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There& #39;s never a great time to have your dog be in the hospital, and wow is right now especially un-great. Stopped eating, couldn& #39;t keep anything down, seems to be pancreatitis, and they& #39;re keeping her for the next day. Spare a good thought for this sweet dork if you have one?
And I know so many millions of people are going through hell right now, so my pups and I are sending all the love back to you.
Poor sweet goof is still in the hospital, not eating, they& #39;re putting her on pain meds. I wish I could take all this awfulness from her. I know there are so many big, horrible things in the world right now. I wish I could make her little one better for her.
The vet asked me to bring boiled chicken and rice to try to get her to eat today, and I cooked that meal with so much love. Here she is in better days with a little breakfast bandana the @foodandwine team sent her.
She wouldn& #39;t eat the food I made, and we can& #39;t go see her. I just want to go and hold her and pet her sweet head and let her know we& #39;re here and that we love her. She& #39;s the dog of my heart and I need her to be OK and come home.
I& #39;m so keenly aware that so many people have lost / are losing so much during this time that it feels selfish to worry about my dog so intensely, but I love her fiercely and all I want to do is keep her safe and well.
Word from the vet is that they don& #39;t know. Thought it was pancreatitis, but now perhaps not. Kidney levels are suddenly off. Ultrasound and xrays reveal little. They& #39;re doing more tests. This sucks so much.
Vet said she drank a little water tonight and I’m gonna cling to that right now.
Just got a pup update. She& #39;s still in the hospital until at least tomorrow, but she drank more water *and* after getting antibiotics and an appetite stimulant, ate food for the first time in nearly a week. Paws crossed that she can keep it down. We miss her so fiercely.
Related: I& #39;ve been paying for pet insurance and haven& #39;t used it before. Really hope they come through on this because 4-5 days in a vet hospital is gonna be intense, as I know from painful uninsured experience.
After a maddening day where the fill-in vet didn& #39;t call with promised updates, we& #39;ve been told she& #39;s holding food down for the first time in a week and we& #39;ll know midday if she can come home. She& #39;s not a big dog, but the absence of her here is massive.
BTW, this sweet girl was a street dog (and we think she had a litter), who& #39;s eaten most of a bottle of Aleve, run into traffic, and had her chest opened by an unleashed dog who came into our yard. I& #39;ve joked that she& #39;s immortal, and this has made it crushing clear that she& #39;s not.
I wrote this 8 years ago when we lost our wolfhound to cancer. We& #39;ve lost three since then, and keep volunteering for this heartbreak. Getting to love a dog is such a damn privilege, we keep signing up for more. https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/21/living/fiona-apple-dog-death/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/2...
I can go get her this afternoon! The vet, after one billion tests, says they have no idea why she was unable to keep food down for a week—just a vague suggestion that maybe her back hurts. I& #39;m bringing her home and will swaddle her in bubble wrap and bland food.
$3800, several pounds lighter, several meds, and a bleeding leg from the catheter later, my sweet girl is home with no idea what caused this. I& #39;m just gonna keep her as comfy as I can.
When she wakes up, I& #39;ll take her little leg bandage off, but she& #39;s snoring on the couch next to me and it& #39;s the sweetest sound.
