Surgery ..."Max" - Exclusively Setters2024-03-28T14:32:30Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/865021:Topic:93217?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A93809&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGreat news...........glad to…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-09-03:865021:Comment:939442008-09-03T19:28:35.373ZSharyn Latchfordhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/redladies
Great news...........glad to hear Max has come though the operation well and is feeling better.....big hugs to him<br />
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Sharyn
Great news...........glad to hear Max has come though the operation well and is feeling better.....big hugs to him<br />
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Sharyn Very encouraging news from Ma…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-09-03:865021:Comment:938272008-09-03T14:13:28.604ZCatherine Carterhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/CatherineCarter
Very encouraging news from Max! Give him a cuddle from me and also from my 4 setters!
Very encouraging news from Max! Give him a cuddle from me and also from my 4 setters! Thank you so much for such en…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-09-03:865021:Comment:938092008-09-03T13:33:06.528ZRichhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Rich
Thank you so much for such encouraging words it really feels so good to know you love animals like the rest of us do.<br />
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By the way last night when lisa and i went to visit him for the last time and prepared ourselves to pick him up today ( we went and visited him 4 times yesterday) he not only wagged his tail and knew who we were but he also got up on his legs , gingerly of course,<br />
but he stepped out of the cage and walked right outside and peed so we figured we'd take him home.<br />
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Lisa let me…
Thank you so much for such encouraging words it really feels so good to know you love animals like the rest of us do.<br />
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By the way last night when lisa and i went to visit him for the last time and prepared ourselves to pick him up today ( we went and visited him 4 times yesterday) he not only wagged his tail and knew who we were but he also got up on his legs , gingerly of course,<br />
but he stepped out of the cage and walked right outside and peed so we figured we'd take him home.<br />
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Lisa let me know if we took him home that getting him up the stairs( we live on the 3rd floor) might be real difficult as a result of the surgery.........well let me just tell you ..........when we opened the door he walked right up those staris no problem at all.......i got so emotional with happiness and joy that he adjusted right away and from the looks of it will be just fine.....god willing......he slept like a rock last night as i stayed on the couch and kept my eye on him all night......he's on all kinds of pain killers......trimadol and metacam and anitbiotics .....so he's progressively moving in the right direction.<br />
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Rich Hi Rich,
I know how shocked…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-09-03:865021:Comment:937012008-09-03T07:46:32.314ZSusan Stonehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
Hi Rich,<br />
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I know how shocked you feel about seeing Max all cut, shaved and stitched - I know the sight and know how it feels. I even thought of warning you, sorry I didn't.<br />
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In 10 days time you will be surprised at the change in max. He will be up and walking almost immediately and the coat will grow back and he can enjoy life without pain.<br />
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You and Lisa must share your deepest fears and be there for one another. Max can cope, he does not worry - he lives in the 'here and now' and will not fear…
Hi Rich,<br />
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I know how shocked you feel about seeing Max all cut, shaved and stitched - I know the sight and know how it feels. I even thought of warning you, sorry I didn't.<br />
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In 10 days time you will be surprised at the change in max. He will be up and walking almost immediately and the coat will grow back and he can enjoy life without pain.<br />
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You and Lisa must share your deepest fears and be there for one another. Max can cope, he does not worry - he lives in the 'here and now' and will not fear the future nor suffer the past...<br />
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best wishes<br />
Susan Dear Rich.
It must be very h…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-09-03:865021:Comment:936942008-09-03T07:25:42.101ZKristinahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Kristina
Dear Rich.<br />
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It must be very hard for you, but Max made it through surgery. I am sure he will be just fine. People say dogs with three legs manage very well. Don’t blame youself or anyone else. Drinking won’t solve your problems, it will make thing worse. Lisa and Max need you, be there fot them. Don’t let what happened to Max appart you and Lisa, it can make you and Lisa stronger and more connected. Think about the good thing that are coming not the bad that might happen.<br />
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Take care.<br />
Kristina
Dear Rich.<br />
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It must be very hard for you, but Max made it through surgery. I am sure he will be just fine. People say dogs with three legs manage very well. Don’t blame youself or anyone else. Drinking won’t solve your problems, it will make thing worse. Lisa and Max need you, be there fot them. Don’t let what happened to Max appart you and Lisa, it can make you and Lisa stronger and more connected. Think about the good thing that are coming not the bad that might happen.<br />
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Take care.<br />
Kristina It kills me to see him like t…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-09-02:865021:Comment:936252008-09-02T22:36:43.499ZRichhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Rich
It kills me to see him like this and i won't apoligize for being so emotional and process my feelings is something i have always done for as far back as i can remember.<br />
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I don't know much but i can tell you i love "max" with every fiber of my being and if it came down to him or i having cancer...i'd pick me in a second.<br />
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I can't bare the thought of losing him.<br />
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Staying in the hospital i agree is a wise move however we live 5 mins( literally) from lisas work ....she's a vet tech and thank god we…
It kills me to see him like this and i won't apoligize for being so emotional and process my feelings is something i have always done for as far back as i can remember.<br />
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I don't know much but i can tell you i love "max" with every fiber of my being and if it came down to him or i having cancer...i'd pick me in a second.<br />
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I can't bare the thought of losing him.<br />
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Staying in the hospital i agree is a wise move however we live 5 mins( literally) from lisas work ....she's a vet tech and thank god we can go see him........trust me i'll be going to see him every 2 hours....until my handsome boy is home.....nothing less then him being home laying on the couch will be enough for me.............it's real nice yet painful that i can allow myself to love and not expect anything in return.<br />
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God bless your heart and soul ....<br />
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Rich Thank you so much i am now in…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-09-02:865021:Comment:936022008-09-02T22:00:47.260ZRichhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Rich
Thank you so much i am now in shock leen, my fiancee called me, who by the way assisted in the surgery and now wishes she didn't because it ripped her apart, lisa called me after the surgery was finished and asked me if i wanted to see "max" ....of course i do....i'll be there in a minute....i said to her.<br />
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Anyway Leen i came around the corner and i fell apart when i ever saw him lying down in the cage all shaved and an IV sticking out of his leg and wimpering and staples all over his chest and…
Thank you so much i am now in shock leen, my fiancee called me, who by the way assisted in the surgery and now wishes she didn't because it ripped her apart, lisa called me after the surgery was finished and asked me if i wanted to see "max" ....of course i do....i'll be there in a minute....i said to her.<br />
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Anyway Leen i came around the corner and i fell apart when i ever saw him lying down in the cage all shaved and an IV sticking out of his leg and wimpering and staples all over his chest and back and shoulder......<br />
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It really screwed with my emotions.....i thought i'd blow lunch and have a breakdown..max made it through ......lisa and i live on the 3rd floor and decided that max stay in the hospital for a few days at least this way he can recover without the worry or concern of falling down the stairs..........poor little guy.......<br />
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Rich