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[~JO~]

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So sorry to read this - don't worry too much (although I know how hard it is) you will make the right decision for your girl :thumbsup: . Dearly hope she makes a speedy recovery :huggles: One of mine has just come back from the vets after an operation today - they are such a worry :huggles:

 

[jok]

Sorry to hear this Marie, i will keep my fingers crossed that Tara recovers well. :luck: :luck: :luck:

Whippets hey - the things they put us through! :sweating:

 

[nicky12]

aww poor baby ,GET WELL SOON TARA :huggles: :luck: :luck:

 

[julie_s]

Oh no poor Tara and poor you Marie you must be beside yourself. I really hope the specialist has some positive news and you can get her fixed up. Poor wee whippy I bet she's feeling she's feeling more comfortable at home with you and the painkillers. Take care and we'll see you soon :huggles: ... sending lots of gentle cuddles to Tara.

 

[alfie]

Oh poor Tara!

Hope everything turns out ok, whatever you decide to do. :huggles:

Liz and the Monellis

 

[oakmoorehill]

[SIZE=21pt]Get well soon Tara[/SIZE]

Maria my mum's whippet was hit by a car when she was 10 months old she fractured she pelvis in 2 places. It took a long while but she is sound now although she did play on it for ages she suddenly came in season and forgot about her ' bad 'leg

:huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: for both you and Tara

 

[marier05]

Thanks everyone im just devastated i think its starting to sink in now! I got her to eat and drink tonight which im very glad about but its absolutly awful to see her lying lifeless on her bed. I love her so much.

 

[zilloot]

Oh Marie I've just caught up with this How awful!

Poor Tara. Give her huge gentle hugs from all of us.

I've heard that chap in Fife is very highly regarded as an orthapoedic vet so she'll be in the very best of hands - my vet has mentioned him before and says he's one of the best (we thought Zoomie might need him when he cut his foot). Tara's also so young and fit too which will really help her recovery.

You know I'm not too far away so if there's anything I can do to help just shout.

 

[~JO~]

Thanks everyone im just devastated i think its starting to sink in now!  I got her to eat and drink tonight which im very glad about but its absolutly awful to see her lying lifeless on her bed.  I love her so much. 

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I know how you feel, I have a very cold and 'out of it' boy here - it breaks your heart. But you must remember you are doing the very best for them for their long-term health, although it seems awful now I am sure she'll be back to her oldself in no time - they are suprisingly resilient.

 

[therpan]

[SIZE=21pt]Get well soon Tara[/SIZE]

:huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

I pmed you

 

[suvi]

Get well soon Tara,

sending her lots of very gentle :huggles:

Judi

 

[satiny]

Just saw the message, Marie,

hope that tara will be soon ok

rita

 

[marier05]

Just off the phone to the vet, he was talking to the specialist who has seen the x rays and he thinks she should heal by strict rest. He feels an operation is very challenging as there is a lot of muscle to go thorugh and she most likly would be left with a worse limp than if she were to heal normally. The fracture looks a bit out of line and what prompted me to get the op was so she wouldnt be left with a limp. The specialist said because Tara is supporting her weight (although she cant walk) she should heal by herself. The vet said theres a good chance she will make a full recovery and be right as rain again!

I feel happier now as the vet told me things can only get better from here - gradually she is going to heal herself and he thinks within 2-3 weeks she should start using her back legs.

So i feel happier today.

 

[julie_s]

Glad you know what's happening now and I hope she's feeling a bit more comfortable today Marie. Sounds like a few weeks of pampering is in order... tripe sticks and pigs ears on demand.

 

[j.pahnke@btinternet.com]

Thanks, just off the phone to the vet, she has fractured her pelvis.    The fracture is right next to her spine!  He says that sometimes strict rest and these things can heel by themselves but he is sending the x ray to a specialist in Fyfe to get a second opinion - if he doesnt think rest will heel this she will have to go to the specialist for an operation.
Good news is i get to take her home tonight to cuddle and comfort her.  Away to pick her up soon.

Marie.

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i hope the wee love gets well soon.

love jeanne, and the peperone boys

 

[meddling]

Well that sounds more positive - still can't imagine what you're going through - thinking about you and your little girl :huggles: :huggles:

 

[clayelem]

That sounds like good news for Tara. I bet you do feel better knowing that things should right themselves.

