5-12-08: Another sleepy, snoring Pitbull this morning. Got him packed up and on the road to the vet bright and early when Beth came over to collect him. Dang this job of mine, I couldn’t take him in myself! Scheduled for an amputation of his leg, neutering and some lancing (draining with a large needle) of some huge infected areas in his neck and under his tongue. These were a result of crushed salivary ducts when dogs were ripping at his throat.

The surgeries went GREAT! No unexpected issues or complications. And he had responded so well to the antibiotics that the tennis ball-sized lump in his neck and the plum-sized ball under his tongue did NOT need to be lanced…the infection had gone down enough that the antibiotics will be enough to get rid of them completely. He will spend the night in a heavily sedated state. Depending on how he seems when he wakes up determines how many days he will be at the vet. After an amputation, the body sometimes tried to heal the part that is no longer there…it sends extra blood and fluid to that missing area. So, we have to wait and see if his body has that reaction. The staff at the vet continues to adore Gunny and says he is an amazing and fantastic dog. He is even making Pitbull fans out of people who were previously not overly thrilled.

Amy