Mary writes: "Tufts is an excellant Vet. college, but I doubt that they see a lot of bitches with mastitis." Tufts may not see mastitis on an everyday basis, but I know they are *more than capable* of treating a bitch with the condition. I hope that the next update we get will be a good one. That the bitch is back home and nursing her babies. PaulETTE McGuirt, GSDCA Member Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ----- Original Message ----- From: Destinogs1 To: sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx ; WyMarGSD2@xxxxxxx Cc: cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: UPDATE to Mastitis How this happened is irrelevant. The owner of the female has a major problem on her hands and a litter of puppies. I hope that the puppies are old enough to be eating on their own. Tufts is an excellant Vet. college, but I doubt that they see a lot of bitches with mastitis. Most veterinary clinics know how to handle this, at least in my area they do. The danger now is the high temperature and the dark spot on the breast. Sounds like the tissue is necrotic. This could mean surgery on the breast. I hope that the information that we have provided has helped the dog and the owner. I think the owner of the female is a novice and didn't know to keep an eye on the breasts. We all were novices at one time and we don't need to be too critical of this person. Mary -----Original Message----- From: Sally <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx> To: WyMarGSD2 <WyMarGSD2@xxxxxxx> Cc: cnnpmm2 <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, Jul 14, 2012 8:54 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: UPDATE to Mastitis The lady who has the litter is a vet tec and pre vet student and let her bitch get this bad? Wow Sally On Jul 14, 2012, at 7:23 PM, WyMarGSD2@xxxxxxx wrote: > Well.. to be honest..they do NOT have a lot of this issue in their > clinic... the Dr on call was an ASSHOLE to be blunt, last night..and this young > lady who has the litter IS a Vet Tech and pre vet at Beckers College... but > her work was closed :( todays vet isnt too bad... but she had the > female there 4 weeks ago and they didn't know what the hell they were doing > THEN... trying not to disrespect Tufts but i found MORE accurate info > from > THE LIST breeders than this facility... i trust my Repro Vet more than > i trust Tufts but my vet wasn't open :( > > i do SINCERELY appreciate your post and i will pass along your well wishes > for the female thanks so much :) > > > > In a message dated 7/14/2012 6:10:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > DM writes: "ANYONE have experience as to what RX and what treatment to > use... i mean REALLY how often does Tufts see this versus a repro vet?" > > > > DM, it is *never* a good idea to ask a "list" how to treat a seriously ill > dog. Tufts is one of the top Veterinary Colleges in the country. > Traditionally, Veterinary Colleges see more serious illness than any Veterinarian > in private practice will ever see. Tell your friend to trust the folks at > Tufts. > > I hope the bitch's condition improves soon. > > > > PaulETTE McGuirt, GSDCA Member > Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds > Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <wymargsd2@xxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:56 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] UPDATE to Mastitis > > > So they rushed the female to Tufts, her temp got over 105.5 they have > been giving her IV antibiotics and IV fluids... and hydro morphine... she > was lethargic yesterday today... she is alert oriented and not eating, but > walking around > > they state today they think it spread to a second one... and the one that > was initially infected has a purple spot. they are concerned and suggest > surgery within possibly the next 72 hrs... if it doesnt clear up > > > ANYONE have experience as to what RX and what treatment to use... i mean > REALLY how often does Tufts see this versus a repro vet? > > > Thanks for any info you can offer > > > DM ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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