Tough 12 hours, here.
This morning at 6 AM I wake up to Lacey
SCREAMING! Calmed her down, she wet the bed and other than breathing
would not move. Called ER Vet for guidance. Had to wake a neighbor, he
came over and helped me get her on a board, and in the car. Took her
to the ER Vet. Just got home. They are keeping her for 48 hours for
observation and testing. Her blood pressure was very high, heart rate
very high, blood glucose extremely high, temp elevated, dehydrated,
lethargic, etc. SO they are giving her fluids to stabilize her, then
will do blood work and x rays to find out what is going on.
Possibilities include: diabetes, kidney failure, cancer.
Last
evening after a lovely time with friends for dinner, I stopped by the
nursing home and learned Dad 'may' have a mass on his bladder. They had
to redo the ultrasound late yesterday afternoon. Long story, but we
have issues w/ this nursing home, believe me! I did not know ANY of
this until I dropped in last evening about 8:30 PM. I had NOT been told
the results of the first ultrasound, which was done in June. The
failure to do the follow up required by that report just came to light
yesterday(due to things I've been doing including trying to get Dad
moved to another place) and they redid it, and THEN told me! We should
learn more about this later today.
I've got the cats settled,
Chaplin has had his meds, and I "THINK" everything is up to date here.
With Chaplin recovering in a room by himself till Tuesday from his
major dental, this place was already unsettled.
I am going to
take the other 3 dogs out to the farm for a run in the field, before it
gets any hotter. Leaving Lacey for 48 hours was very difficult this
morning. But clearly I could not bring her home, she is one very sick
little puppa. She was FINE last night, when we went to bed she ran
around the bed and did her dig - dig - dig on the sheets, as she loves
to do before settling down for the night.