Just a quick update to let everyone know that Petunia came through surgery just fine. Once the doctors had her under anesthesia, they decided NOT to remove her eye, and instead scraped her cornea (ouch!) and then sewed her third eyelid up over her eye to protect it and help it heal. She has to wear a cone round the clock so that she doesn’t bang, poke, or paw at her eye, which has this weird piece of rubber sewn into it. I have pics, and will post them tomorrow afternoon if I get the chance.
While Petunia was out, they also looked down her trachea with a scope and discovered that she had everted laryngeal saccules. Basically little bulgy things that make it hard to breathe. They removed those, and we’re hoping that as the swelling goes down, she’ll breathe easier and better. So far, it seems the same, but she’s on so many drugs and in so much pain, who knows.
She howled most of last night, I hand fed her and she howled while I fed her! Never seen a dog manage that before. She’s quiet if I hold her or pet her, but with four other dogs and a toddler, I simply can’t just sit with her. So, I do the best I can. She’s on lots of pain meds, antibiotics, and eye drops. Three times a day, so it’s a project. She’s confused by the cone, and keeps getting stuck, she’ll walk into a wall, get the cone stuck against it, and not be able to figure out how to move, so I’ve rescued her a dozen times today at least. I tried keeping her safely in an xpen, and she howled and thrashed. So, I let her follow me around the house.
We’re grateful that she survived surgery, and that the outcome was good. I’m thankful for everyone’s support and positive energy. I will be bringing Petunia to the Pug Party on Saturday in Del Mar, so if you want to visit her, she’ll be riding in a pink stroller and wearing a cone decorated with flowers!
She’s in her crate now, finally asleep, and propped up on lots of fluffy pillows. She loves her crate, and often won’t settle at night until I put her to bed. That said, I’d like to see my bed now, too, so goodnight! Will post pathetic pug pics tomorrow. Poor little dog. Anesthesia was no fun.
Posted on April 27th, 2010 by michelle
Filed under: Foster dogs, Random run ins
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