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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: helen1 on January 22, 2014, 02:50:02 PM
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Poor Bailey is going for an operation in the morning to have his anal glands removed.
We have great faith in our vet so no real worries about anything going wrong from that point of view.
Just wondered if anyone else had had their dogs done and if so can you give us some tips on how to help him recover?
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Poor Bailey is going for an operation in the morning to have his anal glands removed.
We have great faith in our vet so no real worries about anything going wrong from that point of view.
Just wondered if anyone else had had their dogs done and if so can you give us some tips on how to help him recover?
No experience Helen, but everything crossed that all goes well for Bailey tomorrow. Will look for updates. Xxxx
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sending all our best wishes to
Bailey :luv: and some for
you too :bigarmhug:
steffnelliexxx
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This is something I wanted Lyla to have done as she has so much trouble but cannot. Good luck, I'm sure it will be a relief for Bailey xx
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Kooki had hers done last year and I can hand on heart say it is the best thing we could have done for her. Recovery was more straightforward than I was anticipating but I was not prepared for the size of the area they shaved or how swollen and sore she looked immediately after the op...Several months down the line and there have been no complications and more importantly she has a new zest for life which I felt incredibly guilty about as she must have been in a lot of discomfort for some time before the op. Will be thinking of you tomorrow and feel free to pm if you have any questions etc
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Jayne (Pearly) will be on later with some great advice and reassurance. Pearl had hers done a couple of weeks ago and she is now very well and full of energy.
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thankyou everyone. Ive just read through all 'Pearls' thread.
Very reasurring and quite relieved to be honest too. I know there will be horror stories if i 'Google' the operation
so I'm steering clear of doing that.
Thank goodness for This Wonderful Site and all the great advice :luv:
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I would pick Lisa's brains on it too. The more people, the more tips!
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Hope everything goes well for Bailey tomorrow and he is soon back home safe & well.
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Good luck Bailey. Hope you are fully recovered very soon. Also :bigarmhug: :bigarmhug: to your mummy who will be worrying about you until you are safely home.
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Hi Helen,
Have just updated Pearl's story which I hope will help with tomorrow. Pearl is so much happier now. She does occasionally try to scoot but I think it's more for attention ;) A difficult 3 days for me after the operation and I'm sure uncomfortable for Pearl but really worth it for the way she is now...
For once I opted not to have a phone call after the procedure - the Vet offered to call if there was a problem otherwise just collect her at 6pm. I found it much easier than waiting for that call and imagining all sorts [as we do ph34r] I knew she was in at 10 and it would be a long procedure so as soon as 2pm went I past I relaxed- spent the day at work and was really quite productive for once :005:
Hope all goes well tomorrow for Bailey - don't be too shocked with his bare bottom - the fur does grow back and by 1st March, at her next grooming session Pearl's will need to be trimmed :D Oh! and her bottom did get more and more red as the evening wore on - it worried me enough to call the out of hours Vet but they reassured me it was totally normal and had reduced a great deal by the following morning.
The Partner at the Practice, who completed the procedure assured me that it is a very common procedure, that techniques have improved hugely in the last few years and that he had never known one go wrong - all helped with the decision though I was still jittery enough to seek reassurance on here...
Jayne
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thank you Jayne x
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Hope all goes well tomorrow and Bailey is back to normal very soon :luv: :luv:
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Thinking of you today and sending positive thoughts for Bailey :bigarmhug:
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Thinking of you today and sending positive thoughts for Bailey :bigarmhug:
same from us too Helen :luv: x x x
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Hope everything goes well :bigarmhug:
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Dropped him off at 8.30, he wasn't too pleased and a bit stressed as he doesn't like the vets :shades:
Feel quite guilty at the minute as Lulu our Jack Russel is wandering around looking for him.
Bailey is first on the list this morning for op's and they said they will ring as soon as he's been done to let us know how he is.
They also said he can come home today all being well.
Thanks again for all your kind wishes :luv:
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I hope all goes well for Bailey today, thinking of you both :luv: :bigarmhug:
Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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Bailey out of surgery 12.15, he's doing really well according to the nurse.
To pick him up at 3pm but if he get's stressed then it will be sooner she said.
So so relieved that the surgery is over :luv:
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Ah that's great news...
all the best for a speedy uneventful
recovery and a more comfortable
future! :luv:
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Great news. Hope he'll be back with you soon.
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:D sounds good x
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I'm watching this with a view to Lyla being done. I have to weigh up if it will do more harm than good first.....for Lyla. :-\
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Bailey got picked up at 3pm, so far he's had a little bit to eat and mostly slept in his bed, bit dopey and zonked but thats to be expected.
I'm expecting him to jump about when my OH get's in from work so will have to firm with him to 'stay'.....Bailey, not OH :005:
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Bless glad back with you
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Glad she's back with you - hope she recovers quickly
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Glad Bailey is home safe and well. Good luck for the recovery period.....Probably going to be hard to keep him quiet knowing these crazy cockers!
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Bailey got picked up at 3pm, so far he's had a little bit to eat and mostly slept in his bed, bit dopey and zonked but thats to be expected.
