Last week my dog was sick. I kept an eye on her and decided if she was still sick in a couple of days I would take her to the vet. The next day she seemed fine and was eating etc as normal. Over the next couple of days i noticed her appetite was less and she wasn't wanting to snuggle on the sofa, choosing to go to her crate and chill on her own. She was due her season and this is how she behaves so I thought nothing of it.
On the early hours of thursday morning she was sick again. I cleaned up and went back to bed (it was 2am). Half an hour later she was whining so I went down to let her out. I decided to take her upstairs with me cos she wasnt herself. That was when I noticed how thin she was. I could feel her bones. She's a cocker spaniel and quite fluffy so it wasn't easy to see but I felt it. During the night I thought I had lost her a couple of times.
Thursday morning came and I called the vet to have her seen. We got in and they wanted to do an X-ray which came back showing she had a small blockage. They wanted to stabilise her and hydrate her before giving her the op so she stayed overnight and was due to be operated on at 8.30am on friday. I was told to call them at 10.30 and they should be done by then. When i called they said she was still on the table and it was more complicated than they originally thought.
It was 1.45 before she finally go out of surgery. They had to remove half of her small intestines and they told me she was very very lucky. She had swallowed 1 of my daughters knee high school socks and it had got tangled in her tummy. I mentioned she had been sick the previous week and the vet said that was probably when she swallowed it and being sick moved it down which made her able to eat again.
She got out late friday night because she had eaten and had basically made a miracle recovery. So now she's home and recovering but it is gonna take a long time before she is completely better and back to herself.
I am banning socks from the house lol.