15-02-2004, 09:40 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Tara
Toktokkie, IMO it is one thing loving your dog and crying over a procedure, but it is a totally different thing to delay the procedure and leave the dog in obvious pain (as you described) for a second longer than necessary. This wouldn't happen to a child, so why to an animal?
Tara, let me go into more detail than I thought was necessary.
I'll begin by stating that when the accident occurred (around 9:00PM) I immediately took Lexi to the animal emergency hospital where the vet on duty examined her and gave her a shot to keep her quiet and told me that my vet's office would call me first thing in the morning, which they did. Veterinarians run their practices according to schedules, just like human doctors do. Perhaps they work differently in the UK but over here they do not wait around for people like me to show up and then perform surgery on the spot. My vet squeezed me in, examined Lexi and informed me that she would need to have surgery and showed me why by gently sliding the tendon back in place only to have it slip back off. She put my hand where hers was to show me what was taking place. Lexi was in no pain since the tendon was relaxed and not pulled tight. She was given anti inflammatory medication as well as an antibiotic to start her on, in preparation for the surgery that they scheduled for Monday.
I was upset at the news and so stopped by another veterinarian office closer to home and scheduled an appointment for a second opinion. Same diagnosis.
When I got home I slid the tendon back in place and bound the leg in a splint and bandaged it to try to keep it in place and also because I hated to see her fall down when she would forget about her leg and put her weight on it. With the bandage on, she doesn't try to use the leg.
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