Billy - some hopefully EZ surgery today (Callie)

    • Gold Top Dog

    Awesome! Im glad he did well callie! I was a wreck when my old girl went in to get a dental done when she was 9ish, you must have been stressed. Its over now and hes safer without those growths

    • Gold Top Dog

    Glad to read that Billy did well and is home resting with his family now.  Hope he's not too sore for you tomorrow, Callie.  Hope you are doing OK too.  Fingers crossed the pathology comes back fine. 

    Lori

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       So glad the surgery went well; give him some special treats for me.

    willowchow
    Fingers crossed the pathology comes back fine. 

     

     Same here, and I hope you're doing well too.

    • Gold Top Dog

    Was away from the computer all day, so I'm just catching up. I'm glad everything went well. How is Billy doing? How is Callie doing?

    • Gold Top Dog

    Billy's doing VERY well -- doesn't seem uncomfortable and the shirt seems to contain the itching.  The baytril is starting to work -- he's drinking WAY less and the skin is improving finally too!  Thank you for asking!

    • Gold Top Dog

    Good to hear... old dogs are such a treasure...

    • Gold Top Dog

      That's great news; way to go Billie.

    • Gold Top Dog

    So far you wouldn't even know he'd had surgery -- he's not messing with it at all thank goodness.

    • Gold Top Dog

    Just seeing this now  . . . . continued good vibes going out to you, Billy !!

     

    Deb W.

    • Gold Top Dog

    How is Billy today???

    • Gold Top Dog

     Hi Billy, iz us.  Hopz ur feeling bedder tooday.

    Luv, Sequoyah and Quanah and Sioux

    • Gold Top Dog

    He seems to be doing really well -- so far he hasn't bothered his stitches AT all! Rah!

    • Gold Top Dog

    calliecritturs

    He had his heart work up first -- and it showed him skipping a beat occasionally so they gave him some atropine to level it out and did a re-do on the EEG ... and he did fine.  So they gave it a go for surgery.

    He actually removed *three* nipples -- two looked like the beginning stages of what this other one had previously, and the problem one.  That danged thing actually had a tumor *inside* the nipple so Dr. Bailey sent it to pathology.

    He doesn't think it's cancer but he didn't like the look of it so we'll see when that comes back.

    Cleaned his toofers (but was tickled that the parboiled chicken backs I've been giving had cracked off so much tartar!!). 

    Took a wee tiny growth off his tongue. 

    He did FINE. 

    I had sticker shock when I picked him up -- last go around with the kidney stuff they did an ultrasound and I didn't realize they hadn't billed me for it then.  So today (which wasn't cheap with all the heart stuff *and* surgery) had that $475 added onto it.  *gulp*  I wish they'd yanked my chain earlier -- I never meant not to pay for it and didn't realize that vet's bill hadn't come in yet.

    He's SOUND asleep ... but he was trying to bother the stiches a bit on the way home so he's got 'nother shirt on. 

    I need to put some additional words in MY signature - it seems TYPICAL. 

    "The PUG is snoring!!"

     

     

    Sissy and clan say 'Hi' to Billy and hope for continued healing.  Vet bills are really something to experience, aren't they?

    • Gold Top Dog

    I'm not really complaining about what they charged at all -- I just didn't realize it hadn't been paid!  So seeing that extra amount kinda choked me til I knew what it was about cos I thot I *knew* what to expect LOL