mouse_chalk
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I'm having endless troubles getting on here today but I just really wanted to get on to ask for some help and to let you guys know what's going on...
Chalk was no better this morning, so we took her to the vets again, and the vet found a lump in her stomach. She initially thought it could be in her bladder, so we took her to the hospital for an x ray, which they had to do under a general aneasthetic.
The vet there called us to say that they couldn't find anything in the bladder, but that there was definately a lump of some kind, and were we happy for them to open her up and investigate. We gave permission, and I guess it was lucky we did...
It turned out that she had an abscess on, or in the wall of her intestine, which had burst, causing peritonitis. (Forgive me if any of this is inconsistent with medical fact, I'm trying to remember as much as I can from the conversation where I was in absolute tears and shaking and trying to understand a very fast talking Irish vet... ) She said that they think they have removed as much of the abscess and pus etc that they can see, and from what I remember she said that there didn't seem to be too much damage to the intestinal wall.
She did say though that the outlook wasn't great, and they couldn't guarantee that she would make it through the night. They have her in there now, on antibiotics (Baytril, and something ending in cillin- definately not amoxicillin) and painkillers including metacam along with a stronger one that I also can't remember. They are also giving her critical care and fluids.
I called for an update about 4 hours ago (the surgery was about 8 hours ago, it's midnight here) and they said that she had been eating and drinking some, which is good I suppose...
I'm absolutely sick with worry, and so is Steve. I can't seem to stop crying. Please, if anyone has any advice/experience/information, if you could email me at [email protected] as I don't know if I'll be able to get on here again, or post here and I'll read it when I can.
I feel terrible that I didn't get all the details of what she's being given as well, I was just so upset that I didn't take a lot of it in....
I just can't lose her. Not my baby Chalk... I just can't believe shecould have been in this much pain for so long and I didn't know...
We're moving tomorrow as well, only across the road but it just makes it that bit worse and I feel terrible having to do it when Chalk is so ill......
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Chalk was no better this morning, so we took her to the vets again, and the vet found a lump in her stomach. She initially thought it could be in her bladder, so we took her to the hospital for an x ray, which they had to do under a general aneasthetic.
The vet there called us to say that they couldn't find anything in the bladder, but that there was definately a lump of some kind, and were we happy for them to open her up and investigate. We gave permission, and I guess it was lucky we did...
It turned out that she had an abscess on, or in the wall of her intestine, which had burst, causing peritonitis. (Forgive me if any of this is inconsistent with medical fact, I'm trying to remember as much as I can from the conversation where I was in absolute tears and shaking and trying to understand a very fast talking Irish vet... ) She said that they think they have removed as much of the abscess and pus etc that they can see, and from what I remember she said that there didn't seem to be too much damage to the intestinal wall.
She did say though that the outlook wasn't great, and they couldn't guarantee that she would make it through the night. They have her in there now, on antibiotics (Baytril, and something ending in cillin- definately not amoxicillin) and painkillers including metacam along with a stronger one that I also can't remember. They are also giving her critical care and fluids.
I called for an update about 4 hours ago (the surgery was about 8 hours ago, it's midnight here) and they said that she had been eating and drinking some, which is good I suppose...
I'm absolutely sick with worry, and so is Steve. I can't seem to stop crying. Please, if anyone has any advice/experience/information, if you could email me at [email protected] as I don't know if I'll be able to get on here again, or post here and I'll read it when I can.
I feel terrible that I didn't get all the details of what she's being given as well, I was just so upset that I didn't take a lot of it in....
I just can't lose her. Not my baby Chalk... I just can't believe shecould have been in this much pain for so long and I didn't know...
We're moving tomorrow as well, only across the road but it just makes it that bit worse and I feel terrible having to do it when Chalk is so ill......:tears2:
