Debbie doing well in foster care

Debbie continues on her recovery at her foster home. She is spending her days going for walks, taking car trips, sleeping on the chaise lounge in the back yard, getting lots of hugs and kiss and doing great in her recovery. This has been a long recovery and we are very pleased with how she has blossomed in her foster home. She has showed that she is a PERFECT girl in every aspect and once ready for adoption will one of those very, very special Goldens. She loves everyone she has met whether it be human or canine. Everyone is greeted with a wagging tail - well that tail wags all the time. Currently she is on a course of 2 different antifungal medications and I saw her just this past week when I met her foster mom to give her the next 2 weeks medication. She has a re-check appointment on Friday, July 9.

Debbie moves to foster home

Today was a big day when Debbie went to her foster home. She was so happy this morning when her foster mom, Teri, came to pick her up. She couldn't get into her car fast enough. Off they rode with all her things. I jus t received this nice photo of her in her foster home. She still has a while to go in her recovery but things are looking much better for her. We have a scheduled recheck appt for early July and I'll update her page after that check up.

Debbie in recovery

Today Debbie went back to the vets for a recheck and is doing well in her recovery.  Her nasal drainage is much better - she still sneezes when she first gets up but then she is fine.  The ulcer on her nose has almost healed but her eye is still draining and that may happen for quite a while.  She has muscle atrophy in her head and around her eye.  She is scheduled for a recheck in two more weeks and has to continue on the fungal medications.   Debbie certainly was Miss Congeniality today while in the vets office wanting to visit with everyone.  She got so many compliments on how sweet she was and how beautiful she was.  I know she enjoyed the special attention.

Tomorrow is going to be a big day for her when she goes to her foster home.  I'll send updated pictures.

Diana update

Diane came in today for Dr. Kelpe to remove the splint that had been put on at the shelter, xray the injuries as we only had 2 from the shelter but did not show the areas that were involved, and try to relocate the elbow. Once the bandage was removed, and she was xrayed, he tried manually to relocate the elbow but with the amount of scar tissue already forming, it was impossible. She was already sedated for the manual repair, so he took her directly into surgery to clean up the area and put it back in place. She was resplinted and will be rechecked in 1 week. Her foster mom picked her up that evening and she is back home with no time spent in the hospital. Her family was very happy to have her back and it was eating time again after the anesthesia had worn off and out of her system. They had accompanied her to the hospital and had a good meal before she was sedated. Oh the arrangements to keep these little guys happy.

Diana is a very sweet girl, good with other dogs and very good with the people in her foster home. The children are teenagers though so we have not had her living with small children. She will require rehab exercises to build up the muscles in her leg when it has healed. There was considerable muscle atrophy already as she was unable to put any weight on it when she arrived in rescue.

I will be sending updates when she goes for her next recheck.

Diana limps into rescue

Diana and her Supreme pups, Florence, Mary, Betty, plus one, Eddie, came into rescue today from the shelter. She had previously been hit by a car and suffered an elbow injury. Apparently the former owner had not had her treated by a doctor and this injury probably occurred about the time the pups were born. There was considerable scar tissue in the wound and the injuries from the car incident had started to heal. We will examine this leg after she has settled down in her foster home with her family. The bandage was put on when she was at the shelter to stabilize the leg. Her pups are healthy, fat and very content. She will be in a foster home later today.

Thanks, and let's start with this. I'll send another update from when we had to change the bandage and fix the dislocated elbow.

Debbie's progress update

Today I went to pick up Debbie from the Specialty Center where she had her treatment. It has been a rough 2 days for her. One Tuesday, 6/15 she had a CT and when that was clear, she went immediately for the treatment which required her to be under anesthesia for several hours. When I talked to them in the late afternoon she was going into recovery and everything was looking good. Well, that was the start of a sleepless night. I received a call at 9:30 pm Tuesday night that she had spiked a fever of 105 and it was discovered that she had aspirated some of the liquid during her treatment while under anesthesia. I tried to get some sleep but called again at 1:30 am and she was doing better. They were able to get the fever down a little and were more optimistic. Another call at 5:30 am the next day, had her somewhat out of the woods but still running a slight fever and on IV's and oxygen. I elected to have her stay there for the day to give her a better chance for recovery. It was arranged that I call later in the day to check on her status.

I tried to keep myself occupied but made that call immediately at 4:30 to see how she was doing. It was felt that she needed monitoring for another night and it was not good for her to be taken back to our vets that closed at 7 with her being alone all night. It was arranged that I pick her up today, Thursday in the morning and transport back to the vets.

This morning I was down there waiting to see this sweet little girl. Everyone had fallen in love with her and couldn't imagine what discomfort and pain she had gone thru while still maintaining this great personality. Even after what she went thru, she greeted me with a wagging tail and patiently waited for me to take her "going home" picture. She is now back here locally at our vets and is currently looking for a foster home that can commit to the period of time it will take for her to heal and be ready for her forever home.

Please stay in touch for more updates on her progress. Thanks for your concern and support.
 
 

Debbie meets a specialist

This morning I picked up Debbie at the vet's and took her to the specialist's facility for a CT scan and nasal infusion tomorrow. The CT scan will determine if she can withstand the treatment so we have our fingers crossed that it will be clear and we can proceed. Everyone that met her today including the doctor kept commenting on what a sweet, good natured girl she was even in such discomfort. She greeted everyone with a tail wag and gladly accepted the pats and hugs. I will know tomorrow after the CT scan how things are going and I'll update again. Thanks for keeping posted and your good thoughts. Both Debbie and I appreciate it.

Debbie update

Debbie has an appointment tomorrow with the specialist to determine her course of treatment.  She is doing as well as can be expected and did eat a good breakfast. It's amazing that she can still eat with the condition her nasal passage is in with all the mucus and blood draining. Debbie is always so happy to see us when we come to take her out for her walks. She just prances along with her tail wagging the whole time. Initially she will sneeze considerably when she first gets up but then after she is outside in the fresh air, the sneezing stops during that time. I'll send an update when I learn more after tomorrow's visit.

Debbie update

Debbie is shown here being prepped for a procedure to determine what may be wrong with her. They took some head x-rays and there was no mass present, then she was sedated to have a scope put up her nasal passage. From the initial observations, the doctor is pretty certain that Debbie has a fungal infection called, nasal aspergillosis. She has a very good chance to return to good health but it will take a long time for this to heal.

We will be consulting with a specialist to determine what's best for Debbie.

 

Debbie arrives in dire need of medical care

Debbie just came in today from a local shelter and as you can see from these photos will need our help. She is a 4 year old, beautiful, light blonde, sweet girl that is currently being tested to see what we can do for her. We do not know how long she has been in this condition as I have no records from a veterinarian to go over.

When she came in, the veterinarian did some initial tests and sent in a culture that will take several days to get the results back. Another volunteer and I bathed her and made her comfortable. She is safe tonight, as comfortable as we could make her in this condition, and tomorrow, hopefully, we will find out more about her condition. Keep checking this site for updates.