Foreign Object

Dear All,

I am very sorry for the delayed updates as I fell quite ill myself and I was too sick to blog, amidst all the time spent rushing between vets and checking constantly on the dogs.

Firstly, I will like to thank River for blogging on for us and for helping us to post it on DWB News. With that, many kind visitors dropped by Sugar's blog to give us words of encouragement.

Thank you all, for those words were (and still are) really heartening and brought much warmth to our hearts (my family and I). To many, these are mere plain words, but to us these are words that help us through trying times like this.

Without further a do, I'll continue to blog on Posh's condition.


Monday, 12th January 2009

We sent Posh to a hospital for an x-ray and ultrasound scan yesterday. The x-ray failed to detect any irregularities in the digestive system but that doesn't mean that Posh's gastrointestinal tract is 'free' of foreign object, reason being x-rays are mainly used to detect objects with metal contents, such as paper clips, knives and bones.

Thus, the doctor suggested that we do an ultra-sound scan and if it fails to detect any abnormalities, a barium study/swallow will be carried out.

Posh feeling nausea and about to puke.

We are thankful that through the ultra-sound scan, the doctor was able to detect a cloth or tissue paper like object stuck between the stomach and the beginning of the small intestine. With this information, Posh need not go through the pain of swallowing the liquid (a contrast medium needed for the barium study), especially since she has been vomiting non-stop since we brought her home the night before. This also means that we'll be able to save a whooping $400++.

With that information, we were able to proceed to Posh's regular doctor and discuss our options.

Her belly was shave down for the ultra sound scan.

While we carried her to the car, Posh vomited once. We were so afraid that she'll start vomiting on passing pedastrians. On the way back to the clinic (where Posh's regular vet works at), Posh vomited another three times or so. Each time she vomits, the puke seems to stink more than the previous one. It stank so much that it smelt like poo. That was why Mage was so disgusted when Posh vomited on him.

After we sent Posh back to her regular vet, the doctor told us that judging from the ultra-sound scan's report, Posh will have to undergo surgery and that surgery may be a complicated one and will most probably require more time. Therefore, the surgery was scheduled at night, after consultation hours are over at 10pm (and that is if all consults are completed by then.)

Before I left the clinic, I told the doctor in charge of Posh's surgery to inform me once the surgery is completed, regardless of how late it may be.


Tuesday, 13th January 2009

12.00am
I kept checking my handphone and made sure that my phone was on and it wasn't switch to silent mode. I was worried about Posh's surgery.

2.08am
I was woken up by the vet's phone call. I had dozed off while waiting for the phone call.

Posh's surgery was a success! Hooray!

The foreign object which was stuck in Posh's GI tract was also retrieved!

Though I was worried about Posh's condition, I did not visit her after her surgery, as the veterinary clinic is closed every Tuesday.

I'll update on what the foreign object is in my next post.


Posted by
Rane
(Human of Sugar and Posh)