Has anyone seen "towel sling" related urethra/bladder trauma? 

5/7/22ish

3-4 days after his fracture the area above his prepuce was swollen, so after 3-4 days of a towel sling. 

I don't feel it was his bladder because while the DVM noted urine retention, he was urinating large amounts regularly. I've never seen a bladder so swollen that it was *huge* visually. 

5/11/22.   Anyways, the UA showed nothing of merit. The incontinence summed up to the fracture pain. Sx seemed curative of incontinence

5/20ish we used the towel material sling v.s. our preferred one more times in a row. Swelling came back.

5/24 Dog clearly has a UTI. Blood clots transitioned to lots of sedimentation, mucous, incontinence

The vet has been called and otherwise he's fine... I'm just wondering if anyone has seen specific trauma induced cases of urinary issue before with all these tripods and slings. 

It could very well be just a uti/cancer related/spinal injury/etc. I just feel like the towel sling always shifted in a way that has caused trauma, it literally stopped his urine flow once because of how it slid. 

Sutures should be out 5/27.. he waited until today to have a speck of pus at the "stump" suture but everything else is closed and clean. It shouldn't be a problem. 

He got away from me and ran down the hall today and didn't fall, so that was nice to see. Slightly funny.. but the poor dog hates pooping now. He has always walked and pooped, never stopped to go, which I guess he's finding difficult to manage on 3 legs. Buddy figures it out eventually but you can tell it annoys him to pause. 

Well, the sternum and femur have come back as osteosarcoma. Unclear where the primary source is or if one of those are the primary. Based on the fact it's deemed mestatic I believe an oncologist would call this a stage 3. Appt on the 22nd. Issue began 4 months ago already. So that's not great.

As far as pooping, I give him a muscle relaxant at night to a) help any injuries of the day b) let me sleep because 2 weeks of 4 hours or less was hurting and c) he now poops daily. So no the issue hasn't been fixed properly but now I don't have to worry about him having diarrhea from constipation or pain from gas. 

He went lame 2/27 which means we're behind far longer than 4 months. The mass on the spleen/liver/kidney could be related. The surgeon didn't agree to that but many research studies do say they can be. The surgeon didn't recommend removal of any of that or sternum area. The oncologist would have to give their opinion. Leaving any cancer in lessens survival time but at this point, I imagine he has mestatisis elsewhere that we would miss anyway. Especially since these known lesions are literally on opposite ends of his body. His ALP has been increased and he had a misdiagnosed extraskeletal osteosarcoma soft tissue mass ..both seem to lean towards very guarded prognosis. 

I took him camping and he walked a lot on the carpet path we made. he doesn't try solo outside. Walking is inconsistent, we're moving too slow with rehab and oncology. 

He's bored, so never wants to be alone now. Much like the other 2 dogs I have. Doesn't seem to enjoy sitting outside but is down with frozen kongs and constant attention. 

I'll definitely call and see about any other openings. I had signed up online at a few places for new client appointment requests and never heard back, so this scheduled appointment was more last minute than I intended.

I'm open to what an oncologist suggests, I just know based on the articles I read that his particulars aren't great. I saw the bone strengthening medication and radiation are both common. Chemo can also help to slow progression but less effective since we left cancer affected parts inside. 

I tried to see what specifically takes them out with this particular cancer and all I really found was respiratory distress from lung mets or additional bone pain, both typically resulting in euthanasia v.s. spontaneous death. 

I kept seeing ALP evelation =  average survival time cut in half for any combination of circumstances. We've already passed a lot of his averages. I knew it was probably not going to be a great diagnosis but I also hadn't thought about it much for real. I researched and tried to figure it out, but still kept allowing myself to assume we'd be fine so not to dwell. The actuality of him dying isn't something I can really wrap my head around yet. I never gave much thought to him not being around. He's been with me forever. Legit first best friend. 

I just feel isolated and off track. Not bad really, just aware I'm not fully taking in the situation. Just staying in my bubble with my dogs. I know when Buddy dies I'll lose myself, so I'd rather we enjoy ourselves until then. 

My step mom died the day before I got his news. My best friend lost her mom 2 months ago and her dog spontaneously recently... so we're not speaking much. Our lives are too parallel I guess to be able to enjoy each other + we both are battling some short tempers and rawness with similar situational triggers. 

I forgot to pay my car insurance so apparently I've been driving all over VA and MD uninsured for the last month lol and forgot the electric until I got the 24 hour notice! Just dropping the ball everywhere. 

On the 14th I pet sit overnight for about 10 days, after that I plan to decline any overnights until the end of the year. I have several people I'm suppose to call back for meet and greets but I really don't feel like it. 

I only left my house the other day because my dog Titus had an opportunity to hang out with some dogs he enjoys. 

I adopted a dog a few years ago that was already 10, she died at home 3 years later while I was pet sitting. My boyfriend was home for her but we're both still traumatized by that. So I'm trying to be home as much as possible in general. That the was the first dog either of us lost that was actually ours v.s. a family pet we didn't live with.

On the camping trip, people kept calling him "our" dog and I would joke no.. but he's been around for 10 years of Buddy's life, this is the only pet he's known that long and for their entire life. So I'm definitely appreciative of the fact he treats Buddy like his own, solo I'd not have been able to do as much for him these last few months or made it past the sleep deprivation. 

Well, looks like we're done. The oncologist offered bisphosphonates , chemo, radiation and some experimental oral chemo but recommended none of it. 

He thinks we run the risk of adding side effects that outweigh the benefits. It's either treat aggressive or not at all. I pretty much knew this. 

We didn't do radiographs or repeat bloodwork. I was told to add in codeine or other pain meds if needed. 

I got the "handling the euthanasia" talk i.e. have I decided where/how. I was told 2 to 3 months probably. I get to wait and see which ball drops first. Respiratory distress from lung metastasis, liver failure, splenic mass rupture or increased bone pain +/- more pathological fractures. I think not knowing which to watch for is the worst part.