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Bobby came into the surgery to have a lump removed from his
leg, the surgery went very well and Bobby was sent home with a buster collar,
and had strict instructions to rest.
Unfortunately, Bobby had other ideas and had removed his
Buster collar and was running around like a wild thing. Due to Bobby’s playful
nature he managed to get his wound very mucky this unfortunately lead to his
wound not healing properly. The wound broke down and opened up.
Bobby returned to the surgery to have his wound cleaned
daily however this alone was not enough and it was still taking a long time to
heal even with his Buster collar now back on. It was then decided the only way
to ensure Bobby was cage rested was for him to be admitted to the hospital for
strict rest and twice daily wound cleans.
Luckily for us Bobby was a dream to have around, the perfect
inpatient, he rolled over onto his side to have his wound cleaned and was
always offering his paw in exchange for treats. He was a good boy and gobbled
up all his antibiotics in his food and was very well behaved. His exercise was
limited to slow lead walks for a toilet break in the garden only.
Bobby’s Grandma visited him while he was in with us, as Bobby
gets far too excited when he sees his mum and Dad, but we kept them informed on
how well he was doing on the phone. His Grandma treated him to a brand new toy
which he loved to carry around in his mouth everywhere he went.
After a week of cleaning his open wound twice daily, it had finally
healed enough that we could operate on it again to close up the wound. He was
ever so sleepy and comfortable after the surgery this meant he received even
more belly tickles than usual!
Bobby still needed to rest following the second surgery, as
we were all concerned that if he went home too soon and ran about again it
would re-open. So Bobby spent a further five days here at the surgery before he
had the all clear to go home. Bobby carried his toy up to the waiting room
thinking it was just another slow lead walk he was going on, then he met his
Dad and he was so happy to see him he danced around whining at him!. We were
all very pleased to see he was able to go home but we definitely miss his happy
face. We hope Bobby is enjoying life at home again- without his dreaded Buster
collar.
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