Dixie is Not Out of the Woods Yet
Dixie went to the vet tonight to have her staples removed and I expected to be able to report how well she is doing and that she was given a clean bill of health. Unfortunately, they think that the internal stitches may not be holding, which means: more surgery. This poor dog! I would ask if it could get worse, except that I know it could. She goes in Friday and we will know more then.
On a better note, the vet now believes that he may have missed the stone the first time around. He went back to all the x-rays and thinks that it may have been there the whole time, just in a difficult spot to see on the x-ray. This is actually good news because this means that her body may not be making the stones as fast as previously thought. If that is true, we may be able to manage these stones after all.
All research indicates that wet food is a better choice in the case of calcium oxalate stones because it consists of 80% water. The more water she drinks, the more diluted her urine stays, and the less chance the oxalates have of binding together. We have switched her to the wet U/D, and so far, she loves it.
All we can do is take this one step at time and see where it takes us. We are hoping that brings us to a happy, healthy dog with a long future ahead of her.