Henny @ The White Coats...AGAIN. UPDATE #18 NOT GOOD

**pitc9** · 04-08-2008, 02:40 PM

Oh the poor thing!!

Glad the vet (finally) found it and she's on her way to a speedy recovery!
{{HUGS}}

**Sparklecoon** · 04-08-2008, 05:09 PM

The price is $1500. As I am kind of a push over I sent Josh. He's not happy about it. My big thing is not only that he said we didn't need the xray last time but this time when the first one didn't come out clear enough he did a second regular one before switching to barium on the third for better viewing. If he would have used the contrast on the second try he would have been for sure on the blockage sooner, able to do the surgery Fri instead of an emergent surgery Sat and gotten her home sooner as well.

I feel like I'm being played to make a buck. Either that or he's just a horrible vet.

UPDATE: She's home and the total was $1700. She's supposed to wear the e-collar for two weeks and she can barely go 5min with out freaking out. I don't know what to do I've been crying for the last 20 min. Does the collar really need to stay on that long?

**wolf_Q** · 04-09-2008, 07:13 PM

Oh my, poor Henny, and poor you!

I hope she'll be feeling better soon! My dogs all hated the e-collar too! There's a few other types you can get that she may be more comfortable with.

**Taz_Zoee** · 04-09-2008, 07:19 PM

When Zoee got fixed when she was younger we only kept the e-collar on her when we could not watch her. So when we weren't home and at night when we slept. I thought for sure she'd lick her sutures to death or something, because she is always "cleaning" herself, even when she was a puppy. She does a thorough cleaning everytime after she goes potty. But she did very well. She would not move when the collar was on her, so this way worked for all of us.
Good luck and I hope Henny is feeling better very soon!

**chocolatepuppy** · 04-09-2008, 09:32 PM

Hopefully, the worst is over. Henny will calm down and maybe the e-collar won't bother her so much. I suppose all dogs are different, but some don't bother their incisions much. I wouldn't take any chances on trusting her though without constant supervision, especially at first. Maybe some others here can offer more insight on the e-collar. My dogs have never used them.
Henny will be in my prayers, as you will be, I know this is a difficult time for all of you. {hugs}