Is today! I've just left Maisie at the vets fast asleep after her pre-med. She is having a large cyst removed from her tail. As some of you will know I have had had problems with Maisie being frightened of the vets. We have not had the best of experiences with our previous vets, but oh my goodness I can't believe how kind, patient and caring the new vet practice is! When you take your pet in for a procedure you do not enter the building through the main entrance but via a side door that takes you to a conservatory and garden area where you are met by a nurse. Maisie was her beginning to show her usual stress signs but the nurse was so good with her that she quickly calmed down and eventually lay down and had a snooze while we waited for the vet . The vet didn't fuss, just gave me a small treat to distract Maisie and the pre-med was done! Thinking back to a previous visit to the old vet of broken needles and four people holding Maisie down and being accused of having a badly behaved dog, I'm so pleased that this time it was stress free. She was asleep in ten minutes on a lovely cosy bed! Hopefully I'll hear how things are going at about 2.30pm. On a different note, we've just had a lovely holiday on Cornwall, and Maisie had a ball! Here's a few pics!
That's great to hear. What an absolutely wonderful vet practice. And great holiday pics!!! She'll be home before you know it and I'm sure everything will have gone well.
Sounds like a wonderful vets practice. She will be fine with people like them to care for her. Lovely photos too.
Looks like you had a wonderful holiday! Nice to hear you found such a great vet's, and Maisie will be back home with you soon.
What beautiful pictures! The new vet practice sounds perfect. I'm sure Maisie is in the best hands possible
Glad your new vet was so much better. You'll be hearing from them soon! Lovely holiday photos - I can spot some sunshine in one.
So, we are back home. She's not reacted well to the GA, vet thinks that the GA has increased her anxiety levels, so we are home early. She has the "cone of shame" which is not to be removed and most of her tail bandaged and protected by a plastic tube. Unfortunately the "lump" had grown in the time we had been away and the op was a lot trickier than expected. There wasn't enough skin to pull the wound together so she has the middle part of the wound open. The vet is hopeful that it will heal, but has warned me that the tail will have to be amputated above the wound if it doesn't. Hopefully the histology results will be negative. Feeling a bit like we shouldn't have gone away Back on Friday for a bandage change and she may need to be sedated again form that. Poor Girl looks very sad and keeps banging into everything.
I can understand how you feel, but I am sure one week (2?) would have made a massive difference. Sorry she reacted 'badly' to the GA. Tails are difficult to heal but with patience it may do well. The holiday looked worth it, Maisie had a fantastic time, lovely looking dog.
Meant to write WOULD NOT HAVE MADE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE. Wish we could modify our replies, so frustrating!
@Stacia yes about two weeks, but even I had thought that it felt bigger. I think the vet was surprised at the size of it.
Oh god what a worry. I know Angela had a terrible time with Dexter's tail, and that it eventually had to be amputated. He doesn't notice the difference, and is just as gorgeous! The biggest worry for you must be the histology results - fingers crossed all is ok there.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I'm sure if the vet had thought going on holiday would have a negative effect they would have said so. Fingers crossed it heals well and the results are good. The holiday looks fabulous!
At least you all had a wonderful holiday.She looks such a lovely dog and so happy. Hope everything heals well and she's ok soon.
Hope it all heals up beautifully. It's never nice to have to have a procedure of any kind....and no-one could ever love a cone. I'm sure it's a rough time for you all at the moment. I hope that before too long it's just a memory and you can all get on with life. With many more fab holidays ahead!
