Hello all!


A week ago last saturday night Kathy and I had occasion to
use the services of the 24/7 emergency vets in Germantown, a Memphis suburb. Schotze had been switched to a new vet the
week before because the local vet up here on the little town square didn't seem
to want to do anything but expensive
possibly unneeded tests and push steroids at her for what we thought was a bit of problem with the hind legs and
lameness, no not hip dyslexia.

HEr ocndition deteriorated with the anti inflamatory the new vet prescribed, sort of a bacon flavored chew pill. Over
the weekend she got to where she wouldn't move at all, just
lay on a furniture pad in the bedroom, or scooted herself on her belly out into
the hallway if she really wanted to be
nearer to us.

Saturday late afternoon she urinated, laying right where she was, which didn't surprise us, floors are tile, nothing a
mop wouldn't cure. But, when we saw blood in the output we
became very concerned.

TOok Kathy's daughter and I both using furniture pad
stretcher, and my two folding ramps to get her into the van.

tHe emergency care vet was very good, did some bloodwork and determined she had
a massive urinary tract infection, for
which they prescribed keflex. We had a small supply of that because it had been prescribed for Kathy recently but she
had an allergic reaction to it.

They even took her post dated check.

YEs they're spendy, but worth it. We're glad to have our
loving Rottweiler back acting normal again.



Regards,
Richard
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*** Quoting Richard Webb from a message to all ***

tHe emergency care vet was very good, did some bloodwork and
determined she had a massive urinary tract infection, for which they prescribed keflex. We had a small supply of that because it had been prescribed for Kathy recently but she had an allergic reaction to it.

They even took her post dated check.
YEs they're spendy, but worth it. We're glad to have our loving Rottweiler back acting normal again.

Richard it is good to hear a good outcome of what sometimes sounds so very serious. I thank goodness for the emergency vets. Not to long ago, one of my boys started flipping out and acting like he was tripping on something. Scared the ehck out of me when he finally collapsed and defecated on the floor. I ended up having to take him to the emergency vet and he was checked and some blood tests etc, and at the time they said take him home and keep Your eye on him. The sad thing was, while I was waiting for all this, the things You see in
abundance that You don't see at the regular vet is a bet overwhelming for an animal lover. In the short time I sat there waiting I saw 3 families put their dog to sleep. One bring in his dead dog that died on the way, and a poor little
lab pup with a huge fishing lure snagged in his lower lip. Some pretty sad stuff, but I was glad things worked out for simon. I am glad things worked out for your dog too.. It is amazing to see those emergency places at work.


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Hi MIke,

On Wed 2011-Oct-05 19:23, Mike Roberts (1:261/1381) wrote to Richard Webb:

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They even took her post dated check.
YEs they're spendy, but worth it. We're glad to have our loving Rottweiler back acting normal again.

Richard it is good to hear a good outcome of what sometimes sounds
so very serious. I thank goodness for the emergency vets. Not to
long ago, one of my boys started flipping out and acting like he was tripping on something. Scared the ehck out of me when he finally
collapsed and defecated on the floor. I ended up having to take him
to the emergency vet and he was checked and some blood tests etc,
and at the time they said take him home and keep Your eye on him.

Glad that worked for you too. I'm glad they were there.

The sad thing was, while I was waiting for all this, the things You
see in abundance that You don't see at the regular vet is a bet overwhelming for an animal lover. In the short time I sat there
waiting I saw 3 families put their dog to sleep. One bring in his
dead dog that died on the way, and a poor little lab pup with a huge fishing lure snagged in his lower lip. Some pretty sad stuff, but I
was glad things worked out for simon. I am glad things worked out
for your dog too.. It is amazing to see those emergency places at
work.

THere was somebody else with a cat in another room, don't
know what its trouble was but I could hear it crying out
once in awhile, but the waiting room was deserted except for me and SChotze until Kathy got the van parked and joined us, which took a bit for her to get out, get her walker
together, oxygen pack and purse slung and inside. WAs just
as glad, I was in no mental shape to deal with that, but
then it was almost MIdnight on a SAturday night. I was so
scared I'd lose her to be honest. The vet tech and I
unloaded her but I got her to stumble in on her own power.

I'd had to put my last dog before her down about 6 years ago after two strokes,
and that was a pretty tough day for me,
was afraid we were going to get the same outcome, and I was
a little bit angry with first vet who didn't look any
further than what he assumed the problem was and offer more
steroids. I mean dammit they can't talk to you and say "it
hurts here ... " or anything like that.


Regards,
Richard
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On Wed Oct-05-2011 16:11, Richard Webb (1:116/901) wrote to all:

A week ago last saturday night Kathy and I had occasion to use the services of the 24/7 emergency vets in Germantown, a Memphis
suburb. Schotze had been switched to a new vet the week before
because the local vet up here on the little town square didn't
seem to want to do anything but expensive possibly unneeded tests
and push steroids at her for what we thought was a bit of problem
with the hind legs and lameness, no not hip dyslexia.

You mean hip dysplasia? All large breed dogs suffer that as they get on in age.

HEr ocndition deteriorated with the anti inflamatory the new vet prescribed, sort of a bacon flavored chew pill. Over the weekend
she got to where she wouldn't move at all, just lay on a furniture
pad in the bedroom, or scooted herself on her belly out into the
hallway if she really wanted to be nearer to us.

Saturday late afternoon she urinated, laying right where she was,
which didn't surprise us, floors are tile, nothing a mop wouldn't
cure. But, when we saw blood in the output we became very
concerned.

TOok Kathy's daughter and I both using furniture pad stretcher,
and my two folding ramps to get her into the van.

tHe emergency care vet was very good, did some bloodwork and
determined she had a massive urinary tract infection, for which
they prescribed keflex. We had a small supply of that because it
had been prescribed for Kathy recently but she had an allergic
reaction to it.

They even took her post dated check.

YEs they're spendy, but worth it. We're glad to have our loving Rottweiler back acting normal again.

I wish I still had my German shepherd.


Regards,

Roger
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