Not Again?!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here you go:

Yes folks, Polly is laying more eggs.

Very similar to what happened last year, poor Polly got another – even worse – case of bladder stones.  She had so many and they were so big that our only option was have another surgery to get them removed.  I asked to have one of the stones after they removed them (is that gross?) just to have an idea of what they looked like and Holy Stonehenge, Batman! they’re like real stones.Naturally, surgery isn’t something we can (or want to) keep doing so we elected to have a second procedure that would hopefully end her bladder infections which are the cause of her stones in the first place.  Most dogs get stones based on diet so a diet change is all that’s necessary but Polly is, well, unique in many ways.  So, they performed a vulvoplasty.  Go ahead and Google it if you want, but consider yourself warned.

Last year, after surgery Polly had a rough day but was back to herself very quickly. This time around was agonizing for her and the rest of our household.  I just felt so bad for her – she had a really rough week.  I did my best to keep her medicated and as comfortable as possible but it wasn’t easy.

I can say that she has made a full recovery since all of this trauma (I cannot, however, say the same for me and John yet).  Now I have to test her urine monthly to make sure her pH levels remain normal.  Fingers crossed there are not more stones.

But really, we love you Polly, for better or worse.