Doggie hysterectomy
Just two days after Ludo passed her silver exam, we had her spayed at the vets. Spaying dogs prevents all sorts of horrible (and potentially fatal) illnesses, plus it stops them from coming into season, plus there is a note on Ludo's pedigree saying Not For Breeding because her colouring is non-standard. All in all, it made sense.
However. Ludo had a pretty rough time of it. She went in weighing 48kg and came out weighing 44kg. She lost a lot of blood because her blood wasn't clotting properly, and as a result the operation took twice as long as anticipated. She went in at 8.45am and I didn't pick her up until 7.15pm. She was very sleepy and wobbly on her feet, which was to be expected because the anaesthetic hadn't worn off yet. She also had a huge 6" scar and all her belly fur had been shaved off.
The next day, Ludo was no better. She managed some chicken and drank some water, but all she wanted to do was sleep. The day after - more of the same. The next day she had her post-op checkup and they said she was fine and that she was probably just lethargic because she'd lost so much blood. The vet gave us lungworm treatment in case that had caused the blood clotting problem.
Ludo wasn't allowed out for walks for 10 days, but to be honest she really wasn't interested. She found it an effort to struggle to her feet. She hated the cone she had to wear at night to stop her messing with her stitches. She was still sleeping for about 20 hours a day.
I began to wonder if I had lost my Ludo forever. I let her sit on the sofa with me because I felt so sorry for her.
Finally, she had the stitches out. Still not back to normal, but the vet said to go back to her usual routine of walks and training etc, and see how she was.
It has been four weeks since she had her stitches out and she is FINALLY back to normal. Her fur is growing back, she's full of beans and she's regained most of the weight she lost. I'm so relieved!
However. Ludo had a pretty rough time of it. She went in weighing 48kg and came out weighing 44kg. She lost a lot of blood because her blood wasn't clotting properly, and as a result the operation took twice as long as anticipated. She went in at 8.45am and I didn't pick her up until 7.15pm. She was very sleepy and wobbly on her feet, which was to be expected because the anaesthetic hadn't worn off yet. She also had a huge 6" scar and all her belly fur had been shaved off.
The next day, Ludo was no better. She managed some chicken and drank some water, but all she wanted to do was sleep. The day after - more of the same. The next day she had her post-op checkup and they said she was fine and that she was probably just lethargic because she'd lost so much blood. The vet gave us lungworm treatment in case that had caused the blood clotting problem.
Ludo wasn't allowed out for walks for 10 days, but to be honest she really wasn't interested. She found it an effort to struggle to her feet. She hated the cone she had to wear at night to stop her messing with her stitches. She was still sleeping for about 20 hours a day.
I began to wonder if I had lost my Ludo forever. I let her sit on the sofa with me because I felt so sorry for her.
Finally, she had the stitches out. Still not back to normal, but the vet said to go back to her usual routine of walks and training etc, and see how she was.
It has been four weeks since she had her stitches out and she is FINALLY back to normal. Her fur is growing back, she's full of beans and she's regained most of the weight she lost. I'm so relieved!
posted by Alice at 12:30 pm
1 Comments:
Poor ludo - so glad she is back to her old self. We remember when we had Milla done, it was a really worrying time. Milla sends Ludo a big kiss!!!! love to all xxxx
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