In early September, setter Glen was rushed to the vet because he had a red and swollen penis. There it turned out that flies had laid eggs and the maggots were now feeding on his meat (beware of flies people)!
All maggots and affected flesh were removed under anesthesia and the wound was thoroughly cleaned. The next day he was able to return to the shelter with the necessary medicines.
A week later he was suddenly not well, he just layed and did not want to eat. His gums looked pale. Back to the vet as soon as possible. The wound on the penis looked good, so it couldn't be that. Blood tests and a quadruple test for Mediterranean diseases were performed. Except for a slightly lowered hematocrit, nothing obvious emerged.
Tanja took him home so that he would be supervised and there he actually ate something. The next day (Thursday) he started vomiting violently several times and stopped eating.
Additional tests were done for blood levels of liver and kidneys. That too was all normal. To keep his fluids up, he went to Giannis on a drip in the evening and was given medicine to keep his stomach calm. Nothing helped, he continued to vomit every now and then and Sunday morning he clearly started to be in pain. Giannis came to give him a painkiller and in the afternoon Tanja drove him to vet Lovolina in Potamia for an x-ray in the hope that something would become clear. Lovolina suspected something on or around the spleen (enlarged? tumor?) but couldn't determine what without ultrasound. Once home, Glen could only sleep with fatigue, but by midnight he began to moan and scream in pain. Giannis came again with a stronger painkiller.
On Monday, both vets had contact with vet Kiki Tsakou in Xanthi. Glen could be better helped in the more extensive clinic there. He was able to come that same day and Jürgen delivered him there late in the afternoon. After various examinations, he was operated on that same evening and it turned out that a piece of rope or yarn was wrapped around his intestines, causing them to be pinched. A piece was removed and he came out of surgery well. He has to stay for a few more days, but now he is eating normally again.
It looks like things are going to end well for Glen.
In this hectic week, many people have committed themselves to Glen, to whom we would like to thank:
Karem, who picked him up twice at the shelter and brought him to Giannis
Giannis, who even came to give painkillers at midnight
Lovolina, who made time for X-rays on Sunday afternoon
Tanja, who took him home and brought him to Potamia twice
Jürgen, who was immediately ready to take him to Xanthi without hesitation.
The operation and all additional costs will of course create a considerable hole in our budget, but there was no time to set up a fundraising first.
We hope you can help us with a small donation. If even half of our followers donated € 5 each, the costs would probably be covered.
You can donate with PayPal:
act.thassos@gmail.com
or to our bank account:
Piraeus Bank Limenas - Thassos
GR06 0171 0620 0060 6213 6774 937 (BIC: PIRBGRAA).
The ascription is: DRASI GIA TA ZOA THASOU
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| Glen before the operation |
