Orwell has an obstruction [UPDATE]

[Kaitee and Orwell]

Unfortunately, on Saturday, Orwell got sick and threw up several times. I thought he may have had an upset stomach because he ate some type of animal droppings when we were out in the front yard playing. 

He has evidently had a piece of cloth bouncing around in his stomach for several weeks after my mom gave him a blanket to have while he is outside unsupervised. This was against my wishes, but she was adamant at the time that he should have his bed even more comfortable out there. She feels really guilty now, so I don't want to rag on her. I know Orwell will get through this, even though it could have been avoided. Anyway... the cloth moved into his small intestine. 

I've spent the day in and out at the emergency vet. We gave him 12 hours of IV fluids to see if the cloth would start to pass. It hasn't, so he is in surgery now. Luckily he is young and should bounce back from this pretty well. I have been depressed today and yesterday, and felt I should let you all know. 

I'm going to get a call in 2-3 hours about how the surgery went. I will update you all tomorrow morning. 

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

I hope by now you have great news, nothing worse than worrying about these precious babies.  We had a similar scare with Polly a few months back, she gobbled down half of a stuffed toy at the groomers and two weeks later threw it up.  The x-rays showed her safe but the groomer no longer has any stuffed toys.  Apparently it is extremely common for this to happen, our vet has a wall of jars full of the oddest things they have removed from pets.  We have not had any soft things for our girls to play on for a very long time and when we go elsewhere we pick them up and replace with safer toys.  Scary stuff!

[Stella]

Hugs to you, hoping you have good news for us soon.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I'm sorry to hear this....hope everything goes well with the surgery.

[Janet & Jaxson]

Sorry to hear this. They certainly are our precious babies! Will look for a good update later this morning. Hang in there!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Hoping the surgery goes well and Orwell has an easy recovery. 

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Kaitee, I am so sorry to hear about Orwell.  I know how worried you must be.  Haley swallowed a piece of crushed stone which was irregular in shape.  It would not pass and he had stomach surgery to remove it.  All went well and he recovered quickly. 

Looking for a good update on Orwell this morning.  Hugs to you and Orwell.

[BG and Gavin]

Sorry Kaitee. I am sure, as you said, Orwell will bounce back in no time. Take care.

[Kaitlin and Ludo]

I hope everything goes well with Orwell!!!

[F, Calla & Luca]

I am sorry to hear this and I hope Orwell has a speedy recovery.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

So sorry to hear about Orwell. Poor baby!  I hope the surgery goes (went?) well and he is back home with you soon.

[Debbie and Bentley]

Poor Orwell! Hoping all is well, and I hope you are doing okay, too.

[Kaitee and Orwell]

UPDATE: The surgery went well. They did not have to remove any diseased intestine, and they recovered a sock. We've all been careful about socks because it has a problem for him, but now we will all double double check. Nevertheless, the blanket in the backyard has been removed as well. My mom now realizes that was a poor decision either way. 

The surgery actually went a lot quicker than estimated. I fell asleep at around 2 am, and was woken up promptly at 2:30 am. I left the vet at 12:15 am to go get some sleep when they took him away to go get shaved. 

They are going to introduce food some time today, and let me know when I can take him home (assuming no complications arise-- very unlikely they said in his case).