What did your vet mean by “total shit”? That the wrong procedure was done?
Yes. She talked to them before she transferred him over and they didn't discuss any possibility of this particular procedure. She was as surprised as I was and doesn't feel it was necessary. Of course she was also not the one in there taking out the stones and seeing the situation. She will talk further with the surgeon at the clinic and we're waiting on the lab results from the analysis of the stones.
Happy sleeping on plastic. That can’t be comfortable.
It doesn't affect the comfort but it does make some odd squishy sounds!
I know that the Germans uses other words for medical issues and if you’re not familiar with the terms that is very difficult!
Yes, you definitely know how it is from your own experiences! Although now that I've talked to my own vet and she was as surprised as I was, I do wonder if I misunderstood or they simply didn't tell me. But no matter now as the end result is the same.
I do hope the extra pain meds help.
To be honest, they have only helped so far. I feel he's more comfortable in the house when not moving, but outdoors when we go for a wee it is so difficult for him. If anything, the pain seems to be getting worse even if the wound is looking clean and dry. I'm very glad we are back at the vet Monday morning.
We are here to support you and will worry if you go quiet.
A question, what did the debris removed from Carbon's bladder consist of? Was it Xanthine stones, an assumption here, any red/white blood cells? Mucus plug with inflammation of urethra? How long had the stones been there? Large and small? These are important predictors of recurrence and therefore treatment plan.
We've not gotten the labs back yet. From what I've been able to understand, they do not present like Xanthine stones and this is confusing everyone. They didn't show up on the x rays and are rounded, sort of the color of milk chocolate. The ones they gave me were about the same size, but I believe there were also smaller ones.
I would also have a rethink of the leish treatment plan, as @snowbunny's suggests. I am interested in the fact that actually Carbon's kidney function is good, and has been for a while?
I agree and have told our regular vet that I want to discuss milteforan. I don't think she's keen but we need to look at this. I also asked her to do a blood test for his Leish level yesterday so we should have that next week. His kidney function is very good, our vet was able to confirm that from the panel the clinic did prior to surgery. That means he's had normal kidney function results for 18 months now. Something to be very happy about.