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Matty I'm the family- dog     Barked: Fri Mar 23, '12 8:27am PST  Thanks all! Matty is doing really well and goes back to the vet to have drains removed this afternoon. She is back to her old self again!! Nakita, this new vet said the same thing you did- that if they had diagnosed Matty with pyo, they would have kept her and done the spay the same day. I still haven't called or stopped in to our old vet yet. I just haven't had the time/energy with everything else I have going on in my life. But they will hear from me, and hopefully they take my complaint seriously so this doesn't happen to another dog! Luckily I already knew what pyo was and how dangerous it is so I was proactive about it, but a less educated dog owner would probably just follow the vets and advice and would have had a dead dog. We've spent over $500.00 at our old vet this year alone, we have 5 pets, AND I work in the pet industry (word of mouth goes a long way), so hopefully my complaint will carry some weight with them. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Chloe OG- Original- Goberian     Barked: Wed Mar 21, '12 7:38am PST  Morning all! Thanks for all of the well-wishes for Matty! She is at home resting and seems to be doing really well. I'm surprised how perky she is! I'm sure she feels a whole lot better after having her uterus removed that was 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 2 FEET LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm absolutely furious with our regular vet (see Matty's thread in health for the whole story) and I will be taking my business elsewhere, after I call/stop in and give them a piece of my mind. I haven't decided if I'm going to call or actually go there to yell at them. If we hadn't found this new vet in the knick of time, Matty would have died. I'm so mad. Another day of temps in the 80's! I hope we actually get some Spring weather before we go straight into summer! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > POTP for Matty

Matty I'm the family- dog     Barked: Wed Mar 21, '12 7:32am PST  Thank you so much everyone, all the prayers and well wishes worked because Matty is doing GREAT! Heck she is 100 times more perky and lively after surgery than Chloe ever was! She goes back to the vet on Friday to have her drains removed. I, however, am FURIOUS with our regular vet. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to chew them out over the phone, or go there in person. The reason I'm so upset is because our regular vet put off Matty's surgery for a week after she was diagnosed because they were busy and short handed. Well she kept getting sicker and sicker, she stopped eating and was really lethargic. So we called our regular vet and asked them if they could get her in sooner because she was really sick and they said no way, they are just too busy. So we found another local vet to do the surgery for HALF THE PRICE, and they got us in the very next day after we called. Well this new vet said that Matty was lucky to be alive and would not have lived another day. She said her uterus was 5 inches in diameter and like 2 feet long. She said it had stetch marks on it and it could have burst at any time. She said she can not believe our vet did not treat this as an emergency, because it was an emergency. Our regular vet diagnosed Matty with pyo LAST THURSDAY, and scheduled the surgery a week later. I'm furious. They are going to hear from me today, and I will be taking my business elsewhere! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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Chloe OG- Original- Goberian     Barked: Tue Mar 20, '12 7:02am PST  Good morning all! I haz coffee and the whole day off of work! I dropped Matty off at the vet for her emergency spay this morning. I started a POTP thread for her in Health. I'm going to be a worry wort until I hear from the vet this afternoon. Today is my Mom's bday so we'll probably go out for lunch. I have so much housework to do and no motovation to do it. We've been having some wild weather here- high of 84 today!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels like summer! Normally temps are still in the 40's here this time of year! I need to get Chloe and Lia out for a walk too, but all I really want to do is crawl back into bed and wait for my phone to ring so I can hear how Matty's doing. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > POTP for Matty

