msjosi
Completely Boxer Crazy
You all are truly amazing...I wonder what we would have done without Boxerworld. Josi and I are hanging in there, her legs seem to be getting stonger with each day, but now she seems to have alot of fluid buildup through her entire chest running down into her incision. The swelling is now causing the staples to ooze which they haven't really done since we brought her home. I don't know if it is fluid or blood, but it really concerns me so I have a call placed with our local vet. There does not seem to be a dull moment lately and unfortunately I have a feeling that thought will continue for awhile. Any suggestions on what I should do or maybe even what position to lay her in to help this fluid along would be helpful.
On a lighter note Christmas yesterday was certainly bittersweet. Josi's grandma and grandpa came over and she got herself up to a stand to greet grandma when she came in whom she absolutely adores. I wonder if all this fluid was caused from her activity yesterday b/c we had her up and walking around much more. It seems to be a no win situation for us...we want to get her up and moving to help recover from the FCE, but her incision from major surgery is only a week old, but I still don't see why there would be buildup now after this time. We took lots of pictures and in true Josi fashion she literally ripped open the wrapping paper to her gifts with her mouth. I have pics of that as well so when I get a minute to upload them I will.
Ok, so in the mist of all of this, let me add to our drama and misery when I tell you all that Brian and I are set to be married in the Bahamas on Jan. 20th surrounded by 46 friends and family. Could timing possibly be anyworse. We leave for Miami for a cruise on Friday and return on Monday. Honestly if there was anyway we could call the whole thing off under these circumstances we would, but that is not an option since all of our guests have spent all this money to attend. Our first dilema is now the person who was going to watch her is our friends brother who is not capable of watching her under her condition and all other friends and family are attending. We can't board her b/c even when healthy she had separtion anxiety and it would kill her and there is no way with her health now that is even an option. I have started to do research on local sitters that we could pay to stay at are house, but how do I honestly trust a stranger with my sick baby and how do I ask or except them to watch over her 24hrs. a day and not leave the house or her side. I am going to speak to my vet and see if any of his vet techs would be interested in doing this that I know if an issue arised they could contact him. But my most serious dilema is how do I say bye to her knowing that her days may be numbered and there is the possibility that she passes while we are away. What a joyous event this is turning out to be:( Well my local vet just called me back...he says it sounds like edema, but is not familiar at all with the Gabapentin and wonders if that could be causing this. He also mentioned protein in the blood could could cause this. Ok he just called me back after talking to the surgeon at the hospital and they want to see her back in to do blood work. Is this rollercoaster ever going to end for us??? All I want is a healthy speedy recovery so she can enjoy the rest of her life, is that too much to ask. I just called Brian to come home from work which he just got there when I relieved him from when I came home at 1pm. This nightmare is just tearing us apart. I will post later when we get back. I know I don't even need to ask to continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
On a lighter note Christmas yesterday was certainly bittersweet. Josi's grandma and grandpa came over and she got herself up to a stand to greet grandma when she came in whom she absolutely adores. I wonder if all this fluid was caused from her activity yesterday b/c we had her up and walking around much more. It seems to be a no win situation for us...we want to get her up and moving to help recover from the FCE, but her incision from major surgery is only a week old, but I still don't see why there would be buildup now after this time. We took lots of pictures and in true Josi fashion she literally ripped open the wrapping paper to her gifts with her mouth. I have pics of that as well so when I get a minute to upload them I will.
Ok, so in the mist of all of this, let me add to our drama and misery when I tell you all that Brian and I are set to be married in the Bahamas on Jan. 20th surrounded by 46 friends and family. Could timing possibly be anyworse. We leave for Miami for a cruise on Friday and return on Monday. Honestly if there was anyway we could call the whole thing off under these circumstances we would, but that is not an option since all of our guests have spent all this money to attend. Our first dilema is now the person who was going to watch her is our friends brother who is not capable of watching her under her condition and all other friends and family are attending. We can't board her b/c even when healthy she had separtion anxiety and it would kill her and there is no way with her health now that is even an option. I have started to do research on local sitters that we could pay to stay at are house, but how do I honestly trust a stranger with my sick baby and how do I ask or except them to watch over her 24hrs. a day and not leave the house or her side. I am going to speak to my vet and see if any of his vet techs would be interested in doing this that I know if an issue arised they could contact him. But my most serious dilema is how do I say bye to her knowing that her days may be numbered and there is the possibility that she passes while we are away. What a joyous event this is turning out to be:( Well my local vet just called me back...he says it sounds like edema, but is not familiar at all with the Gabapentin and wonders if that could be causing this. He also mentioned protein in the blood could could cause this. Ok he just called me back after talking to the surgeon at the hospital and they want to see her back in to do blood work. Is this rollercoaster ever going to end for us??? All I want is a healthy speedy recovery so she can enjoy the rest of her life, is that too much to ask. I just called Brian to come home from work which he just got there when I relieved him from when I came home at 1pm. This nightmare is just tearing us apart. I will post later when we get back. I know I don't even need to ask to continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
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