No one ever believes me. Back to the vet...
Outside he likes to lay flat in the snow, so that's not going to be clean and sterile. We intervene right away, but there's only so much you can do. He's been guarding the area, and although it looked okay, his behaviours were odd. (Walking super low to the ground, always laying in a way that put pressure on the stitches...) Both my parents looked at it and said he's fine. My inlaws were over, and said "Don't worry so much. He's fine." My husband accused me of, quote, "Always looking for trouble." So, I booked an appointment anyway, and the stitches looked okay, but there was a pocket of infection right underneath. Poor dog. It's been drained and cleaned, and he's on crate and cone patrol for a week again, and he's had three doses of antibiotics since. Now he's walking like a dog again, and his spirits seem greatly improved. So there's no question that I was, in fact, right to be worried. Yet, for the thousandth time, no one believed me. Sigh...Why is it that no one else around me believes a dog is sick until it's passed out and has to be carried in? Anyway, he's clearly on the mend now. |
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Poor boy  Glad he's on the mend... and it's always good to go with your instincts. |
Sorry to hear that Hudson is having trouble, but good news that he is getting better.  |
| I am glad that Hudson is on the mend. My hubby doesn't always believe me when I think something is not quite right. He and the vet thought I was crazy about doing allergy test - until they came back clearly allergic to a host of things. After that I go with my gut. Sometimes I am wrong but at least I can sleep at night. |
| My hubby accuses me of looking for trouble too.
But he's not as observant as I am and I have often been right. Yes I've been wrong too.  But I'd rather be safe than sorry. |
| Glad to hear he is on the mend, also glad you took him in anyways and prevented it from getting worse!!
One day they will learn to believe you... I used to have that same feeling but after a million times being right (not that I always am... just going with my gut proves to be the right thing to do 99% of time) .. Everyone here has learned the hard way to LISTEN TO MOM - geesh!!  |
It's not your fault or his. It's surgery. You risk infection. An airedale in my Monday obedience was neutered a couple of weeks ago and dragging himself around obedience class, clearly miserable. Instructor finally had to tell his owner to get him checked for an infection (see?? At least you notice these things!!  ) Same thing had happened to her male when she had him neutered.
It's not unusual. Don't beat yourself up and good for you for catching it!!! It's a side effect everyone should be on the lookout for post-neutering. Or spay for that matter. Hope he feels better soon. You too!
Kristine |
| Poor Hudson but yay Mom!
Always trust your gut instinct. What's the worst that can happen? You spend the fee for a vet visit and it's nothing - at least you KNOW. Good for you! |
| I hope Hudson is feeling better and I wouldn't worry about jumping the gun. Vets are there to provide a service, whether it is for the animal or for the humans' piece of mind.
Your dog's name isn't from the city that is located in Wisconsin is it? Just thought I would ask! I had Mags to the vet 3 times in the first 2 weeks we had her. When we got her, her spay incision was infected and the sound of licking would DRIVE ME UP THE WALL! So, in desperation, she allowed us to wrap her with an ace bandage (the 6 inch athletic kind) in a figure-eight pattern to keep the topical antibiotics on and the licking to a minimum. She actually kept it on! We had to do this at night and when we would leave for work for about a week. I am not so sure she would let this happen now, but then again, the last 2 times her front paw was bandaged up, we didn't have to put the cone-of-silence on her head...she would just lick the bandage and never tried to tear it apart!  |
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