 

[zilloot]

Just off the phone to the vet, he was talking to the specialist who has seen the x rays and he thinks she should heal by strict rest.  He feels an operation is very challenging as there is a lot of muscle to go thorugh and she most likly would be left with a worse limp than if she were to heal normally.  The fracture looks a bit out of line and what prompted me to get the op was so she wouldnt be left with a limp.  The specialist said because Tara is supporting her weight (although she cant walk) she should heal by herself.  The vet said theres a good chance she will make a full recovery and be right as rain again!  I feel happier now as the vet told me things can only get better from here - gradually she is going to heal herself and he thinks within 2-3 weeks she should start using her back legs.

So i feel happier today. 

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Well that sounds a bit more positive Poor Tara though as it must be sore.

The next few weeks will be tough for her so we send lots of love and hugs and good luck :luck: We've been thinking of you today :huggles:

(Zoomie sends little healing kisses and I'd pop some strawberry ice-cream in the post for Tara if it wouldn't melt :lol: )

 

[Avalonia]

Just off the phone to the vet, he was talking to the specialist who has seen the x rays and he thinks she should heal by strict rest.  He feels an operation is very challenging as there is a lot of muscle to go thorugh and she most likly would be left with a worse limp than if she were to heal normally.  The fracture looks a bit out of line and what prompted me to get the op was so she wouldnt be left with a limp.  The specialist said because Tara is supporting her weight (although she cant walk) she should heal by herself.  The vet said theres a good chance she will make a full recovery and be right as rain again!  I feel happier now as the vet told me things can only get better from here - gradually she is going to heal herself and he thinks within 2-3 weeks she should start using her back legs.

So i feel happier today. 

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I am so glad I read this far because I was in the process of planning to email you to tell you DON'T DO THE SURGERY AND LET HER HEAL BY HERSELF and now apparently you know. We had a boy dog -- a dashhund whom we boarded who ran under a bed at his owners home chasing a ball and came out paralyzed, and who was 1 hour from euthanasia by his owners after they were told the costs of fixing the dog. But we intervened and suggested they get a second opinion -- getting very conflicting advice from two vet surgeons. '

One recommended a $4000 Cdn. surgery, and the other -- an orthopedic vet located near us -- said under no circumstances put that dog under the knife. Rest him, keep him quiet, provide pain killers as needed at the outset, and strictly limit all exercise (alone... no excitement) for 8 weeks. HIs owners were not prepared to take the time to rehab the dog on the basis of that advice and elected to have him euthanized, so we stepped in and said turn the dog over to us. They game him to us. We followed the advice of the orthopedic vet to the letter. Rest, no excitement, no exercise with other dogs. Two to four months of quiet rehab, and he is was as right as he could be at the end of it all. You would never know that dog was paralyzed from the mid back onwards. That was more than ten years ago and I don't need to tell you that that vet has since -- of course -- become our permanent vet and I cannot tell you how much money that many has saved us over the past decade treating things other vets would happily have billed fortunes for, using practical sane advice . Sometimes it is not all about money.

We have learned with Kevin (his name is Kevin Bacon, like the actor) that he will tell us the truth, and never sugar coat it when it is sad news as has happened in a couple of cases in recent years where we unexpectedly lost dogs to advanced cancers we didn't even know they had).

Take the time to rehab your dog slowly. We have had to do this with a number of whippet injuries over the years -- the latest, a dog called Ace, could hardly walk after he jumped high at a bird between wires on the fence and came down crippled and lame -- but Kevin's advice was the same... Time, take time, give the dog time. We spent all winter (2007/2008) limiting Ace's exercise, and we have, again, been rewarded by a dog with absolutely no evidence of his injury after a rehab of about 5 months of limited, careful exercise.

Good luck in your case! I believe even if it takes more than the 2 or 3 weeks suggested by the vet in your girl's case -- I think that is a bit optimistic and I certainly wouldn't have her racing around the yard in that short time frame -- in fairly sort order you will have her sorted and all will be well again.

The simple truth is time heals a lot of stress pulls/muscle and ligature tears/ etc. in dogs.

Good luck on this. By the way, the fact she is unanimated and appearing 'lifeless' on the bed is GOOD news. It means she recognizes she has an injury and she needs to care for herself. Ace looked positively horrible, and I cannot tell you how many times I thought oh this poor dog, will he ever be right -- and he is... Have your vet prescribe a mild sedative/pain killer for the first period of time. But don't let her think with the pain relieved that she can be normal again too quickly. The pain killers will relieve the stress and make her appear happier to her. But remember, you are doing this for her, and she will come around if you do not try to rush her into being 'normal' too quickly.