Matty I'm the family- dog     Barked: Tue Mar 20, '12 6:55am PST  I just dropped Matty off at the vet for her emergency spay- she has closed pyometra. She is also having a breast cancer lump removed. This is going to be tough on her poor old body. Please send some good vibes our way- I am going to be on pins and needles waiting for the vet to call, and then I'm sure we're going to have a rough night and next few days with her. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Chloe OG- Original- Goberian     Barked: Fri Mar 16, '12 10:47am PST  Thanks everyone for your responses! I read through the other thread, thanks for linking that! She went in for the xray this morning and it's definitely pyo. She needs the surgery and WOW is it expensive! I figured it would be around the cost of a normal spay, but its not even close! I still have to talk to them about the breast cancer, we weren't able to speak to the vet directly and the receptionist kind of rushed my boyfriend through the phone conversation. The vet we go has two locations and two veterinarians, but right now one is on maternity leave so they are beyond booked up and busy. One veterinarian is running between both locations. They can't even do the surgery until Wednesday which really worries me. She will be on antibiotics twice a day until then. I'm a bit irritated that they can't get her in to do the surgery for 5 days, but I guess we don't have a choice unless we want to take her to a vet that we've never been to before. I'm going to be worried sick about her all weekend! The poor girl has just been moping around the house, you can tell she doesn't feel good. My boyfriend is on his way to pick her up and bring her home, I told him to try to talk to the vet directly and ask some more questions about the breast cancer. This is going to be a rough week! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Pyometra in an 11 year old dog

Chloe OG- Original- Goberian     Barked: Thu Mar 15, '12 10:37am PST  So our vet thinks that Mattie (our 11 year old black lab mix) has pyometra. We took her in yesterday because she was not eating very much and was slightly lethargic. Bloodwork showed a significant infection in her bloodstream. She was put on an antibiotic and she goes in for an xray tomorrow morning to confirm the diagnosis. And I'm freaking out...... Has anyone had a dog go through a spay at this age? We're unsure of her exact age but she is at least 10 or 11, and she is a big girl at 70 lbs. It was also discovered yesterday that she has breast cancer, so we have to take that into consideration also when making any decisions about her future. And FYI, we "inherited" Mattie about a year ago from my boyfriend's Mother, so it's not our fault that she was never spayed, but now we are stuck dealing with the consequences. Ummmmmm.... I guess I just started this thread in case anyone has any advice or experiences to share. I'm sure we are going to go through with the spay (assuming that she does have pyo).... aside from this issue Mattie is still very lively and active for her age. I'm just very worried and stressed! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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Chloe OG- Original- Goberian     Barked: Thu Mar 15, '12 9:43am PST  3 Dogs; Chloe Mattie Lia 2 Cats; Alli Cheebah Anddddd a 55 gallon aquarium with African Cichlids! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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Chloe OG- Original- Goberian     Barked: Thu Mar 15, '12 8:56am PST  Good Morning all! We took Chloe and Lia in for their check up and shots this morning. They both got a clean bill of health and the vet even complimented us on their weight and body condition! He said he's seen alot of fat dogs lately and it was refreshing to see our dogs in such great shape! We also got them heartworm tested and on Heartguard. Now for the bad news...... we got Mattie's bloodwork results and there is a "significant" infection throughout her body. The vet thinks its pyometra. She's on antibiotics for now and she goes in tomorrow morning for an xray to confirm the pyo. And if thats the case then of course we would have to have her spayed. At 11 years old. Oh and she also has breast cancer. So we have alot of decisions to make about Mattie in the next few days. I think she is a good candidate for surgery, she is still very lively and peppy for her age, but of course I am equally worried about it too. For those who don't know we "inherited" Mattie from my boyfriend's Mom about a year ago.... so its not our fault that she was never spayed but now we have to deal with the consequences. So please keep poor Mattie in your thoughts and pawrayers the next few days. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Chloe OG- Original- Goberian     Barked: Tue Mar 13, '12 10:50am PST  How is everyone doing? Jeez this is the first time I've logged onto Dogster THIS YEAR! Shame on me.... All is well with me & mine, well except Mattie refused her meals last night and this morning (which is hugely out of character for her, this dog LIVES to eat), and now she is limping on one of her hind legs. I'm getting off work shortly and I'm going to try and get her into the vet today. Let's hope it's nothing serious! Chloe and Lia go for their annual check ups on Thursday too. So I might as well kiss my $$$$$$$$$$$ goodbye. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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