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Yesterday when I woke up, Echo wasn’t there to greet me with his flapping tail and fluffy face, I had to wake him up. He went to the bathroom on his walk as normal and seemed mostly ok, played with his treat by tossing it all over before eating it then I was off to work. When I got home I noticed he was sluggish in comparison to his normal self. We went for his walk and he played with a neighbor’s pit, rather hard too, then finished his walk like nothing was wrong, except he started eating grass a bit. Not unusual for him.
He didn’t eat his treat when we got back in and then I knew something was off for sure. He was slightly sluggish but not overly so, so I carried out the plans to go hang at my friend’s house with his best friend, Braxton. I figured seeing another dog might get him feeling better anyway. Well, he started puking over there and eating grass like crazy. That’s all he wanted to do was eat grass. He was restless when laying down and just couldn’t stay comfortable. I changed his food earlier this week and figured it must be that, because while he was off a bit and puking he’d still be playing with his buddy, rough housing.
I said if he were still puking in the morning I’b bring him to the vet and he was, he also just laid down on the ground outside and didn’t want to move and that’s when I just grabbed my keys and hauled ass to the vet. They found a blockage in his intestine immediately. Got X-Rays and found a good size corn on he cob in there, which he had to have snagged outside when I wasn’t looking. I am ALWAYS on this dog about eating shit off the ground for THIS EXACT REASON!!!!
I had to leave him at the emergency clinic for the surgery and I’m just a wreck. His demeanor was great despite this until we got to that clinic and you could tell he was in pain and scared. I trust everyone taking care of him right now and they all said I caught it early before it could really damage his intestines, but due to the size and hardness it could require some additional surgery to repair the intestines. This guy has been my world since I got him a few months ago.
I don’t know what I’m going to do financially. My boss was kind enough to pay for the $6500 surgery up front and my Christmas bonus will cover a good chunk of that, but if this goes past the estimate I don’t know what I’ll do, I already spent almost all my own money on the emergency x-rays just to find out what was in him. I’m going to be listing some pedals and my Shiva to help cover this.
More than I can use some good vibes/prayers, if anyone is down with that thing, please send them Echo’s way. I won’t be able to pick him up until Monday morning, I’m not sure I’ll even be able to see him tomorrow. I just want my bud bud back with me.
He didn’t eat his treat when we got back in and then I knew something was off for sure. He was slightly sluggish but not overly so, so I carried out the plans to go hang at my friend’s house with his best friend, Braxton. I figured seeing another dog might get him feeling better anyway. Well, he started puking over there and eating grass like crazy. That’s all he wanted to do was eat grass. He was restless when laying down and just couldn’t stay comfortable. I changed his food earlier this week and figured it must be that, because while he was off a bit and puking he’d still be playing with his buddy, rough housing.
I said if he were still puking in the morning I’b bring him to the vet and he was, he also just laid down on the ground outside and didn’t want to move and that’s when I just grabbed my keys and hauled ass to the vet. They found a blockage in his intestine immediately. Got X-Rays and found a good size corn on he cob in there, which he had to have snagged outside when I wasn’t looking. I am ALWAYS on this dog about eating shit off the ground for THIS EXACT REASON!!!!
I had to leave him at the emergency clinic for the surgery and I’m just a wreck. His demeanor was great despite this until we got to that clinic and you could tell he was in pain and scared. I trust everyone taking care of him right now and they all said I caught it early before it could really damage his intestines, but due to the size and hardness it could require some additional surgery to repair the intestines. This guy has been my world since I got him a few months ago.
I don’t know what I’m going to do financially. My boss was kind enough to pay for the $6500 surgery up front and my Christmas bonus will cover a good chunk of that, but if this goes past the estimate I don’t know what I’ll do, I already spent almost all my own money on the emergency x-rays just to find out what was in him. I’m going to be listing some pedals and my Shiva to help cover this.
More than I can use some good vibes/prayers, if anyone is down with that thing, please send them Echo’s way. I won’t be able to pick him up until Monday morning, I’m not sure I’ll even be able to see him tomorrow. I just want my bud bud back with me.
They then gave him a high dose painkiller so he’d be comfy while getting fluids and sitting in his little doggie jail waiting cell. They have some triage surgeries to get through but he’ll be getting his surgery this evening.
