Ava

Ava came home from MSU yesterday. It has been a rough 24 hours. She ended up back in the hospital today because the incision was draining an extreme amount. Come to find out, she has an infection and the antibiotics they prescribed haven't helped. She now has a penrose and drainage tube. They have changed her antibiotics and are doing a culture to find out what the bug is. Once they have the culture back they can prescribe the correct drugs to make her better. It has been a very scary and stressful day for me.

This morning I noticed that there was some drainage from the incision. I called the doctor and he said that it was okay, just cover it and monitor it. A little while later it had soaked through the gauze pad and I was using a paper towel to help clean it up. When I put a little pressure on it the drainage came spraying out. I immediately began to panic. I talked to the doctor again and he recommended that I bring her in if I was concerned. Needless to say, it is a good thing that I did take her in because the infection is currently just at the incision and hasn't spread into the body cavity.

I hope everyone keeps Ava in their prayers as I think she needs the help. I'm not ready to lose my dog and hopefully the change in medicine will be enough.