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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,314
    twisted thoughts wrote:

    Times like these make u look back and say... why didn't i get the damn doggie insurance?!?!? :fp:

    I said "why didn't i get the FUCKING doggie insurance?!?!?" :lol:

    get well, little normie.

    big normie - what else are ya gonna do?
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    norm wrote:
    Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Surgery

    yeah, that's as expensive as it sounds...dude is at the hospital and will go under the knife tomorrow

    Ouch!
    Good vibes coming your way... I wish Normie and your bank account a speedy recovery!

    Times like these make u look back and say... why didn't i get the damn doggie insurance?!?!? :fp:

    it's times like these i'm glad i got insurance the day i picked him up from the shelter :D
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    norm wrote:
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    norm wrote:
    Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Surgery

    yeah, that's as expensive as it sounds...dude is at the hospital and will go under the knife tomorrow

    Ouch!
    Good vibes coming your way... I wish Normie and your bank account a speedy recovery!

    Times like these make u look back and say... why didn't i get the damn doggie insurance?!?!? :fp:

    it's times like these i'm glad i got insurance the day i picked him up from the shelter :D

    :clap:
    nice.
    that should lessen the blow to your wallet a bit tho... you can splurge on the nice soft cone 'o shame
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,314
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    that should lessen the blow to your wallet a bit tho... you can splurge on the nice soft cone 'o shame

    IMG_2433.jpg

    :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    so not looking forward to the cone...small hallways + cone = unintentional comedy :fp:

    hopefully, he'll be able to wear the inflatable neck thingy
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    Oh, Norm! TPLO!!!!

    The late, great Seamus had that done in 2001. For the next six years, until he died at age 12, he had a very solid surgicially reconstructed leg. I hope Norm has as successful a recovery.

    Yikes.

    The L,G Seamus never expressed any interest in his staples, so we didn't have to Conify him at all.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    unlost dogs wrote:

    The L,G Seamus never expressed any interest in his staples, so we didn't have to Conify him at all.

    this is what i'm hoping for...when he cut himself years ago as long as i kept an eye on him he rarely bothered with the stitches
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,314
    norm wrote:
    unlost dogs wrote:

    The L,G Seamus never expressed any interest in his staples, so we didn't have to Conify him at all.

    this is what i'm hoping for...when he cut himself years ago as long as i kept an eye on him he rarely bothered with the stitches

    the soft cone actually makes a nice, always-there pillow :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    oh damn Norm........hope all goes well.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    Is Norm spending the first postop night at the vet?

    Seamus did, for pain control. It was planned in advance.

    Then I picked him up at the end of the next day, when he was finally cleared to go. He was completely gorked, and cried the whole way home. It nearly broke my heart.

    When we got to the house, Mr. Unlost and a neighbor carried him in and settled him in the gigantic crate I purchased for his recovery. It had doors at the end and the side, I figured that way he could walk in and wouldn't have to turn around to come out. Then he quickly graduated to a gigantic orthopedic foam bed that we fenced off with an x-pen.

    I had to lift him down the three steps to the front yard for maybe a week or two.

    As I recall, he was weigh-bearing on the operative leg within a few days _ just touching the toe down, though _ we were vigilant about not letting him overdo it.

    Which, as you know with a Lab, is somewhat of a challenge...
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    well the doctors office just called and regaled me with his peeing and pooping results :fp: :lol:

    the hardest part of all this will be trying to keep him still...they gave me a list of what to do post recovery...number 1

    keep him in a small space

    :fp:

    oh the crying and carrying on that will commence

    also on the list was 'we can prescribe tranquilizers if needed'

    my question is..for the dog or me? :problem: :wtf:
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    its always a good idea to take the pills norm.
    do some research...
    im sure you can figure out the dosing equivalent for humans :lol:
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  • PJ_ROCKS
    PJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    norm wrote:
    well the doctors office just called and regaled me with his peeing and pooping results :fp: :lol:

    the hardest part of all this will be trying to keep him still...they gave me a list of what to do post recovery...number 1

    keep him in a small space

    :fp:

    oh the crying and carrying on that will commence

    also on the list was 'we can prescribe tranquilizers if needed'

    my question is..for the dog or me? :problem: :wtf:


    both of you will need them, so make sure you get plenty. Then bring one to MT and slip it to 81... :shifty:

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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    imalive wrote:
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    that should lessen the blow to your wallet a bit tho... you can splurge on the nice soft cone 'o shame

    IMG_2433.jpg

    :lol:

    Priceless picture. :lol:
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJ_ROCKS wrote:


    both of you will need them, so make sure you get plenty. Then bring one to MT and slip it to 81... :shifty:

    :lol::lol::lol:

    Had a client call once, they had to take care of their mother who *wasn't all there* and she decided to take the ENTIRE BOTTLE of sedatives we gave to the client for their dog after surgery. Must have been 15 of the highest dose...we had to tell her to call 911/poison control. :?

    lab and pit owners usually come back for different/more sedatives. :D
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    surgery done...said he did great...no meniscus or cartilage damage :thumbup:
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    norm wrote:
    surgery done...said he did great...no meniscus or cartilage damage :thumbup:

    yay for Norm!
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  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    norm wrote:
    surgery done...said he did great...no meniscus or cartilage damage :thumbup:

    :thumbup: I hope the recovery goes well
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  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    Apparently this is all the rage

    Dogshaming
    http://dogshaming.tumblr.com/

    You could make a book about my three hounds shameful activities :mrgreen:
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Austicman wrote:
    Apparently this is all the rage

    Dogshaming
    http://dogshaming.tumblr.com/

    You could make a book about my three hounds shameful activities :mrgreen:
    I could make a book just of Django's crimes!
    Lately he likes to pull papers out of my tote bag at night and chew them up. :roll:
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