Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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That's the gamble. It's possible, but I'm getting the feeling (from the vets and from reading) that there's a higher probability that because of the location (sensitive lung tissue), it'll continue to cause irritation until it's removed. We'll just have to wait this one out and hope for the best.
Here's a case study of an adult male Rott who inhaled a foxtail awn which resulted in multiple secondary infections, and eventual lung lobectomy: http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/46/12/4099
The study is specifically noted for the rare type of bacterial infection that happened to pop up - probably picked up in the mouth when the awn passed through (this dog also had some preexisting factors that may have contributed to the persistence of the inflammation), but in the end, they cut out the part that wouldn't heal and the dog recovered just fine. It's not the path I wish for Oscar, but at least it had a good prognosis.
~Natalya
Oh, I see. This is a fascinating link. And yes, that dog's preexisting stuff was numerous. It's just amazing what his condition had been, and yet at the time the report was written, he was enjoying an "uneventful recovery," with "energy and playfulness" !
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I used to see a Yellow Lab that lived his whole life with a foxtail in his lung. He got it in there when he was young and he was an oldtimer when I'd see them hiking.
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I used to see a Yellow Lab that lived his whole life with a foxtail in his lung. He got it in there when he was young and he was an oldtimer when I'd see them hiking.
THIS is what I like to hear (Google is unfortunately much better at retrieving all the messes that don't turn out so good...).
And Kristel, I'm hoping you're right about Oscar's generally robust body and immune system being able to kick this - in the midst of feeling pretty helpless about all of this, I do get some satisfaction out of knowing that at least I've given him every advantage that I can when it comes to his health (thanks in large part to the wealth of info on this forum... ).
I think Oscar needs his own medical blog complete with photos. I find myself checking this thread several times a day. Creepy, I know, but I don't want to miss anything!
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Natalya, I'm so sorry to hear about all you have been going through. I had not been on the boards in two weeks because we have been going through the same kind of thing with my son. He spent the last 10 days in the hospital with mystery abdominal pain that was so severe it required Iv pain killer that is stronger than morphine.
I know how hard it is to go through test after test without finding out what the heck is going on! I hope Oscar keeps improving and no further tests or treatments will be needed. Take good care of yourselves!
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