Lanny

 

[marier05]

Just off the phone to the vet, he was talking to the specialist who has seen the x rays and he thinks she should heal by strict rest.  He feels an operation is very challenging as there is a lot of muscle to go thorugh and she most likly would be left with a worse limp than if she were to heal normally.  The fracture looks a bit out of line and what prompted me to get the op was so she wouldnt be left with a limp.  The specialist said because Tara is supporting her weight (although she cant walk) she should heal by herself.  The vet said theres a good chance she will make a full recovery and be right as rain again!   I feel happier now as the vet told me things can only get better from here - gradually she is going to heal herself and he thinks within 2-3 weeks she should start using her back legs.

So i feel happier today. 

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I am so glad I read this far because I was in the process of planning to email you to tell you DON'T DO THE SURGERY AND LET HER HEAL BY HERSELF and now apparently you know. We had a boy dog -- a dashhund whom we boarded who ran under a bed at his owners home chasing a ball and came out paralyzed, and who was 1 hour from euthanasia by his owners after they were told the costs of fixing the dog. But we intervened and suggested they get a second opinion -- getting very conflicting advice from two vet surgeons. '

One recommended a $4000 Cdn. surgery, and the other -- an orthopedic vet located near us -- said under no circumstances put that dog under the knife. Rest him, keep him quiet, provide pain killers as needed at the outset, and strictly limit all exercise (alone... no excitement) for 8 weeks. HIs owners were not prepared to take the time to rehab the dog on the basis of that advice and elected to have him euthanized, so we stepped in and said turn the dog over to us. They game him to us. We followed the advice of the orthopedic vet to the letter. Rest, no excitement, no exercise with other dogs. Two to four months of quiet rehab, and he is was as right as he could be at the end of it all. You would never know that dog was paralyzed from the mid back onwards. That was more than ten years ago and I don't need to tell you that that vet has since -- of course -- become our permanent vet and I cannot tell you how much money that many has saved us over the past decade treating things other vets would happily have billed fortunes for, using practical sane advice . Sometimes it is not all about money.

We have learned with Kevin (his name is Kevin Bacon, like the actor) that he will tell us the truth, and never sugar coat it when it is sad news as has happened in a couple of cases in recent years where we unexpectedly lost dogs to advanced cancers we didn't even know they had).

Take the time to rehab your dog slowly. We have had to do this with a number of whippet injuries over the years -- the latest, a dog called Ace, could hardly walk after he jumped high at a bird between wires on the fence and came down crippled and lame -- but Kevin's advice was the same... Time, take time, give the dog time. We spent all winter (2007/2008) limiting Ace's exercise, and we have, again, been rewarded by a dog with absolutely no evidence of his injury after a rehab of about 5 months of limited, careful exercise.

Good luck in your case! I believe even if it takes more than the 2 or 3 weeks suggested by the vet in your girl's case -- I think that is a bit optimistic and I certainly wouldn't have her racing around the yard in that short time frame -- in fairly sort order you will have her sorted and all will be well again.

The simple truth is time heals a lot of stress pulls/muscle and ligature tears/ etc. in dogs.

Good luck on this. By the way, the fact she is unanimated and appearing 'lifeless' on the bed is GOOD news. It means she recognizes she has an injury and she needs to care for herself. Ace looked positively horrible, and I cannot tell you how many times I thought oh this poor dog, will he ever be right -- and he is... Have your vet prescribe a mild sedative/pain killer for the first period of time. But don't let her think with the pain relieved that she can be normal again too quickly. The pain killers will relieve the stress and make her appear happier to her. But remember, you are doing this for her, and she will come around if you do not try to rush her into being 'normal' too quickly.

Lanny

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Hi Lanny,

Thanks for this advice, i feel a bitty better again today as she has stopped yelping when we pick her up to go to the toilet, she stands up herself ready to be picked up, and she hobbled across the garden herself to do her first poo in 3 days. She held her pee in for 24 hours yesterday (and she had been getting regular drinks of water and milk) she is on Tramadol 50mg for the pain. The vet said it should be 2-3 weeks before she starts to use her back legs a bit more so im not getting my hopes up about a recovery by then.

Had any of these dogs you mentioned fractured their pelvis? Its just im worried about the bone healing in the wrong place! As on the x ray it looked a bit out of line. I am glad she doesnt have to go through an op though - my vet was saying that even the specialist was saying it would be very challenging, there being a lot of muscle to cut through. Even if she heals with a slight limp as long as i have her with me and i can still take her for walks. The specialist also said if they operate she most definatly would be left with a worse limp than if she were to heal herself.

I feel like every day we are turning a corner so thats good. Shes my first baby and its so hard seeing her like this but im trying to keep my chin up for her sake.

Marie. :huggles: