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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>Lucas has been at the vet the last 2 days, having gone there originally yesterday morning thinking he was in bloat.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>X-rays showed he was not, but he had a lot of gas and was throwing up. Diagnosed with pancreatitis later in the day, I brought him home last night to rest, with instructions to take him back this morning for a check.. He threw up 2x last night and there was aluminum foil in one of them. He threw up again at the vet today, they started to do a barium x-ray series. After 4 hours, most of it is still in his tummy, with a trickle going into his intestines. X-rays are showing no sign of a blockage, but something is going on.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>So the option was surgery today. He is through it, and while his </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>temp is a bit low, the rest of vitals are good and they have him on a warming bed. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'> Three things are going on, the barium did not move very well though and they found his stomach did partially torsion, they got it all set properly and tacked it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>He has pancreatitis and a fair amount of “junk” was removed from his stomach. He will be on low fat, high fiber food for his life since they are prone to getting it again once they get it the first time. (at least that is what I was told) They did have to slice into the stomach a little.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>And lastly, the pyloric valve, which opens and closes to let food go from the stomach to the small intestine was not working properly. He had to do a repair on it, forget what it was called. He did say that problem is not abnormal, and he sees it most commonly in toy breed dogs. Lucas by no means is a toy breed, but neither is he a full basset. I think he is basset and walker hound myself…….maybe with a toy mix in there???<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>So, he is coming home tonight, with the knowledge the ER vet is only 10 minutes from me. And I will take him back in the morning. He is going to be a be drugged and still under the effects of the anesthesia, but I would rather keep an eye on him here than the ER. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>Thank you everyone who has him in their prayers and drool list. Think we can breathe a little easier now that he is through this and start sending drool back out to those who might have more need.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>Wen (who is getting more grey each minute) and the Bounders (who want steak to be able to help out more)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'><a href="http://www.seniorhoundsabound.org/"><span style='color:#76923C'>www.seniorhoundsabound.org</span></a> check us out!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'><a href="http://www.bassetshop.com/"><span style='color:#76923C'>www.bassetshop.com</span></a> shop online and help the Bounders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#76923C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>