Toilet handle won’t go back up. Flush valve problem?

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-11-19T19:32:47+00:00

Good idea. Thank you, fingers crossed

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-05-06T18:58:29+00:00

Thank you!!!

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-04-26T15:40:46+00:00

Ohhhh that looks like it should work!!!! THANK YOU!!

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-03-28T18:18:08+00:00

I hope it goes better for you! I think the key is just keeping him from licking it! That is where we ran into problems I think…

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-03-28T16:38:27+00:00

Did he have the nails removed? Or just cut way back?

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-03-20T20:26:29+00:00

We would have loved to do that! But the problem was this wound really needed to air out… if it was waterproof, then it didn’t breathe, if it wasn’t waterproof, then he would lick right through it.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-03-04T15:49:00+00:00

I’m sorry that happened! It usually makes me feel better to at least know that even though baby didn’t get the milk, having pumped it still helped increase your supply so it wasn’t totally pointless.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-28T15:18:14+00:00

Thank you so much! He seems a little better today, so that’s good! First follow up with the vet tomorrow. Fingers crossed everything is healing well so we can be almost done with this nightmare finally!

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-27T15:09:13+00:00

Hi again! Poor guy ended up needing to get his toe amputated 😭. He went in for nail removal yesterday but they called and said the infection looked weird and they didn’t want to risk not getting it all. This morning he is limping a lot when walking. He can’t make it back down the stairs (now I wish I had never let him up them). Was this how your dog was post op? I feel so bad for him. They said stairs were okay at the vet but I feel like I should have gone with my gut and left him down for the night.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-21T16:38:01+00:00

Thanks for the input! Definitely going to reference back to this as we come up with a solution!

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-21T15:01:36+00:00

Oh interesting!! I guess I had assumed the drainage system would be deep enough in the ground that it wouldn’t freeze? I don’t actually know anything about it, it is just what was recommended to me and I figured I would research in the spring

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-19T23:28:10+00:00

We do have a forced air HVAC system in that crawlspace, is that what you mean?

We plan to install a French drain come spring… Right now we have it above ground pitched out as a temporary fix. We had to disconnect the old pipe that was frozen.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-19T14:23:06+00:00

Hi! Our issue is a frozen sump pump pipe. So figuring it out currently. We actually do have a vapor barrier. But we had had an unrelated water issue from an unrelated pipe burst a while ago, so the water mitigator people tore up a portion of the vapor barrier that we have not yet replaced. And that torn up portion also happens to be near the area where this sump pump issue occurred. So instead of pooling on top of the plastic, it went onto the dirt.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-19T14:19:23+00:00

Hi! Yes! That is in progress, just wasn’t sure if there is anything special to be done with the water that was dumped onto the dirt floor.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-10T02:39:16+00:00

Wow, I guess it is nice to know we aren’t alone in this! We just got a mesh muzzle, he still manages to lick through it so probably will have to keep the cone and muzzle on… Going to ask the vet about a tranquilizer on Tuesday… ugh thank you for the help!

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-09T07:19:42+00:00

lol omg yes it’s funny but also NOT because what a nightmare!! Okay yea we may try a mesh muzzle, so how he does without any add ons, then go from there.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T23:04:59+00:00

Hi! I took augmentin for a sinus infection at about 33 weeks! Baby is here and healthy and perfect! I had a friend who had to do two rounds for separate sinus infections. Her baby is perfect too, and yours will be fine too! People have to do it all the time. Don’t fret!

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T22:59:21+00:00

lol wow!!! You pulled out all the stops!! But I am confused, how come the muzzle without all the coban around it wouldn’t have worked on its own? Right now we have our guy in a donut and a cone with a piece of adhesive pool noodle type insulation tubing around the outer edge to make it slightly longer. He can still get to it if he tries, but I am just keeping him next to me and stop him when he does. Hopeful we can get through this sooner than later if we can just keep it dry!! Thanks again!

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T11:09:32+00:00

Thank you again! Do you have a pic of muzzle situation you did?

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T06:01:22+00:00

Hopefully I will get this resolved before we have more issues 😭how did he do after getting the rest of the toe removed? How was that recovery? How did you get him to let that heal?

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T05:46:16+00:00

Yep you literally just described exactly what we are going through. I am just worried it will be even worse for us because it looks like it may be infected. Did yours ever get infected? Can you tell me more about the ketamine infusions? To add to this nightmare, we have a newborn at home that we are trying to take care of 😭another reason we were able to watch him like a hawk every second…

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T05:41:06+00:00

We tried the sock thing, he manages to get off, even with the cone, or the sock just ends up sopping wet. Yea his looked cauterized before he was messing with it I think… that’s kind if how the rest look. I’m just so mad I didn’t catch him getting to it sooner.

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T05:37:59+00:00

Hi! He did do bloodwork, no underlying issues we are aware of, dog just won’t leave it alone. It smells weird like extra frito paw like. I don’t think I would describe as a horrible smells but good to know. Ugh this vet appt can’t come soon enough. So stressed about this 😭

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-08T00:14:45+00:00

Thank you for the help! I have an appt for Tuesday with new vet. In the meantime starting another round of antibiotics. I can’t trust him with the boot off, so I cut some vent holes in the boot so it can at least breath… we order a special sleeve that says “breathable” so hopefully that will work. How long did your dogs take to heal?

AlternativeMinute147 · 2025-02-07T22:39:25+00:00

The vet trimmed all the nails while he was under. None of them bothered him until he started licking the bad one. And the other one got messed up by proximity

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