Rescued Chow/need medical advice
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Rescued Chow/need medical advice
Hello. I recently rescued a 1 year female chow. (the old owner is paying fines but not enough in my mind) after cuting the "dreadlocks" off and bathing her i noticed couple health problems, broken tail, broken tooth, and of course the eye problem, ( hair inside eyelid, not sure medical term) while i was cleaning eye i noticed it is cloudy and had a puncture mark on it.. no pupil or color, just milky. and she is not fix'd.( she is in heat) so, my question is, with a limited budget i need to pick order which to "fix" first....
I need too:
1) get spade
2) get eye lid operation
3) get all shots up to date
4) get eye looked at and see if anything can be done.
i called local humane society and got reduced spaying operation so i may take her for that and ask vet if he could look into eye and give advice.. hopefully.
If anyone can give advice or help please let me know.. wish i could get it all taken care of at once but .......Thanks for any replies....
I need too:
1) get spade
2) get eye lid operation
3) get all shots up to date
4) get eye looked at and see if anything can be done.
i called local humane society and got reduced spaying operation so i may take her for that and ask vet if he could look into eye and give advice.. hopefully.
If anyone can give advice or help please let me know.. wish i could get it all taken care of at once but .......Thanks for any replies....
Arnis,
It's great to hear of another Chow being rescued. I think your vet will give you the best advise on what to do next, first, etc. My caution for you is to make sure your vet understands that Chows require some extra attention with the anesthesia (sp?). I think most vets will use the dogs weight to determine how much but Chows are different and usually require alot less because I think their heart/body weight ratio is not typical. Flourane (sp?) gas is the preferred method during the surgery.
Congratulations on becoming a Chow owner!
Karen
It's great to hear of another Chow being rescued. I think your vet will give you the best advise on what to do next, first, etc. My caution for you is to make sure your vet understands that Chows require some extra attention with the anesthesia (sp?). I think most vets will use the dogs weight to determine how much but Chows are different and usually require alot less because I think their heart/body weight ratio is not typical. Flourane (sp?) gas is the preferred method during the surgery.
Congratulations on becoming a Chow owner!
Karen
thanks for replies...
I own 2 Chow's. one raised from 8 week old.. rough male cream color. His name is Ghengis Kahn, Kahn for short.. 14 years old
the rescued one... rough female red color. her name is Silvia Jane. Sil for short... 1 year old
everyday she is getting better and better, feeling out , hair growing back in and actually starting to come to me without me calling her... Kahn is a lil jelous but they are starting to share water bowl so i think everything will work out.. thanks again for the suggestions.
I own 2 Chow's. one raised from 8 week old.. rough male cream color. His name is Ghengis Kahn, Kahn for short.. 14 years old
the rescued one... rough female red color. her name is Silvia Jane. Sil for short... 1 year old
everyday she is getting better and better, feeling out , hair growing back in and actually starting to come to me without me calling her... Kahn is a lil jelous but they are starting to share water bowl so i think everything will work out.. thanks again for the suggestions.