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It was a very hard and scary weekend...
On Friday evening, my Fiance got home, and Josie (4.5 months old) had diahrrea all over our kitchen. Throughout the night, she kept having diahrea really, really bad. She then drank so much water that her belly looked very bloated.
At about 11:30 pm, she vomited a large amount of slime and food, twice. She seemed very 'out of it' and lethargic. She peed on my Fiance without even moving or getting up.
I began to panic, so I called the puppy ER and the recommended she come in.
She began violently shivering, so I wrapped her in her pirate towel, and drove her to the vet. She peed on me on the way.
We got her to the ER, and they did bloodwork (very, very expensive) and X-Rays. She had no obstructions, but her blood work was very 'alarming' according to the vet.
Her white blood cells were elevated and the red were low. They said it could be 'Parvo' even though the test came up negative. The Dr. said that she needed to be hospitalized and she was 'very, very sick.'
They then told me it would be $1400-$1600 just to admit her. My Fiance and I don't make a lot of money, but when the Dr. said it was 'an open prognosis' and that she could die, we admitted her and I paid the money. They said they would keep her all weekend.
The next day, we called to check on her and they said she was fine. Her bloodwork was normal and she was eating like nothing was wrong. She's a 'healthy puppy.'
They couldn't tell me what was wrong with her! I was livid! They told me we could pick her up.
The Dr. said 'We don't know what it is, if she gets sick again, bring her back.'
I was so frustrated to give all this money, telling me that her life depended on it, and then they claim that it's no big deal and that there is nothing wrong with her.
Anywho, what's important is that she is home and seems to be fine. I thought she was going to die Friday night. It was very scary.
On Friday evening, my Fiance got home, and Josie (4.5 months old) had diahrrea all over our kitchen. Throughout the night, she kept having diahrea really, really bad. She then drank so much water that her belly looked very bloated.
At about 11:30 pm, she vomited a large amount of slime and food, twice. She seemed very 'out of it' and lethargic. She peed on my Fiance without even moving or getting up.
I began to panic, so I called the puppy ER and the recommended she come in.
She began violently shivering, so I wrapped her in her pirate towel, and drove her to the vet. She peed on me on the way.
We got her to the ER, and they did bloodwork (very, very expensive) and X-Rays. She had no obstructions, but her blood work was very 'alarming' according to the vet.
Her white blood cells were elevated and the red were low. They said it could be 'Parvo' even though the test came up negative. The Dr. said that she needed to be hospitalized and she was 'very, very sick.'
They then told me it would be $1400-$1600 just to admit her. My Fiance and I don't make a lot of money, but when the Dr. said it was 'an open prognosis' and that she could die, we admitted her and I paid the money. They said they would keep her all weekend.
The next day, we called to check on her and they said she was fine. Her bloodwork was normal and she was eating like nothing was wrong. She's a 'healthy puppy.'
They couldn't tell me what was wrong with her! I was livid! They told me we could pick her up.
The Dr. said 'We don't know what it is, if she gets sick again, bring her back.'
I was so frustrated to give all this money, telling me that her life depended on it, and then they claim that it's no big deal and that there is nothing wrong with her.
Anywho, what's important is that she is home and seems to be fine. I thought she was going to die Friday night. It was very scary.
