Just a quick update -
Tim is feeling much better luckily so he escaped the crazy stomach flu his co-worker had. So that's all good.
Rain is also beginning to make a recovery. When we went into a regular vet's office yesterday after bringing her into the pet "ER" in the middle of the night, they took her temp and looked her over. After reviewing the x-rays that had been taken the night before and seeing that she now had a 104.6F temp, the vet said she didn't think it was an obstruction but some kind of infection. She took some blood, gave us some pepcid to help settle Rain's stomach so she would eat a bit, and also gave us a couple general antibiotics. She also gave Rain some fluids through an IV because, though Rain wasn't dehydrated at the time (I had been giving her water with a syringe), the vet thought it was likely that Rain would soon start to have diarrhea and didn't want her to become dehydrated. We went home with the instructions to watch Rain, keep offering her food and giving her water while we waited for the blood test results which would be ready the next morning. Luckily, Rain didn't get any worse and never did develop vomiting or diarrhea and actually seemed to be a bit better this morning - she ate some and took her pills without too much fight anyway. The vet called us around 9am to let us know that Rain did indeed have a high white blood cell count so it is some kind of infection and to give us some anti-inflammatorys to lower her temperature. As of this afternoon, Rain has been walking around and showing interest in the goings on around the house. Her temperature, last time we took it, was 103.8F (this was before we gave her the meds to lower her temp) and she is hungry again - especially for the boiled chicken and rice that I have been having to make for her 3-4 times a day lol. She is still a bit stiff and reluctant to move, and only drinks a bit on her own, but otherwise she is showing definite improvement. Ah the relief. :)
Thanks for all the prayers sent our way, and off I go for the night to try and make up for lack of sleep these past couple days.
<3
Tim is feeling much better luckily so he escaped the crazy stomach flu his co-worker had. So that's all good.
Rain is also beginning to make a recovery. When we went into a regular vet's office yesterday after bringing her into the pet "ER" in the middle of the night, they took her temp and looked her over. After reviewing the x-rays that had been taken the night before and seeing that she now had a 104.6F temp, the vet said she didn't think it was an obstruction but some kind of infection. She took some blood, gave us some pepcid to help settle Rain's stomach so she would eat a bit, and also gave us a couple general antibiotics. She also gave Rain some fluids through an IV because, though Rain wasn't dehydrated at the time (I had been giving her water with a syringe), the vet thought it was likely that Rain would soon start to have diarrhea and didn't want her to become dehydrated. We went home with the instructions to watch Rain, keep offering her food and giving her water while we waited for the blood test results which would be ready the next morning. Luckily, Rain didn't get any worse and never did develop vomiting or diarrhea and actually seemed to be a bit better this morning - she ate some and took her pills without too much fight anyway. The vet called us around 9am to let us know that Rain did indeed have a high white blood cell count so it is some kind of infection and to give us some anti-inflammatorys to lower her temperature. As of this afternoon, Rain has been walking around and showing interest in the goings on around the house. Her temperature, last time we took it, was 103.8F (this was before we gave her the meds to lower her temp) and she is hungry again - especially for the boiled chicken and rice that I have been having to make for her 3-4 times a day lol. She is still a bit stiff and reluctant to move, and only drinks a bit on her own, but otherwise she is showing definite improvement. Ah the relief. :)
Thanks for all the prayers sent our way, and off I go for the night to try and make up for lack of sleep these past couple days.
<3
April 6, 2008 at 2:06 AM
I'm so glad that she's feeling better! Now - to figure out what caused the infection and where it was at. Give Rainy a big kiss from us between her eyes (one of the softest furs on a dog :)