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No more ten mile walks!!! He'll be limited to one hour of walking.

Thank you. It's Alfie our four year old labrador who's had all the major surgery and who needs to take thing easy. By this we mean moderate off lead exercise but no more ten mile walks or long periods of swimming.......which he absolutely loves. 

So. Following Alfie's second pneumothorax, he had major surgery to remove parts of both lungs. His remaining lungs are still covered in small blisters called bullae which can burst and release air into his chest cavity which will cause further pneumothorax. We are convinced that his previous...

Does he like to play with sticks? If so, it's possible that a small splinter has become embedded in his mouth. Definitely get him checked at the vee eee tee!!!!

So, following on from Alfie's surgery to remove parts of his lungs due to repeated pneumothorax, a biopsy has revealed that he has restricted arteries. He has been referred to a veterinary cardiologist and will need an ultrasound scan to investigate any possible heart defects. Has anybody else...

Yes he will be sore and in pain. He's on tramadol and loxicom.

Hi all, I'm at my wits end. Alfie, my four year old lab has been discharged from hospital following a major operation to have parts of his lungs removed because of repeated pneumothorax. He's on tramadol and loxicom which we have no problem administering. He's sort of eating (chicken yes, kibble...

Hi there. As a result of a second pneumothorax, Alfie has a had a lung lobe removed from the right and a small part of his left lung removed. This has involved a full sternotomy. Has anybody had their dog having such major thoracic surgery. We have been told to keep his movements restricted but...

Thank you for your help. The salty water seems to be easing things. Fingers crossed the staples come out tomorrow and we can get back to normality. He is desperate to be off the lead and playing with his friends again.

Thank you. Salty water it is then.

Alfie has had staples in for nine days now. There is a patch that looks a bit sore but not infected. Would sudocrem be ok to put on it?? I have used it in the past when he had a sore leg. A surgical staples site might be different though.

Thank you. Anything is worth a try.

He's recovering nicely thank you gypsysmum2. Home but being closely monitored daily by the vet.

Well after a very scary episode involving spontaneous pneumothorax it seems one possible cause of this was,Alfie vomiting two pieces of stick. He's stick mad and despite no encouragement from us, he will look for sticks to carry home. Can anybody suggest how to train Alfie out of his obsession...

I always pick up if its likely to be walked in but where Alfie prefers to "go" it's generally inaccessible to the simple two legged bread us human are so I generally leave that to decompose naturally!!