
her from stitch-licking?
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Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
> Daddy's watchband 0
>
> Misty decided that we were gone too long this afternoon and decided to
> eat my husband's metal expandable watchband while we were gone. She
> seems to have a metal fetish -- licks the metal caps on the feet of the
> dining room table too.
> Since we decided to play it safe (weren't *sure* that she had eaten the
> watchband, but couldn't find it anywhere), off we went to the vet and
> had x-rays done. Bingo. One mass of metal in her stomach.
Oh dear! I'm glad you took her in.
I thought Valentine's taste for plastic bags and wrappers was bad
enough, but metal must be worse. {sympathetic smile}
> She is now being prepped for surgery and we will be called to fetch her
> in a couple of hours. Then we take her to the emergency vet service for
> overnight care. Then pick her up before 8 a.m. and return her to our
> vet for observation and hydration during tomorrow. With luck we bring
> her home late tomorrow afternoon.
> Remind me again why we wanted a second dog????? <wry grin>
Maybe because the house was rattling a bit without one? That's why we
got Val. {SMILE}
> 'wyrm
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
Aaron
> Remind me again why we wanted a second dog????? <wry grin>
Since she is doing well:
Because you needed a Watch dog?
Obviously, she just got into the part to much.
I hope she continues to stay well. We have not had any pets in over ten
years, but children and grandchildren are about as much fun, and in
similar ways. Swallow things, visit the doctor, keep them from licking
their stitches (or at least from *picking* at them).
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That's what everybody calls me.
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Megan
> <snip>
>
>> Remind me again why we wanted a second dog????? <wry grin>
>
> Since she is doing well:
>
> Because you needed a Watch dog?
>
> Obviously, she just got into the part to much.
>
> I hope she continues to stay well. We have not had any pets in over ten
> years, but children and grandchildren are about as much fun, and in
> similar ways. Swallow things, visit the doctor, keep them from licking
> their stitches (or at least from *picking* at them).
You forget... tracking dirt into the house, protesting
fiercely when forced to take a bath, leaving pokey toys at
the perfect spot for adults to step on, making obnoxious
noises during car rides...
Yep. Kids, dogs, very similar. (At least until the kids
get old enough to take the car keys, at which point the
dangers definitely differ.)
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
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Oh dear. That sounds as bad as the time Alban got his head stuck in the
handle of a paper shopping bag. The bag followed him across the house
before it got stuck under a rocking chair. The handle wasn't so easy to
get rid of. Mom had to take it off the neck of a terrified kitty cat. {BIG
SMILE}
Sorry. I know Alban didn't think it was funny at all, but it had a
happy ending. Mom did get the handle off despite Alban's cringing. After
that, he calmed down and went back to normal. {SMILE}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
> Update --
> The vetspital called a couple of hours ago to say that Misty seems to
> have decided that it was past time that she went home -- she'd chewed
> through her IV line, twice!!
{wince, sympathetic look}
> We'll be picking her up in about an hour and then we get to deal with a
> bouncy dog who will *not* be happy about being kept on a restricted diet
> for the next few days and not being allowed to lick her stitches.
I'm sure the restrictions include no more plastic tubing or metal
bands. I just hope you can enforce those rules. {lop-sided but sympathetic
smile, Smile}
I'm glad Misty is feeling better. I hope she stays out of trouble long
enough for her people to calm down for a while. {Smile} (I'd wish for
more, but we've had a few four-foots ourselves. {SMILE})
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
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> Aaron wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>> Remind me again why we wanted a second dog????? <wry grin>
>>
>> Since she is doing well:
>>
>> Because you needed a Watch dog?
>>
>> Obviously, she just got into the part to much.
>>
>> I hope she continues to stay well. We have not had any pets in over ten
>> years, but children and grandchildren are about as much fun, and in
>> similar ways. Swallow things, visit the doctor, keep them from licking
>> their stitches (or at least from *picking* at them).
>
> You forget... tracking dirt into the house, protesting fiercely when
> forced to take a bath, leaving pokey toys at the perfect spot for adults
> to step on, making obnoxious noises during car rides...
How about leaving fragile toys where they can get stepped on. Kitties
are great for this. Both Alban and Val certainly were. I'd be surprised if
the kids and the dogs couldn't match them in that trick. {SMILE}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin