There will be a lack of posts this weekend, my daughter is coming out to stay, I haven’t seen her for 11 months, and so shan’t be sitting at the computer during her short time with me. That doesn’t mean there aren’t loads of appeals coming in – dogs rescued, dogs stolen – yes, the gitanos are after the galgos to sell to the hunters – refuges struggling.
Had an interesting visit to the vet today with my galga Carmela.
She developed a small sore on her under belly which started to form a narrow line from one side of her chest to the other. Today the vet put her under anaesthetic, expecting to find a grass seed travelling inside her.
Instead she found a minute barb – the sting from a wasp – which had tunnelled across Carmela’s belly! It is so small, it is a miracle that my wonderful vet found it! But she did!
So now Carmela resembles Troya, with Silvia in Valencia, with a big bandage around her stomach! Luckily Carmela’s body will not take as long to heal.
By the way, Silvia is collecting bottle tops. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find out how to help.
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3 responses to “Interesting visit to the vet today for Carmela”
i have had a look at galgo conection site poor troya at least she safe now hope carmaela gets well soon i have had the wag magazine today and readalittle interesting bit about welfare of greyhounds saying the welfare of them is stepping up from being in kennels on the track to getting homed and it is said that ireland wont be sending no more greys abroad yipee and they will be following in the english steps so i am going to answer that saying how pleased i am to hear that news and ask if they can help with the galgo situation
Was the barb inside her belly or outside, under the skin? If it was inside, that would mean that she swallowed the whole wasp???
The barb was inside – what probably happened was that the wasp landed on her and as it stung her, she knocked it off, leaving the barb inside. It then, for whatever reason or however, travelled under her skin along her chest! Tomorrow she has her stitches out.