The Fit Skool

by Kelly

The adventures of Mr. Cooper

| 0 comments

As I mentioned Thursday morning Cooper was not feeling well. Unfortunately his throwing up and lethargy continued throughout the entire day until I finally called the vet again to try and squeeze in an appointment.

By this time it was 4:15 and she asked how soon I could get him there. We arrived at 4:30pm and the Dr immediately took Cooper and did some testing and x-rays. When he walked back into the room he said I have bad news, Cooper swallowed a rock. The  3.5cm rock was not small enough to pass through his system and was stuck in his intestines. The Dr said if he was my dog I would not wait and have the surgery immediately before it caused more damage.

The Dr said it would be a minimum of 45-minute surgery and Cooper would have to spend the night to be monitored. I asked if I could call my husband and he said of course. With no hesitation we both decided we didn’t want to wait and they took Cooper right away into surgery.

It was the longest 45 minutes I have experienced in a long time and I had a pit in my stomach not knowing what the outcome would be. Worse case scenario there was tissue damage to his intestines and bowels and he would have digestive complications later in life. Best case scenario we caught it early and he has a 10-day recovery, soon to feel like nothing ever happened. With all these thoughts running through my head I had a flood of emotions, I hadn’t been this worried or upset in quite some time.

Thankfully we got the best case scenario!! Little Mr. Cooper’s surgery went very well. He is on medicine for the next week or so and back home to rest and recover.

IMG_1318 IMG_1315

 

(you can see his shaved belly and paw, but I spared you the image of the scar!)

Our instructions are to keep him from climbing stairs and limit his activity to the house until his follow up appointment. I don’t think they understand what type of energy Cooper has on a regular basis…. this might be an issue in a few days when he’s feeling good as new!

IMG_1324 IMG_1325

Cooper’s still a little lethargic, but he did pose for this picture!

IMG_1326

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

 

Author: Kelly @ The Fit Skool

I’m Kelly, a NASM personal trainer and group instructor, a former athlete, a wife and soon to be mommy. Health and Fitness is my passion and I am excited to share this journey with you!

Leave a Reply

Required fields are marked *.