Timing

It's 343am, and I have just returned from the emergency animal hospital. King hasn't been able to keep food down over the last couple of days. I thought it might be stress and such--things aren't normal around here--so I brought him inside for the night and settled in. He was his usual self, active and nosy. At some point, he ate Mickey's leftover kibble. I read a little, then turned out the lights. A couple hours later, I'm in bed, and I hear sounds.

I debated waiting until morning, to see if my regular vet could see him. Oh well, I wouldn't have been able to sleep anyway.

King's been admitted. The gut xray didn't show anything, so tomorrow he has an ultrasound. If that doesn't show anything, the next step could be the doggie equivalent of an upper GI to check for gut motility. This could be anything from a partial blockage to a tumor to a gut motility issue.

I cleaned up the worst of the mess. I probably should spray some carpet cleaner and let it sit.

Dammit.

Timing

It's 343am, and I have just returned from the emergency animal hospital. King hasn't been able to keep food down over the last couple of days. I thought it might be stress and such--things aren't normal around here--so I brought him inside for the night and settled in. He was his usual self, active and nosy. At some point, he ate Mickey's leftover kibble. I read a little, then turned out the lights. A couple hours later, I'm in bed, and I hear sounds.

I debated waiting until morning, to see if my regular vet could see him. Oh well, I wouldn't have been able to sleep anyway.

King's been admitted. The gut xray didn't show anything, so tomorrow he has an ultrasound. If that doesn't show anything, the next step could be the doggie equivalent of an upper GI to check for gut motility. This could be anything from a partial blockage to a tumor to a gut motility issue.

I cleaned up the worst of the mess. I probably should spray some carpet cleaner and let it sit.

Dammit.

King Update

The ultrasound showed some thickening of the stomach wall, so next came endoscopy with biopsies of various areas. Could be as simple as inflammation of unknown origin, or something not so simple. In the meantime, they're treating King with anti-nausea meds and stuff to line his stomach and antibiotics in case there's an infection. He's also getting IVs to keep him hydrated, seems perky and comfortable, and has been a model patient. Later this evening, they'll intro some food to see if the meds help him keep it down.

Fingers crossed ever so for One Of Those Things. No, poison is not suspected. Yes, I did think of that.

King Update

The ultrasound showed some thickening of the stomach wall, so next came endoscopy with biopsies of various areas. Could be as simple as inflammation of unknown origin, or something not so simple. In the meantime, they're treating King with anti-nausea meds and stuff to line his stomach and antibiotics in case there's an infection. He's also getting IVs to keep him hydrated, seems perky and comfortable, and has been a model patient. Later this evening, they'll intro some food to see if the meds help him keep it down.

Fingers crossed ever so for One Of Those Things. No, poison is not suspected. Yes, I did think of that.