Poorly Boy Still Not Better...

Spike Sleeping Off His Operation

Well it may be very hard to believe but Spike is still not fit and well! Up until four weeks ago we were still battling to find out what was wrong with him, constant infections, on antibiotics for nearly four months, then our vet decided to send away a swab, to a specialist lab and voila we found out what was wrong! Spike has been suffering from E-coli, yes we were what you might call gob-smacked. He was taken into the vets for a second time and put under anesthesia (although they did try twice to do the procedure under sedative but he kept fighting it) the Ecoli had found its way into the anal glands but would not clear up and kept making him very poorly (his back legs kept going and he was crying with pain), Spike was not happy when we went to pick him up, in fact he wouldn't even look at me and took two days to forgive me!!! He'd had so much anesthetic with the two sedatives and anesthetic that it took him over twenty four hours to come round from it properly, Mark and I were up every hour giving him water via a syringe because he wouldn't drink or eat. He was very very sore for about a week, then Mark took him back to the vets a week later... Claire our vet was still not sure we had got it all so he has to go back again tomorrow (a month after the procedure), although he is showing signs of still having the infection.

We have already been warned that Spike may have to have the procedure again and if it doesn't work he may need his glands taking out, but there are huge risks with that, it could make him incontinent, which for a dog like spike would be horrific... (he doesn't even like his paws getting dirty, so we are more than a little worried about that)  Anyway we have to wait again now to see what happens, luckily most of the cost has been picked up by the insurance company, which is lucky because it has cost £2500.00 already. Unfortunately my joints became quite painful three weeks ago, so i have been off work (unpaid) which couldn't come at a worst time... 

Well I just thought I'd keep you all up to date, and thank you very much for your kind comments.... they really are so very much appreciated....I'm dying to be back crafting... I've got some stash to give away and I'm getting a new craft room soon three times the size of the one i have now.... Ashley is leaving home soon...boohoo.... which is tugging at my heart strings...an empty nest, but, a little positive a new workroom (Ash will have my old work room as a stop over room from now on, hopefully he'll want to use it once a week then i won't feel so bad) he is moving about fourty miles away to Leicestershire to live with his girlfriend, however we don't drive, but, his friends are here so i'm sure he'll be back often and you know boys, when they get together!!!

Well bye for now and i will let you all know how Spike gets on and hopefully i'll be back soon...fingers crossed....