Bladder & Bowel Control?
My 6yo dog Oliver had his surgery almost 30 days ago. I had him in diapers (changing every hour consistently) for the first few weeks because he was peeing constantly. Always. Never stopping. Liquids went right through him.
Once he got off all of the medications and his bowels evened out, the same started happening with *that* as well. There's no control over anything whatsoever. He freaks out everytime he poops unintentionally...
I'm curious if anyone else has had this experience? If it's normal? When did your dog regain control of their bladder and bowels?
I had to stop using diapers because he got a pretty nasty bladder infection, so now I just make sure he's always in clean towls and pee pads.
I also see the vet tomorrow for his 30 day check-in, so I'll be asking them about it too.
u/alexssensei — 1 month ago
Different States, Different Costs?
I'm a new member here. Unfortunately my sweet boy Oliver was recently diagnosed and had surgery. I've been reading a lot in this group about the price of surgery + scans.
Oliver had a CT, 2 Night hospital stay, and the spine surgery (meds and follow-ups included) - all for roughly 7k. I've been seeing some comment that their surgery and scans would be around double that!
I know severity is a factor, but does the state we live in determine cost as well? I thought it'd be interesting to see which state we're all from and how much our scans and surgery were quoted -
I'm in Oklahoma (I know, I know... but it's cheap for sure lmao) and my total coat was 7k - give or take a few hundred.
What about you guys?
Good luck to all of you 💗❤️💖 I'm rooting for every single one of us.
u/alexssensei — 2 months ago