bluebear
January 31st, 2008, 01:22 PM
Hi:
I am writing today to find out some information in regards to Radiography, 1st view, omnipaque oral administration etc. My pride and Joy Bear is 11 1/2 years old and on Wed. 3rd October/07 he started to vomit in the morning and wouldn't stop.
I took him to the vet by 10:00am and they did these test and then found an obstruction in the exit of his stomach and performed surgery. It was a piece of a plastic lid from a take out cup that he could not pass and it was also sharp, which may I add may have caused some irritation also. He now has to wear a basket muzzle for I do not want this to happen ever again.
The doctor called me after the surgey and was very upset and informed me that when he was putting the stuff in bear's stomach to do the xray's that it started coming out of his nose. The doctor couldn't figure out why it was coming out of his nose. I won't go there as I am very upset that I was not there for him to stop the doctor from injuring him. So the doctor realized he put it in his lungs instead. oops.
He said he was up all night reading about it and come to the conclusion that since they use the product in the spine of animals it should just dry up. I had to take him back in as he is gagging and swallowing like he is trying to either get something out or down his throat and he sound's like he has a cold or flem in his throat. I took him to the doctor and seen the younger lady this time and she informed me that his lungs sound good and the only thing she could do is either wash his lungs out or maybe do an xray on his throat. She also recommended pepsid. This was the beginning on January 11th 2008. Within a week he was not keeping his food down. Throwing up his supper in the morning with maybe 6 kibbles left. I switched his food from senior meat protein to a fish protein food. I also stopped the pepsid. He is doing much better now, but still makes a funny noise when breathing. It sounds like flem in his lungs or something. I am so afraid to take him to the vet again and he is now terrified to go. I do my best now to help him myself as I get a lot of this ( He's old ). I really don't by that as he was fine until after the surgery. He was NEVER sick all his life.
Does anyone know that if this stuff is going into the lungs of a dog and out his nose that it may cause problems for life. I realize human's take 3 plus years to heal organs that have been worked on, the doctors say that dog's can't talk so they are unsure. Would their organs not take 3 years to heal also. Like his stomach. Am I just worrying to much. He is still very spirited and after reading some of the thread's I am gong to try and slow him down from eating so fast as I feel he does this also, hand feeding may help this. He is also on apo-meloxicam 7.5mg 1/3 a pill a day and glucosamine 1000mg a day. Given with food alway's. He is 32kg. Perfect weight.
Most important for me is to know if this test being given incorrectly has caused him to end up being chronic in his problem and I just have to let time tell. :pray: :confused: :sick: :yell: :cry:
I am writing today to find out some information in regards to Radiography, 1st view, omnipaque oral administration etc. My pride and Joy Bear is 11 1/2 years old and on Wed. 3rd October/07 he started to vomit in the morning and wouldn't stop.
I took him to the vet by 10:00am and they did these test and then found an obstruction in the exit of his stomach and performed surgery. It was a piece of a plastic lid from a take out cup that he could not pass and it was also sharp, which may I add may have caused some irritation also. He now has to wear a basket muzzle for I do not want this to happen ever again.
The doctor called me after the surgey and was very upset and informed me that when he was putting the stuff in bear's stomach to do the xray's that it started coming out of his nose. The doctor couldn't figure out why it was coming out of his nose. I won't go there as I am very upset that I was not there for him to stop the doctor from injuring him. So the doctor realized he put it in his lungs instead. oops.
He said he was up all night reading about it and come to the conclusion that since they use the product in the spine of animals it should just dry up. I had to take him back in as he is gagging and swallowing like he is trying to either get something out or down his throat and he sound's like he has a cold or flem in his throat. I took him to the doctor and seen the younger lady this time and she informed me that his lungs sound good and the only thing she could do is either wash his lungs out or maybe do an xray on his throat. She also recommended pepsid. This was the beginning on January 11th 2008. Within a week he was not keeping his food down. Throwing up his supper in the morning with maybe 6 kibbles left. I switched his food from senior meat protein to a fish protein food. I also stopped the pepsid. He is doing much better now, but still makes a funny noise when breathing. It sounds like flem in his lungs or something. I am so afraid to take him to the vet again and he is now terrified to go. I do my best now to help him myself as I get a lot of this ( He's old ). I really don't by that as he was fine until after the surgery. He was NEVER sick all his life.
Does anyone know that if this stuff is going into the lungs of a dog and out his nose that it may cause problems for life. I realize human's take 3 plus years to heal organs that have been worked on, the doctors say that dog's can't talk so they are unsure. Would their organs not take 3 years to heal also. Like his stomach. Am I just worrying to much. He is still very spirited and after reading some of the thread's I am gong to try and slow him down from eating so fast as I feel he does this also, hand feeding may help this. He is also on apo-meloxicam 7.5mg 1/3 a pill a day and glucosamine 1000mg a day. Given with food alway's. He is 32kg. Perfect weight.
Most important for me is to know if this test being given incorrectly has caused him to end up being chronic in his problem and I just have to let time tell. :pray: :confused: :sick: :yell: :cry: