Confused and Overwhelmed-Diagnosed Anal Sac Carcinoma (Woody has passed)

Evening all, I am so glad I gave you all the giggles as you have kept me going through all this as well. When I sat down and thought of everything I,d been through today I did have to laugh out loud it wasn,t funny at the time I assure you of that :p I didn,t tell you he made I right show at me at the vets, he was one stubborn little dog refusing to walk into the surgery and was given me the look of "your gonna pay for this Mother " so I was all a fluster trying to get him to go in when the vet came out and said "aw Woody what have they done to you " and he was off trotting behind the vet quite the thing, then after his examination and jags as always Craig always kneels on the floor to speak with him and Woody was trying to get up on his knee so he took the collar off and gave woody a good all scratch and he looked at me like "oh your really gonna pay this is how I,m suppose to be treated " then licked the vets face :eek:

So tonight he has been really good sleepy but very settled so I decided to go to my nieces birthday party she turned 18 today and I wasn,t going to go but did, I was only out less than an hour and came home to find him still asleep, I,ve just been to try and walk him and he got to the top of the stairs looked at me, looked at the stairs so I went off to get the mattress, hauled out the bedroom, dragged it to the stairs and yup Woody was at the bottom lol. I swear this dog is making me pay for all he,s went through. Again Woody makes me laugh everyday sick or not.

I had Emma the IMS on the phone earlier this evening with his bactology results from his prostrate flush, they have found a bug in this and guess what its multi drug resistant and not normally found in the urine, there not worried about it and for the moment we,re doing nothing about it, until he gets his stitches out then they will repeat the urine culture and take it from there. This could only happen to Woody lol I,m not worried about it and will deal with it along with everything else he throws at me.

The visuals of your saga are killing me - in a good way. Please take a photo of going down steps on a mattress. That was my first good laugh... then the pj's... oh my that was funny... and it goes on and on. Thanks, I think we ALL needed a good hard laugh. Continued best to you and dear Woody. Kim

Oh I am so glad you were able to go to your nieces birthday party.

Yes indeed, you are going to pay for what you put Woody through. The nice thing is that he loves you to pieces so as soon as he feels better and the stitches are done with, he'll be right back there as you at the cats meow to him. :)
I'm sure he had a good time, giving Craig the vet kisses, while showing you whats what. Oh woody, woody, woody. He is a hoot isn't he.

I'm with Kim, pictures of that mattress escapade please. That sounds so ..um.interesting!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hope you've had that glass of wine by now! I'm sure those here who have had their dog home soon after surgery can relate to the panic and stress you've been under.
Woody seems to have weathered all this in an amazing way, and you're doing a great job with all the post-op care! In another day or two the wound will probably be so improved and the comfy collar will make a big difference for him. Keep up the good work! ;)

Barbara

That little Woody has a real sense of humor, doesn't he? "Gotcha, Mom!"

Tracy:
I often talk about the intelligence of the Jack Russells. Woody is really smart and is plotting about how to get back at you for all this. It sounds exactly like something Tipper would do to me. I am glad you made it to your nieces birthday party, as she is a wonderful beacon of light in yours and Woody's lives. I know you have been through a lot, and you have a wonderful attitude. I am sure with Terry gone the bacteria issue will be solved when he heals up. You have a wonderful place to take him to there, I wish I could say the same. I am glad Woody slept while you were gone and that he is improving every day. Blessings
Patti

Afternoon everyone Woody has had an uneventful night tried and failed to get up on the sofa as I wouldn,t let him jump the look was priceless. He has woken up how can I put this "like a new dog" full of beans, and wants to cause mischief lol His comfy collar arrived today Yay, but as I was trying to blow it up he stole it off me and started to rag it like a toy :rolleyes: Guess he doesn,t realise that he is suppose to be sick. He took all his tablets and as had his bottom cleaned twice, he is still not really pooing but still thinks he needs to if you get what I mean. He is now fast asleep at my feet and we will be having a lazy day.

Hope everyone has a good weekend ;)

Glad to hear Woody's recovering from the surgery so well, and getting his mojo back!

Tracy:
You Woody is a wonderful child. I am glad he is getting on with his recovery very well. I have a soft collar for Tipper too and she went nuts when I tried to blow it up, jumping at it trying to kill it. They are all a little touched with the crazy bug in their little heads. I love hearing all of Woody's little antics, it makes my day knowing he is doing well now. God Bless you both
Patti

Patti,
I have news for you. It's not just Jacks. Dachshunds are crazy enough to not be afraid of badgers. They have to be nuts for that. :-)

Well Woody is not so good tonight, he is going through the involuntary pooing stage, he doesn't know he is doing it, he just jumps up and its there. He,s not at all happy about this and he has been trying to scoot his butt which he managed once and made it bleed a little. I,ve been trying my best to reassure him that its all alright but he is panicing keeps looking at his bum area and looking at me. He,s not in any pain but I think he is just in shock. He has a worried look in his eyes. This was to be expected but as this is now day 4 I thought he had gotten away with it. If he keeps trying to scoot I,ll speak to the hospital and see if there,s anything I can do for the moment I am just saying no. I,m still being cheery around him so I think we could be in for a long night but hay ho.

Oh poor little Woody. I'm sure it's a shock to smell something, jump up and see poop. It if it was me, I'd be a bit worried too. Although we know it isn't actually something to worry about, just that the area has to be cleaned a lot to keep any fecal out of his wound. Yep, I bet you are right, long night, if he keeps trying to bum scoot. :(
Hopefully this won't last long, and is just one of the stages that too shall pass.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

I've had to put a call into the vet hospital as Woody passed blood yikes. They are calling his surgeon and ringing me back fingers crossed its nothing to worry about bit the nurse thinks he has disturbed the wound :(

Keeping fingers and paws crossed that it will be okay.

Right here, waiting with you. Hope all is well.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Surgeon just rang asked loads of questions but seems to think that it is unlikely the wound but more a touch of colitis or a reaction to his meds in turn making him poo loads clean him 4 times in an hour. She does want to see him in the morning and will ring me at 9 am to arrange a time. For now I've to monitor him and keep him calm. She was a bit surprise to hear the he was pooing himself as if there going to be incontinent then it's usually from day one. Woody for the moment is resting and he won't let me near him I,ll monitor him from a distance. I knew it was going to well lol

Awwwww. This seems to be the night for poo.
I hope that Woody is much improved by tomorrow.

Well I'm glad that they don't seem to think it is anything too serious but will be checking it out anyhow.

Nothing is ever entirely simple it seems, even recovery. :) You're doing great though. Try to get some rest when you can tonight, that's a long drive on no sleep.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Yes, recovery can be a bugger that's for sure. I hope it is just bit of upset tummy too, you keep Woody calm and we will do our best to keep you calm!! I would not let him jump on anything, or do even steps, jump in car etc to try keep as little strain on it as possible. Little devils though are quick as anything when you have your back turned!!

Hope all goes well with your appointment in the morning Tracy! x

Thanks everyone Woody is still pooing for Scotland so I clean him up best I can and best he,ll let me then clean the house. I've not taken him out at all so not to stress him with stairs etc. He is calm as long as I have my hand on his head. I'm soooo tired I've not really slept in days well weeks really so I'm having a milky hot chocolate see if I can drop off for an hour or two. The clocks her went back an hour for winter and your suppose to get an extra hour in bed not gonna work for me this year lol

Dogs huh who we,d have them ........well all us off course x

Well Woody finally settled at 6 am and slept till 8 with no more pooing, me I've not shut my eyes yet. The hospital rung at 8.30 for an update and his surgeon is sure it is colitis and I think it is too. She has advised me to try and get some fibre in him as this will help and to try and get his meds into him. We decided to monitor him for a few hours then ring back in a few hours. I have managed to get him to eat a little chicken in stock with his painkiller in it. He is now. Askeep in his crate sleeping

Tracy:
Sorry to hear about Woody poohing. I am sure that is very upsetting to him. I am glad the surgeon said it is not anything serious. I will be anxious to see what the Dr. says after the examination. I know form experience that some animals have a hard time going pooh after anesthesia. Did you say for a while he was not going? Maybe he is just getting rid of what was built up in his bowels, and he can't stop it for now. I say a special prayer every nite for him. I am confident with the care he has received that they will be on top of anything. Hope you get some sleep, I passed out last nite early and slept like a log. I do not usually do that as I am always listening for any problems with Tipper. It scared me that I slept that soundly and did not check her thru the nite like I do. Hoping for a better day today with Woody. We have not turned our clocks back yet, I think it is the 1st week in November. Blessings
Patti

Patti thanks for the prayers boy do i need them. I had a melt down earlier and had to go into garden so not to upset woody I guess all this has finally taken it's toll on me. I just keep thinking if it's something I did by not getting the fibrogel into him guess I'm just tired and emotional today.

I have managed to get Woody to take his lopsec and antibiotic hidden inside some ice cream it was the surgeons idea as that way he is getting some fluid as well. I just need to figure out who to get some fibre into him.

awwww, I'm sorry for the both of you. Pooping unknowingly has to be distressing for Woody and for you...and seeing that blood probably made your heart stop for a second or three. :(:eek::(

There is an herb called Slipper Elm Bark that might help Woody's current situation BUT it has to be used 2 hours either side of all other meds as it will prevent absorption of those meds. Be sure to discuss with the vet(s) before using. ;) Here is some info on SEB -

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?

http://www.holvet.net/slippery_soup.html

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supple...SLIPPERY%20ELM

http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elmsli09.html


I hope you and Woody both have a much less eventful day (or night by now :)) and you are able to get some much needed sleep.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

I haven't posted yet, but I have been following along on your adventures. Woody is a great little character, and he is lucky to have you, you've been wonderful with him. You might try some canned pumpkin for fibre, not the pie filling, but plain canned pumpkin. They usually love it, and it can help on both sides of poop problems-loose or constipated.

The pumpkin does work but note in small doses! No more than 1 TBS ever but in your case I'd start out a one teaspoon. Too much causes the reverse which you already have. Never have understood this but it plugged my pups up fast. Kim

PS not sure if you have canned pumpkin there but as she mentioned it has to be the plain kind not the kind with spices in it.

A nice bran muffin (without raisins) might tempt him? I wouldn't recommend them as a steady diet, but I don't know of any harmful ingredients. Others more knowledgable may disagree, though.

Tracy,

All natural canned pumkin from the baking aisle. Daisy hoovers it.

Hi Tracy

I just use normal pumpkin and boil it up and given him a teaspoon of the flesh, he has always loved it when we have it for dinner.

I have added Metamucil powder just a 1/4 tsp dissolved in about 50ml of water and add it to his dinner and he eats it right down. The fibrogel you have will do the same thing though.

Hope you got some sleep today and have a better night, it is very wearing not getting enough and I also hope your little meltdown in the garden was helpful releasing the pressure, in the shower is a good to do that too!!

Sleep well Tracy and Woody!! xxx

Checking in to see how you and Woody are doing. Hopefully you were able to get some rest today and Woody is doing better. Any luck getting some fiber into him?

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Morning everyone. Well I think the crisis maybe over Woody slept from 9 pm till 8 am soundly so I took the chance and slept too apart from checking on him twice I had a good sleep and feel a bit more normal. Not managed any fibre yet so I'm going to speak to my vets today see if I can give him the slippery elm or the pumpkin. I may pop him along just to get wound checked as I think he may have a little infection as it's quite red this morning maybe just paranoid but better safe that sorry.

Tracy:
Glad to hear that you and Woody got some much needed rest. You are being smart taking him with you to get examined, that way things are caught early if any problems are present. I sure hope for no infection on his part. Things go a lot easier when you have some rest, and everything seems to be less stressful. Hoping for a good report from the Dr.'s. Blessings
Patti

Well back from the vets and there,s no infection and wounds are all looking good. The vet gave him some extra AB,s just in case and we,ve to go back Wednesday for it to be checked. He said usually the wound breaks down in the first 2-3 days and as we are day 6 we may get away with it. He agreed it is red but said this would be due to the colitis he had at the weekend. Emma the locum vet was there and we,ve not seen her since before Woody was diagnosed so she came to say hello. She has a lovely manner with Woody and he instantly feels at ease with her so she got lots of kisses and cuddles from Woody and I got that eye again you know the one where he,s still saying "still gonna pay for this mother" lol. Both vets are impressed at how Woody has bounced back and how good he was looking and I have to say considering all he,s been through this last week he is looking great, and quite bright I have put up some more pics of his recovery. :)

Great to see a positive report :) Woody will get you alright.. he will lick and kiss you to pieces when this is all over ;)

Tracy:
So glad to hear Woody got a good report. He is a remarkable dog with all he has been through. There will be ___ to pay when he gets well mom! You are doing a great job managing all this. Blessings
Patti

Glad to hear Woody is recovering well from the surgery!

I'm SO glad he got a good report and hope you get the stink eye from him for many years to come! He's NOT gonna forget this, ya know. ;):p:D

What a wonderful report!!!! and Super Yay, no infection!!! wooot wooot

Hopefully you'll both get some normal rest tonight.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Tracy:
Hope you and Woody had another good nite of rest. How is the boy looking this morning? He will be getting better and better every day and before you know it all this will be history. Did they happen to tell you when he must start chemo? It is to be 70 here today, hope you and Woody have a good day, he is one step closer to being able to go outside and explore his kingdom. Blessings
Patti

We had another restful night up twice for toilet then settled straight away and we both slept late. He has been ok today managed to get fibergel into him and he,s had diar since so I'm not giving him anymore and going to stick to the all bran that I gave him yesterday. He has vet tomorrow for a wound check then back to hospital on the 5th Nov to get stitches out and it will be at this appointment that we discuss the next step of chemo etc they also want to redo the urine culture to see about the bug that was found in it. Woody has lost just over a kg in weight in 3 wks due to diar etc and I've lost 9lbs which we both needed to do but what a way to lose weight lol. I have re named Woody to poopy bum Steele our surname and when you say it to him he wiggles his tail