I'm expecting him to jump about when my OH get's in from work so will have to firm with him to 'stay'.....Bailey, not OH :005:
Really pleased he's home and snoozing - Miss P did a lot of that for the first 24 hours x
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Bailey actually had a good night. OH slept on the couch with him with his collar off as he was shaking his head to get it off.
Had plenty to eat and drink, little bit, and often.
Had a small wee but no poo yet.
Lulu is a bit bewildered, don't think she understands whats going on at all but she does know there is something wrong with her big bro :luv:
The only 'down-side' so far is having to keep a constant eye on him that he doesn't scrape his bum along the floor :shades:
So....so far so good.
Will update again tomorrow.
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Aw bless
Yes Eagle-eyes for you :005:
really pleased he seems ok :luv:
thanks for the update :blink:
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Its good to hear, that he had a comfortable night, i hope he continues to make good progress and bless Lulu for being a concerned Sister, gentle squidges to gorgeous Bailey :luv: :luv: :bigarmhug:
Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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Sounds like he's progressing well Helen. So pleased. Xx
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Hope today has been a better one for all of you x
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well last night wasn't too good. He's emptied his bowels though ph34r ....twice
OH stayed up most of the night with Bailey as he was very unsettled. His bum was red and sore cause he keeps scrapping along the floor. He was also bleeding a little which I expect was due to scooting along the carpet in the hallway. He is now being kept in the kitchen at all times to try to prevent this.
This is the biggest thing to try and stop! It's hard work I won't lie.
BUT.....This morning he's been out to do his business and we have bathed his bum with warm salty water as advised by nurse.
It isn't as red and angry looking today which is such a relief.
He is still wagging his tail, eating and drinking well, going to the loo, and is ok whilst he is laying in bed now. I'm thinking tomorrow will be better wound wise, as it's all calming down.
Update tomorrow again, and thanks for all your best wishes :luv:
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Sending lots of :bigarmhug: to Bailey.
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small update.
Bailey is scooting along the kitchen floor, with out going into too much detail...little bits of poop are being left in the 'scoot' :-\
I'm terrified he's incontinent :'(
He's been out to do his business and seem's to be managing ok while he's outside. It's just the scooting and leaving bits on the floor
I'm really concerned about. Is this normal bearing in mind what he's been through this week? Will this problem right it's self when he's back
to full health?
Apart from this he seem's to be alright although he does get a bit stressed when the wound itches him cause he jumps up out his bed to
scoot along the floor.
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At a rough guess I would say that it's very early days, and he is probably still very sore and not quite 'in control' of what is happening at the back end. Give him a few days for the wound to heal and the swelling to go down, and see how he goes.
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At a rough guess I would say that it's very early days, and he is probably still very sore and not quite 'in control' of what is happening at the back end. Give him a few days for the wound to heal and the swelling to go down, and see how he goes.
I think this is very wise advice but have also replied to your pm x
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Well not a good update to report.
Bailey very unsettled. He's been walked and fed but still quite 'jumpy' and scooting along the floor leaving bits of poop.
He 'goes' outside as normal but then when he scoots there are little bits left. It's distressing him I think cause he is such a clean
dog...always has a shower when he's been for a big walk....won't go indoors till he's showered lol (we have a hot water tap and wash station for the dogs outside) :luv:
I'm just concerned and worrying about him ending up incontinent.
Decided last night to wait till Monday and see if he's any better with time.....then contact the vet to see what he says and if it's all normal
to be like this.
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It is still quite early in the recovery time for Bailey - Pearl was still quite swollen 3 days after her operation. It may be that his muscles haven't yet returned to normal and possible that the internal stitches are irritating.... I think it's a good idea to get him checked tomorrow tho.
Hope the next 24 hours see him settle down a lot. If he is like Pearl it was the Friday evening before she was much happier in herself and had almost stopped paying attention to that region ;) which would be Monday for Bailey
Jx
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It could also be that that last 'squeeze' to clear everything out, is the one that hurts him the most. :-*
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Well I think we have turned a corner.
Today Bailey has been slightly more settled and less windy ph34r
Still scooting but Im now putting it down to the fact that he's itchy as the hairs will be growing back and annoying him.
Still going to the loo as normal and eating and drinking.
Only once today was there a little bit of poop to clean after a scoot :shades:
He is definetly self conscious of it too, poor wee man.....he looks at me as if to say "opps sorry Mum" :luv:
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Good to hear he seems to be improving. It will feel itchy I'm sure. All they can do is scoot a little ;)
It's still early days really.
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little up date on Bailey.
No pain now but still scooting leaving a little poop now and again ph34r
His bottom does not look the same as before the operation, infact it looks larger and we can sort of see inside ever so slightly and the very front of the opening if you get what I mean.
Hoping that this will 'seal' up soon and he stops scooting :huh: so much.
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I remember the scooting with Kooki but it was due to the shaved area being so itchy, I used a frozen a tea towel and rested it against her bum for a few seconds every time she started to scoot, she also looked 'different' after her op but once the swelling went down things did return to normal