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Hi all, It was a long afternoon. Surgery for the puppy started about 2ish.....everything went fine as far as the corrective surgery. Dr. C will email me in lay terms what the birth defect was (and basically is was the reproductive organs did not form correctly), how she corrected it and what the prognosis is, I will of course forward it on to all of you. HOWEVER, as soon as the surgery was done.....and all was going great post-op and he decided to scare all of us and FLAT LINE. Close call.......our surgery tech is fabulous and Dr. C was right outside the OR........chest compressions......etc. etc. etc. He pulled thru. I was going to bring him home with me tonight, but our head surgery tech offered to take him home. She is incredible and she knows how much he means to me. ANYWAY......Dr. C wanted him to stay close for a week or so to make sure everything was healing fine. And I must admit, that my emotional connection is so strong, that he may just have found a home here in Las Cruces with us and all my crazy sealyham terriers. Anyway, I just wanted everyone to know what a wild and crazy day it was........I'm emotionally drained and still crying when I think about it........... Thanks, Letha Thank you to:
Hi gang, I checked in on the puppy last night about 10 and Erika said all was going as it should. However, I did want to let you know that the surgery was different than we originally thought. As I said, Dr. C will email me exactly what/ why etc. We found out that he urinated from a hole closer to his testicles and that no urine was coming from the malformed penis. So she removed the penis, neutered him and left alone the hole. Once she got in there, both drs. agreed that would work just fine. Both felt the birth defect was just the reproductive organs not forming properly. Was very interesting. Anyway, will keep everyone posted.................... Letha Thank you to:
Saturday, January 13 Strong AireZen Needed Just a little update on our little guy. Making a little progress today, but Erika (our clinic's surgery RVT and my dear friend) has not left his side. I made two trips to her house today bringing more and different IV fluids etc. etc. This is one of those cases where recovery is going to be day to day and hopefully full. One can't be sure if there is swelling in the brain etc. etc. and just hoping that each day he gets better. You just never know what happened in the brief moment when he "flat-lined". In my heart I believe he will be just fine. Sunday, January 14 Just talked to Erika and the little guy had a little better night than ( of course ) the first one. He seems to rest more comfortably now and his breathing is more normal. The road is still long, but with each hour......seems like it might be getting a little shorter. Thank God for Erika. He is in such great hands. Tomorrow he will come back to ICU at the clinic. Tomorrow night probably back with Erika. Will just have to see what tomorrow brings. Thanks for all the prayers and zen............ Letha Thank you to:
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Good morning everyone, All of us have decided to call him "Peter". Erika said he had a fairly good night, no seizures. He is here at the clinic (ICU) today and Erika will take him home tonight again as he is on IV fluids etc. etc. He doesn't stand on his own, he has to be spoon fed and he is at this point blind. All of this MAY change as the days progress, but it is one day at a time at this point. As the doctors said, it is really not that he arrested on the table, but WHY he did. And with one birth defect, there can be another or others that of course we have no way of knowing. There are definitely positive signs over the past couple of days, so just keep you fingers crossed. Must run, as I'm swamped here at work, Letha Thank you to:
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Hi gang, Well, (Tuesday) today was another day. Little Peter seemed to be a little more terrierish! He has not had a seizure since Sunday evening and no valium since Sunday evening. He acts like he wants to move around and try to stand....and he gets vocal and throws himself around. It happens about once every hour 1/2. I would like to think that is some type of progress.......maybe wishing thinking, maybe NOT. He still can not see, hear or smell but is very aware when he gets LOV-IN! and touches. We still have to spoon feed him. Erika is taking him home at night as he is hooked up to an IV.......if we get to the point where there is no IV.....he will come home with me. KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED. As you can imagine, he has endeared himself to all the staff! Please say your prayers and keep your fingers crossed. The next 2-3 days will probably be the telling story. I hope that each morning when I see him...........will be the day when I know he is here to stay. For me this has been a Very Tough Road.......I guess I'm just too emotionally attached ......... but then no one every said this would be easy. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers..................... Hugs, Letha Wednesday, January 17 I had two clients come in the office today and say to the front desk staff, "I understand you have a Airedale puppy here that needs good karma". They somehow have seen the website, emails of whatever......and are willing to help in any way. Peter is more active in his own way. He wants to be able to stand/walk and gets frustrated so he kind of thrashes around. But he is trying to lap up food, much more vocal and fiesty and of course Erika and I think that is great. Still doesn't see, hear or smell but late this afternoon Erika and I thought he tried to track my movement. We may be grabbing at straws here...... Still on IV fluids, antiobiotics etc. He acts like he gets hungry since we have spoon fed him more the last two days. From where we were on Saturday...........he has come a very long way. So, tomorrow is another day. Hugs to all of you for your support, Letha Thursday, January 18 "Peter" has everyone pulling for him. He has become everyone's little project. Everyday there is some little improvement. Today he is lapping up food (however we still spoon feed him) and water. Still no motor skills, but he really wants to try to stand. He pooped today which I'm sure felt great. Still on IV fluids/antibiotics. Still going home with Erika. As long as there is even the slightest progress, no matter how small we are going to keep cheering him on. We were noticing today that he has grown. ~ A little longer in body. Incision is healing great and he urinates just fine. So he really has a lot going for him. Every morning when I see him, I hope that this will be the day. Thank you to:
Saturday, January 20 Hi gang, Peter had his IV cath pulled this morning and the general concensus is to see how it goes this coming week and then decide. He will come home with me starting Monday evening. I have to tell you all, he is like taking care of a mentally disabled, bed ridden patient. Since he doesn't see, hear, smell or stand.....I'm sure you understand. The doctors feel we should see how this coming week goes.......HOPEFULLY there will be a break thru......if not...................... Monday, January 22 Hi all, Well, little Peter is resting peacefully in his raised puppy pen in the guest bedroom. He and I are going to "room together" so hubby and sealys can get good nights sleep. He will come back with me to the clinic in the a.m.'s. Honestly, I don't see much change from last Friday......but tomorrow is a new day. And we HOPE.................. Later, Letha Thank you to:
Thursday, January 25 Hi all, Little Peter has had no change since last Saturday. He is growing even tho' he is spoon fed 3-4 times a day. I mix Science Diet A/D and Puppy with water and he seems to be doing fine with that. We help him poop twice a day. We have this problem that he sleeps all day at the clinic and when I bring him home for the evening, he is up all night (me included). So after 4 nights of no sleep........I'm going to try sleeping in my own bed tonight instead of the guest room by his puppy pen. We are going to keep going......I'm not sure for how long. One day at a time..........at this point. Anyway, tomorrow is another day............ Letha Thank you to:
2/5/2007 Erika and I decided little "Peter" should go to heaven where he could see, hear, romp and stomp like all little Airedale puppies. (Last Tuesday). It was the most incredibly hard decision I have had to make in a very long time. Erika and I cried for days. We couldn't even go into the ICU room because he wasn't there. My youngest sealyham girl finally realizes Peter isn't coming home. She used to lay by his puppy pen. I have him cremated and he is home with us now. And I realize he gave us soo much and I would do it all over again. So............many hugs for being there and all your kind words and thoughts. Letha Thank you to everyone who donated and cared.
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