Re: Touble's surgery

[Norma Silloway]

Hi everyone, just thought I'd send an update on Trouble(Midknight Shockwave).  She decided to celebrate her 11th birthday by having a Pyometra Ovariohysterectomy.  She's doing ok and is recovering uneventfully thus far. 

I never had her spayed because for the first year she was here she was so nervous about so many things I just didn't want to put her through it.  I have no male dogs and her heats were no big deal.  In hindsight, I would never not have a bitch spayed again.

This is my first experience with Pyometra, any imput would be appreciated.  I was also wondering if any of the siblings are still around.

Norma

[Bonnie Dalzell]

We have had a couple of cases of pyo in aged bitches. Generally they have
survived the surgery and done quite well afterwards. The worst outcome I
got was Domino who threw a clot and had loss of circulation to a hind leg.
That was dec of 2007. We had to have the hind leg ampuatated. Domino is
doing OK and is still active although she is a bit wobbly. On the other
hand she will be 13 in 10 days so I would say she has some old age
problems independent of the loss of the leg.



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[Vickie Littleton]

Norma--

Leigh and I had to spay one of his old bitches at 10 or thereabouts. She bounced back very well--and celebrated her 14th birthday in February. She was never as sick as I would have expected with pyometra, but surgery was definitely needed! It's a judgement call--it's really scary leaving a stressy dog at the vet for elective surgery.

Vickie Littleton

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I was also wondering if any of the siblings are still around.

Hi Norma

Trouble's brother Marshall is still with me and I'm grateful for everyday we have together as he quickly became a "heartdog".  He's slowing down a bit but he can still keep his ten sometimes obnoxious children in line:))  Their brother Stormy (previously known as Furby) is loving life up in Alaska with his mom Kersti Palmer and his nephew Eddie (a Marshall son)  I also believe the sister with Janice McFerrin is doing well...I think her name is Sonnet.  Not sure about any others.

I also had to have an emergency spay done on one of my girls this year when she developed pyo...have never been quick to spay just for GP after I lost a healthy 4 yr old to DIC post spay years ago but have had to rethink on that and had a few of my older girls spayed this year.

I'm glad to hear Trouble is doing well

Sheryl Kuhn

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