it was 4 weeks ago today that our lovable lump of a dog, Robbie, had his operation at the University of Glasgow small animal hospital for his laryngeal paralysis, and there is not a day that has gone by where I don't think it's the best money we ever spent! it really has transformed his life!
OK, he potentially could have gone on for the rest of his life not having the op, but his quality of life was so poor - he still wanted to go for walks, he still wanted to bark at the birds and chase Sophie about the garden - and you could tell it was getting him so down that he couldn't do these things without ending up gasping for breath within 30 seconds. Now, if he had been giving us signs that he was fed up and was ready to let go... it would have been different - but you could tell he was still so eager to keep going, and as long as he's willing to fight, so are we.
Having the op has meant some changes to his life. He's now only allowed tinned food, he's not allowed anything dry or dusty - that includes biscuit treats- as his larynx is now permanently half open and dust getting into his lungs could cause pneumonia, so instead of those he's been getting sausages and meatballs - he's yet to complain! but it does mean me going to asda every week and picking up some 14 of the large tins of dog food!
We celebrated today by giving him a carrot - his all time favourite treat! he's not had one in 4 weeks and you can tell how much he enjoyed it :) we're quite fortunate that his favourite treat is OK for him to still have.
His hair is growing back really well around where he had the surgery on his neck - another month and i don't think there'll be any noticeable difference!
as I type, he lays snoring at my feet - love him so much! xxx
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