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There's never a great time to have your dog be in the hospital, and wow is right now especially un-great. Stopped eating, couldn't keep anything down, seems to be pancreatitis, and they'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'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't eat the food I made, and we can't go see her. I just want to go and hold her and pet her sweet head and let her know we're here and that we love her. She's the dog of my heart and I need her to be OK and come home.
I'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't know. Thought it was pancreatitis, but now perhaps not. Kidney levels are suddenly off. Ultrasound and xrays reveal little. They'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'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've been paying for pet insurance and haven'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't call with promised updates, we've been told she's holding food down for the first time in a week and we'll know midday if she can come home. She'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'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've joked that she's immortal, and this has made it crushing clear that she's not.
I wrote this 8 years ago when we lost our wolfhound to cancer. We'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
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'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'm just gonna keep her as comfy as I can.
When she wakes up, I'll take her little leg bandage off, but she's snoring on the couch next to me and it's the sweetest sound.
