Check out the size of this fucker

[SMOKEU]

My dog Danny has been pretty sick lately. He's seen a few vets to have X rays and ultrasounds, and today he went in for surgery to have a gigantic spleen removed.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn204/SR20NP/Spleen/56aa16f8-e491-44b5-8490-13550f702bc9.jpg (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/SR20NP/media/Spleen/56aa16f8-e491-44b5-8490-13550f702bc9.jpg.html)

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn204/SR20NP/Spleen/3a995d1d-8dcb-44f4-ad8f-8c7899f05acf.jpg (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/SR20NP/media/Spleen/3a995d1d-8dcb-44f4-ad8f-8c7899f05acf.jpg.html)

Moar pics in the album, including high res. http://s305.photobucket.com/user/SR20NP/library/Spleen?sort=3&page=1

[98tls]

Bloody hell thats bigger than some peoples dogs,so whats caused that?

[PrincessBandit]

Poor baby! Hope he makes a good recovery after that. Yeah, what on earth caused it?

[SMOKEU]

Bloody hell thats bigger than some peoples dogs,so whats caused that?

We're not exactly sure what caused it. Lately he's been lethargic and has lost his appetite, and the vets were a bit puzzled as to what caused it, hence the X ray and ultrasound. They thought he might have cancer, but upon commencing the surgical procedure it became apparent this wasn't the case.

The vet who performed the surgery said it's the biggest spleen she's even seen in her 23 years of veterinary practise, and she's taken plenty of pics too so she can write an article about it due to the enormous size. Apparently all his other organs were squashed really tight because of this mass, so she was surprised that he was even able to eat or take a shit. Right now he's drugged up heaps, so can't even walk.

[98tls]

Crazy eh,not good when your best mates crook.There as tough as boots so no doubt he will be fine.All the best with him.

[SMOKEU]

Crazy eh,not good when your best mates crook.There as tough as boots so no doubt he will be fine.All the best with him.

Cheers, I'm sure he'll be fine after a while. He's a tough dog to handle it as well as he did when he was that sick.

[Big Dog]

Omg. Hope your mate feels better.


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[ducatilover]

Did he inject a marijuana?

[SMOKEU]

Omg. Hope your mate feels better.


He's chilling out at the moment on his bed. Cheers for the good wishes.


Did he inject a marijuana?

Morphine and ketamine IIRC. I wish I had some of that! But he needs it a whole lot more than I do.

[imdying]

Good job that vet. Likely outcomes are dog will cark it or be totally revitalised?

[Grumph]

Post quakes there's been some very strange things seen in the domestic animal world. Some are undoubtedly stress related but there's been a few things like this seen too. Maybe liquefaction related...Dogs are very susceptible to water borne bugs.

Hope he continues to improve.

Which vet ?

[Murray]

best wishes with mans best friend. had to put a few down and its not good memories. hope its gone well and recovery is good.

all the best

cheers

[SMOKEU]

The big problem now is that he won't take his pain medication or antibiotics. We've tried breaking the pills up and putting them in dog roll, cat food, bacon, chicken, ham sandwiches, peanut butter, and cream cheese. But he just spits the pills out. We got a pill dropper tool from the vet, but we can't hold him down and open his mouth, he just resists.


Good job that vet. Likely outcomes are dog will cark it or be totally revitalised?

The dog should be fine.


Post quakes there's been some very strange things seen in the domestic animal world. Some are undoubtedly stress related but there's been a few things like this seen too. Maybe liquefaction related...Dogs are very susceptible to water borne bugs.

Hope he continues to improve.

Which vet ?

McMaster and Heap veterinary practice.


best wishes with mans best friend. had to put a few down and its not good memories. hope its gone well and recovery is good.

all the best

cheers

Thanks.

[Grumph]

The big problem now is that he won't take his pain medication or antibiotics. We've tried breaking the pills up and putting them in dog roll, cat food, bacon, chicken, ham sandwiches, peanut butter, and cream cheese. But he just spits the pills out. We got a pill dropper tool from the vet, but we can't hold him down and open his mouth, he just resists.
The dog should be fine.
McMaster and Heap veterinary practice.
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They're good - but one of the most expensive Vets in ChCh...

Crush and dissolve the pills in water. Far easier to syringe liquid into the corner of his mouth and more likely to be swallowed.

[skippa1]

The big problem now is that he won't take his pain medication or antibiotics. We've tried breaking the pills up and putting them in dog roll, cat food, bacon, chicken, ham sandwiches, peanut butter, and cream cheese. But he just spits the pills out. We got a pill dropper tool from the vet, but we can't hold him down and open his mouth, he just resists.
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Crush the pill up and swallow it yourself, you won't notice his pain and dogs are tough....did you eat the offal?

[Robbo]

That is a cool dog. I'm sure he will make a full recovery now that he has that out of him.
Will just need a little time and plenty of TLC.

Best wishes

[SMOKEU]

They're good - but one of the most expensive Vets in ChCh...

Crush and dissolve the pills in water. Far easier to syringe liquid into the corner of his mouth and more likely to be swallowed.

The only problem is trying to actually get the mouth open, his jaws are locked shut and since he's a big dog it takes a few people to restrain him to prevent his head from moving around too much. We're going back to the vet today to get help with it.


Crush the pill up and swallow it yourself, you won't notice his pain and dogs are tough....did you eat the offal?

It didn't look too tasty, so I decided against eating it.

[Big Dog]

The only problem is trying to actually get the mouth open, his jaws are locked shut and since he's a big dog it takes a few people to restrain him to prevent his head from moving around too much. We're going back to the vet today to get help with it.



It didn't look too tasty, so I decided against eating it.
If I won't take his meds and he is not being a bitch about it he may not want or need them. Especially if he is strong enough to resist you. I hate the way pain meds make me feel. Prefer to recuperate without them.
Our dog has only ever been badly disobedient on two things: 1 is going toilet before she comes in for the night. I think she prefers to sleep outside when the weather is good. Because she is never disobedient when the weather is shit.
2 The other was day two or three after having a stick removed from her side and the infection cut out. Pretty much as soon as she could stand on her own she refused the pills, picked through her food and would not drink any water we put out for her. But if we offered them to her out of our palms at night she gobbled them up.

Talked to our vet about it and he was concerned but said if she was strong enough to prevent us giving them to her there was nothing to worry about.

Maybe he doesn't like them but can't tell you?


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[SMOKEU]

We took him to the vet, and even they can't get him to take pills. So we have to go back every day for the next week or so for a daily antibiotic injection. He doesn't really mind injections. Sorted!


If I won't take his meds and he is not being a bitch about it he may not want or need them. Especially if he is strong enough to resist you. I hate the way pain meds make me feel. Prefer to recuperate without them.
Our dog has only ever been badly disobedient on two things: 1 is going toilet before she comes in for the night. I think she prefers to sleep outside when the weather is good. Because she is never disobedient when the weather is shit.
2 The other was day two or three after having a stick removed from her side and the infection cut out. Pretty much as soon as she could stand on her own she refused the pills, picked through her food and would not drink any water we put out for her. But if we offered them to her out of our palms at night she gobbled them up.

Talked to our vet about it and he was concerned but said if she was strong enough to prevent us giving them to her there was nothing to worry about.

Maybe he doesn't like them but can't tell you?


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He doesn't seem to be in any pain, but he really needs antibiotics or he's likely to die of infection.

[Big Dog]

Antibiotics are tougher.


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