SadieDog
<font color=red>Minds are like parachutes, they on
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Good morning. Freezing rain here and no school. The kids are still sleeping of course.
I spent a few hours at the vet yesterday. They were also concerned about a blockage so we took x-rays. They normally take 2 but they took 4 b/c they said her body was too big to fit on 2.
They didn't charge me for the extra. 2 vets looked at them and then they brought me in to see them. They did not see anything unusual or causing problems. Good news about the xrays is that they said her hips look good. They agreed that something she ate was making her very sick, but it seemed to be passing through her ok. They gave her IV fluids under her skin which included antibiotics and vit B. They told me to treat her like a child with the flu and feed her small meals of broth with toast
When we got home, I had to give her 2 huge medicine dispenser like containers filled with white barium. The "droppers" were 13 inches long and an inch wide. They were so big that my hand would not fit so I couldn't use my thumb to press the end. I had to hold her mouth open and hold the thing against my stomach and use my stomach to press the meds in. Once I got 1/2 of it out, I could use my thumb. It was quite comical and just like they said, made a mess of white liquid everywhere. The barium usually makes them feel better and helps get whatever the object is out. She mentioned that she may puke it up. She did throw up all over her recently washed bedding. Wow, what a mess. Taking care of her yesterday was a full time job. I didn't try the broth and toast till 5:30. She kept it down and had it 2 more times before going to bed. This morning my husband gave her both with 2 toasts and she has kept that down so far but not asking for more. That is very little food for her considering she normally has 4 1/2 cups twice a day. She seems to be doing ok and her spirits are better. Last night she passed what looked like a leg of a stuffed animal. She also threw up greenery from a bush along with grass. I suspect the bush was not a good thing to eat. I just realized this was long. Sorry, thanks for listening.
I spent a few hours at the vet yesterday. They were also concerned about a blockage so we took x-rays. They normally take 2 but they took 4 b/c they said her body was too big to fit on 2.
They didn't charge me for the extra. 2 vets looked at them and then they brought me in to see them. They did not see anything unusual or causing problems. Good news about the xrays is that they said her hips look good. They agreed that something she ate was making her very sick, but it seemed to be passing through her ok. They gave her IV fluids under her skin which included antibiotics and vit B. They told me to treat her like a child with the flu and feed her small meals of broth with toastWhen we got home, I had to give her 2 huge medicine dispenser like containers filled with white barium. The "droppers" were 13 inches long and an inch wide. They were so big that my hand would not fit so I couldn't use my thumb to press the end. I had to hold her mouth open and hold the thing against my stomach and use my stomach to press the meds in. Once I got 1/2 of it out, I could use my thumb. It was quite comical and just like they said, made a mess of white liquid everywhere. The barium usually makes them feel better and helps get whatever the object is out. She mentioned that she may puke it up. She did throw up all over her recently washed bedding. Wow, what a mess. Taking care of her yesterday was a full time job.
I didn't try the broth and toast till 5:30. She kept it down and had it 2 more times before going to bed. This morning my husband gave her both with 2 toasts and she has kept that down so far but not asking for more. That is very little food for her considering she normally has 4 1/2 cups twice a day. She seems to be doing ok and her spirits are better. Last night she passed what looked like a leg of a stuffed animal. She also threw up greenery from a bush along with grass. I suspect the bush was not a good thing to eat. I just realized this was long. Sorry, thanks for listening.
....which it has NEVER done before. DS9 had had a bad dream, so I brought him up to the livingroom with me. While I was re-starting the fire in the stove, DH came out and proceeded to investigate the generator. Still not sure why it stopped but he managed to get it going again by hitting the "manual" button inside it.
I'm glad she's feeling better though.
