Godmother
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I've been home for two days, and had originally planned to pick up my girls from the sitter yesterday. She had to work yesterday, so asked me to get them today instead. When we spoke to arrange a time, I found out that a close family member was in hospital for a few days and that she'd been spending most of her time at the hospital. She had noticed that my Melissa was listless and not interested in the baby cereal treat.
When I got the girls I realized that Melissa is really sick. She had laboured breathing, noises audible without even having to do "rat phone", and had porphyrin staining on her nose.
Luckily it was her own vet on call tonight. He told me to give her Lasix (I had already persuaded her to take some Pediapred and some Baytril) to see if that would help, otherwise I could bring her in. However there is a blizzard and the roads are really bad here.
The Lasix helped to the point that she accepted a few peas from my husband and ate them. the vet and I figured that she must not be near death in that case, so I will take her in for the first available appt tomorrow.
I hope that was the right decision. She is having problems breathing. Should I give her some Pred?
The vet suspects a heart problem, since her lungs sounded clear only a week or so before I went away. he will X-ray her. I suppose I could also try her on Fortekor; I still have some from when Rhonda was alive, and it might still be good.
When I got the girls I realized that Melissa is really sick. She had laboured breathing, noises audible without even having to do "rat phone", and had porphyrin staining on her nose.
Luckily it was her own vet on call tonight. He told me to give her Lasix (I had already persuaded her to take some Pediapred and some Baytril) to see if that would help, otherwise I could bring her in. However there is a blizzard and the roads are really bad here.
The Lasix helped to the point that she accepted a few peas from my husband and ate them. the vet and I figured that she must not be near death in that case, so I will take her in for the first available appt tomorrow.
I hope that was the right decision. She is having problems breathing. Should I give her some Pred?
The vet suspects a heart problem, since her lungs sounded clear only a week or so before I went away. he will X-ray her. I suppose I could also try her on Fortekor; I still have some from when Rhonda was alive, and it might still be good.