10/11/2024
At 4pm, Axel started behaving strangely. He got off his casual walking speed treadmill and immediately wretched. For the next couple of hours he lay around the house, never seeming to get comfortable, all the while getting progressively more lethargic as his abdomen began to swell. At 8pm I rushed him to the Capital City Specialty and Emergency Veterinary Hospital in Kanata.
I had called ahead with his symptoms and suspicions and when I arrived we were immediately brought back into the triage area, where we confirmed the prognosis within just a couple of minutes.
We opted for surgery even though some would say a 10 year old dog is a gamble however, Axel prior to the incident was extremely healthy. He went in for surgery at around 10:30 PM with the on call surgeon, Dr. Merkins. The team worked incredibly hard and in the end had successfully completed the surgery at around 1:30 AM. The cause of the torsion, pounds and pounds of garbage that had been left outside and accessible to him through an incomplete fence that didn’t latch properly when installed. this disaster could 100% have been avoided. We are incredibly grateful for the staff at capital city hospital for their compassion and dedication to save Axel’s life.
Axel is presently still in hospital recovery and hopefully he can come home in a couple of days.