calliecritturs
Posted : 6/4/2010 10:49:51 PM
Luna got up feeling very UN-well (Meg posted for me in Spiritual Circle - she got the "I'm on my way to NSB!!" call this morning LOL)
Luna is *much* more ill than the others. Tink 'n Billy only have "gut bacteria" -- both are a bit immune-suppressed and it's like their guts just took the opportunity to "join in".
Luna's got gastro-enteritis. And I think the bacteria is very very "secondary" for her -- I think she's likely felt unwell for a few days but she's SO stoic we didn't catch it. But once *she* was really inflamed then that chance bacteria saw it's opportunity to really FLOURISH in her and it tipped what was already a dog not feeling well, and made a really *sick* one out of it.
She's literally so sore gut-wise that she can't even walk well -- she hurt so bad this morning the steps were nearly too much for her. I figured "stomach ache" but didn't want to risk waiting the entire weekend so was on my way TO the vet and discovered as we went down the steps just HOW much pain she was really in.
In the 6+ years we've had her this is the FIRST time I've ever had to take *her* to the vet (for anyting other than titers, well dog stuff, and "visits to Dr. Bailey";). This is a first for her.
And she's actually pretty wigged out about it. Similar to that person who is REALLY healthy who has others in their family who get sick easily but they NEVER do. And when they get laid low that ONE time????
She's actually quite scared. It was the first time SHE ever got left AT the vets **SHUDDER**
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And she feels just bad enough that she's just plain quiet about it (and Ms. Tunes is NEVER quiet). It was one of my first tips this morning that she was really very unwell (more than David knew when she didn't want to eat). She came in to "The Family Reading Room" this morning and actually GROANED when she tried to lie down at my feet.
Poor gal ... But she is trying to be SUCH a good patient. I'm pretty darned proud of her.
I had to laugh -- she never has to take "medicine" ... but I'm always talking about how I've taught mine to "chew GOOD" and "just swallow" -- the latter command being so they don't bite into evil tasting medicines when I have to give them meds.
She doesn't want to eat ANYTHING yet. But I gave her some Chinese herbs called "Curing Pills" (which are pretty miraculous in how they settle a stomach short term) and I showed them to her and told her "gotta just swallow" and she let me put that spoon all the way to the back of her throat like a champ.
Then I shoved the Metranydazole into a small piece of meat and again showed it to her. She *wanted* to want it but ... really ... didn't.
So I said to her "This has a YUCKY pill in it -- JUST swallow ok?"
She DID. I was SO proud of her.