Red, this evening
visiting time by
Pete, on Flickr
Tonight she's spending her 4th night in hospital with a nasty bout of Haemorrhagic Gastroenteritis.
Had it once before and bounced back quite quickly after being treated at the vet and sent home with medication, not to be the case this time. Began vomiting at 5:30 on Thursday morning, noticed some blood around lunchtime and made an appointment - our vet was full but they arranged one at another branch. When they went to take her temperature she sprayed the room with blood.
Given the choice of outpatient or inpatient treatment, we were a bit blase and chose outpatient going by her previous experience but promised to keep a close eye on her. Couldn't get the medicine down her at home though until we crushed it up and mixed it with water and used a syringe to get her to swallow, and she was really restless, wanting outside and then crawling under bushes and then chairs inside. We got to bed at Two and then woke at Four, hearing her in distress, she'd wedged herself into a corner under a stool and couldn't get out with a pool of blood behind her. Once extricated her jaw was clamped shut and breathing very laboured, we thought we were losing her. Thankfully managed to get a cab to take us to the 24hr practice.
She's been on a drip ever since with pain relief and antibiotics, and then a feeding tube fitted this afternoon as she hadn't eaten since last Wednesday.
One difference between this time and last time, apart from age not being on her side , was that she was given morphine along with an anti-emetic injection the first time round, this time just the anti emetic initially before going home.
Much brighter when we visited this afternoon/evening, even managing a wee wander round the garden.
Hoping to get her home soon.
It's costing an absolute fortune