Poorly Uschi
May 31st, 2006 by Alison
Well, we took Uschi to the vet on Tuesday morning to have her stitches out. We told the vet that the fluid keeps accumulating and bursting through the top of the wound. He said it was still ok to have the stitches out. 10 minutes after we got home, the fluid had burst through again, but now without the stitches it split the wound by about 1.5cm (3/4 inch I think). So back we went to the vet to get it stapled. We were charged £40 for it! I was shocked but didn’t say anything (kicking myself now, I wish I has complained).
Enough was enough, Stephen has registered Uschi at a new vets today. He gave her a look and explained in much more detail about the accumulation of fluid. It seems that she needs it drained either by needle, or by operating again and putting in a drain.
We are seeing how it goes today, but she will probably need another operation tomorrow.
We’re really upset about it all because we just wanted the best for Uschi and we really feel let down by the first vet.
