So Theo Had the Deed Done Today :(

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

Theo had his neutering done today and poor Baby Bear isn't handling it well at all! My pet sitter is also the vet tech so she was the one that handled all the surgery stuff and the anesthesia. She said he did really well in surgery and she kept the anesthesia very light so when they were done and taking the tubes out he was already waking up. I went to visit him at lunch to find his face bright silver. They spray him underneath to see if he is licking-he was :(. so I came back at 2:30 to pick him up and she said he was good to go and seemed to have quit the licking.

When we got home though he became obsessed with it to the point where it began bleeding! So off we went back to the vet to get more glue put on to hold the incision together and a Cone of Shame :(

Well-the only cone they had would have fit a St. Bernard, so they found this BiteNot collar that he came back home with. He just isn't a happy boy :(

I gave him a tiny bit of Benadryl-they said it was okay, to help him relax and rest and it seems to have taken effect, or he is just exhausted. 

Nothing is ever easy...

We went to the vet today. There are four vets in my vets office, the owner Scott, another new vet, very young and inept, imo, a female my age who I adore but who works at a second location much farther away and Dr. Kleman who normally handles large animals and the surgeries. Dr. Kleman is very, very loud and rushed and not friendly. She scares Hattie half to death. So she was the only vet in today and since she did the surgery it was ok with me if she saw Theo. it would okay with me if Ronald McDonald saw him really!
First she sent two students in to take Theo's temp and after three tries and him groaning I sent them out and said I wanted the doctor. She blew in the room and was obviously very angry. Theo was excited being there and was definitely perkier. She said he looks fine to me! She pressed on the incision and he didn't cry. She said there's nothing else I can do for him, it's his fault he licked it open to begin with. He did it to himself. At that point my tears boiled up. I said Look, help me out. I know you think I am over reacting here but I am telling you this dog is in pain. He cries when he pees and wouldn't even come out of his crate on my lunch break. He won't eat much and is trying to hide everywhere and panting. She said well we can do blood work and urine. I said do it!!! Geeesh, that's why I was there! All was negative so I said I still wanted to talk to her. So she sent the vet tech in to explain everything to me. I said no, you send her in here or I will be talking to Scott. I don't appreciate being yelled at by anyone and being given the vet tech, even though that is my pet sitter. So annnnyyywaaaay...she ended up giving me tramodyl for his pain. We gave him one and I left him there for two more hours while I ran to finish my last class and buy a cone of shame since he had learned his way around the "NoBite" collar. When I came back at 5 pm he was much, much perkier. Got him home and he has peed twice with no crying! She said the swelling internally was causing the pain. While she was drawing blood she also re glued the incision and sprayed more silver stuff on it which helps with infection I think.
So this was $235 today, plus $183 for neuter and microchip and $11.50 for meds yesterday. It all equals up to the most expensive neuter on the books probably, but I don't even care as long as Theo begins healing.
I want to thank you all for your help and concern. I cannot tell you what DK means to me and how much it helps when you are alone and worried. DK is made up of people who know their stuff about Doodles and lend their support. Thank you. Hopefully it will be smooth sailing during the next 7-10 days of cone attire!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Oh Sandy this makes me so happy for you and Theo!   Now you can relax and Theo can rejoin his lovely family:)  I bet Hattie is very happy too:)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

This is good news!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Good news, I know how you feel. One day when I had to leave Luca home in a cone in his crate during his tail ordeal he didn't budge when I came home. I was so upset. But he hated that cone.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

I don't have a dog house either but I'll still happy dance with you if little Theo is feeling better!

[Cathy, Fozzie & Shaggy]

Go ahead and do the Snoopy dance - you deserve to.  Shame on the vet who blew you off and good for you for standing up for Theo!!  I hope you don't have to take him back any time soon and that he is fully healed very quickly.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

So glad to hear he's finally on the mend!

[Adrienne]

Good news!!  So glad that Theo was upbeat today.  Hopefully tomorrow is even better.

[LeAnn & Loki Doodle]

Awww poor doodle! How is he today? When Loki got fixed it healed fast. Hope all is good :) He is SO cute!!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

It's been a lloooonnnngggg 6 days and I'm so glad to hear he is getting back to being himself and no longer in pain. You might ask Scott If others have had the same experience with their dogs and after this Vet has done the procedure? What stood out to me was how she is "very loud and rushed". To me that sounds "rough". And being an OB nurse for as long as I have , I have seen some "rough" C/sections by those rushed docs , and later cared for those patients and they hurt much more than one would expect. Sorry to tell you this, and waited until he was feeling better, but certainly the owner needs to know. I have a feeling you aren't the first incidence. And pain meds and a cone aren't an option, everyone should go home with them in my opinion. This has just made me feel bad for you both. Just saying.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Oh no Sandy! Theo STOP!!!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

OK Sandy, that's scary smart :) Theo, Nooooooooooooo!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

OMD he is VERY smart!  Theo you are a little stinker, give you Mommy a break!