Please Help Save Noodles
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It’s with a very heavy heart that we reach out to you all for the second time, in order to save Noodles life.
Just 4 short months after Noodles’ first brain surgery he is back in the ICU at U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital, and this time it’s for a completely different problem which has now affected the shunt that was placed in his brain 4 months ago.

On Thursday 3rd May at about 7pm we noticed that Noodles was trembling, his breathing was heavy and fast, his eyes were squinty, and he had no energy. He wouldn’t even sniff his favourite treat. Straight away we jumped in the car and raced off to the vet. When we arrived they immediately took Noodles out the back to check him over and perform some tests. We thought it had to be to do with the Hydrocephalus or the shunt in his brain, there’s no way it could be another problem.. But we were wrong. They told us that his temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure were much too high and that they believed he could have a Septic Abdomen.
We left Noodles there overnight so they could try to stabilise him and put him on a drip. At 3.30am we received a call from the vet asking for permission to get the specialist Imaging team to come in overnight rather than wait until the next day to perform an ultrasound and try to determine what was going on in his abdomen. She said waiting until the morning could be detrimental to his life at this point in time, so we agreed to pay extra for the team to come in outside of normal hours.
In the morning we got a call with what they had found overnight. His temperature, heart rate and blood pressure had not dropped, there was a build up of fluid in the abdomen which had a lot of bacteria present in it and was causing infection, and they had taken a sample of CSF from the shunt to make sure there was no bacteria in there too but there was. They couldn’t see what was causing the fluid in the abdomen so immediate explorative surgery was to be performed. They discovered that the shunt that was inserted in January was infected and was poisoning the body, so the decision was made to remove the shunt altogether, and completely flush the body of the infection. They sterilised the inside of his body and have put him on antibiotics to try and wipe out the infection. Now it’s a matter of letting his body do what it’s made for, and fight the infection. Once the infection is gone he will go through ANOTHER surgery to place a new shunt system into his brain.
Having no shunt in for the next two weeks means that there is nothing to combat his Hydrocephalus. Fluid will start building up on the brain again and there is increased risk that he may go downhill Neurologically and could suffer from more brain damage. It was a gamble taking the shunt out but the infection in his body was the immediate risk on his life and if that infection travelled up the shunt and into his brain then it’s game over for him, so it was the best option.
At the moment the real fear is that his whole body will go septic and his whole system will be poisoned. They are also fearful that he may go into shock. He is being monitored very closely in the ICU and treated by the very best team.
We really hate to reach out for help again, as we already received an incredible amount of support for his last surgery, however as his first surgery was only 4 months ago we haven’t had enough time to save up so much money. His ondition is also preexisting so he is not insured for it. With the tests, explorative surgery, the next shunt placement brain surgery in two weeks, and all of the time he is spending in ICU we have been quoted about $17,000-$20,000. We understand that so many people helped us the first time around and we do not want anyone to feel pressured to help us, so only donate if you can really afford it and want to.
Noodles means the absolute world to us and the fact that all of this has happened to him in just 10 months of life is devastating and so unfair. We really believe that the love and prayers we received last time pulled him through it, and we’re hoping that it does again this time around.
Thank you so much in advance for all of your support, we appreciate it more than words could ever describe.
For regular updates on Noodles progress you can follow him on Instagram @noodlesthedachsie. We will be posting updates as soon as we hear them for ourselves x


Just 4 short months after Noodles’ first brain surgery he is back in the ICU at U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital, and this time it’s for a completely different problem which has now affected the shunt that was placed in his brain 4 months ago.
On Thursday 3rd May at about 7pm we noticed that Noodles was trembling, his breathing was heavy and fast, his eyes were squinty, and he had no energy. He wouldn’t even sniff his favourite treat. Straight away we jumped in the car and raced off to the vet. When we arrived they immediately took Noodles out the back to check him over and perform some tests. We thought it had to be to do with the Hydrocephalus or the shunt in his brain, there’s no way it could be another problem.. But we were wrong. They told us that his temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure were much too high and that they believed he could have a Septic Abdomen.
We left Noodles there overnight so they could try to stabilise him and put him on a drip. At 3.30am we received a call from the vet asking for permission to get the specialist Imaging team to come in overnight rather than wait until the next day to perform an ultrasound and try to determine what was going on in his abdomen. She said waiting until the morning could be detrimental to his life at this point in time, so we agreed to pay extra for the team to come in outside of normal hours.
In the morning we got a call with what they had found overnight. His temperature, heart rate and blood pressure had not dropped, there was a build up of fluid in the abdomen which had a lot of bacteria present in it and was causing infection, and they had taken a sample of CSF from the shunt to make sure there was no bacteria in there too but there was. They couldn’t see what was causing the fluid in the abdomen so immediate explorative surgery was to be performed. They discovered that the shunt that was inserted in January was infected and was poisoning the body, so the decision was made to remove the shunt altogether, and completely flush the body of the infection. They sterilised the inside of his body and have put him on antibiotics to try and wipe out the infection. Now it’s a matter of letting his body do what it’s made for, and fight the infection. Once the infection is gone he will go through ANOTHER surgery to place a new shunt system into his brain.
Having no shunt in for the next two weeks means that there is nothing to combat his Hydrocephalus. Fluid will start building up on the brain again and there is increased risk that he may go downhill Neurologically and could suffer from more brain damage. It was a gamble taking the shunt out but the infection in his body was the immediate risk on his life and if that infection travelled up the shunt and into his brain then it’s game over for him, so it was the best option.
At the moment the real fear is that his whole body will go septic and his whole system will be poisoned. They are also fearful that he may go into shock. He is being monitored very closely in the ICU and treated by the very best team.
We really hate to reach out for help again, as we already received an incredible amount of support for his last surgery, however as his first surgery was only 4 months ago we haven’t had enough time to save up so much money. His ondition is also preexisting so he is not insured for it. With the tests, explorative surgery, the next shunt placement brain surgery in two weeks, and all of the time he is spending in ICU we have been quoted about $17,000-$20,000. We understand that so many people helped us the first time around and we do not want anyone to feel pressured to help us, so only donate if you can really afford it and want to.
Noodles means the absolute world to us and the fact that all of this has happened to him in just 10 months of life is devastating and so unfair. We really believe that the love and prayers we received last time pulled him through it, and we’re hoping that it does again this time around.
Thank you so much in advance for all of your support, we appreciate it more than words could ever describe.
For regular updates on Noodles progress you can follow him on Instagram @noodlesthedachsie. We will be posting updates as soon as we hear them for ourselves x
Organizer
Liz Stephenson
Organizer
Syndal, VIC