I'm sorry I've only just had chance to update on Evie - thank you so much everyone for thinking about her today & for your good wishes for her.
Evie end up having to have an operation to remove a blockage in her stomach - I can't believe what she has been through this week
She had food impacted in her stomach despite continuing to eat & drink yesterday. Our vet rang me at work to ask permission to operate, as her stomach wasn't emptying as it should do
We were told without it we would lose her
When they operated they found her stomach looked normal & there was no other obvious blockage, but for some reason the food had become impacted in her stomach & wasn't passing through. They have been unable to establish the cause of this.
Evie is now home & although she is very poorly - it's positive she made it through the op. I'd been dreading getting a call at work to say she hadn't made it. We could have chosen to have her transferred to the OHH service to be kept in overnight, but tbh I really do not trust them one bit & our own vets opinion was that Evie would be better off at home with us in familiar surroundings, especially given she is blind.
We basically need to take each hour as it comes with her & we are back first thing tomorrow morning for her to be checked. For tonight I need to syringe feed her if she won't voluntarily eat. She has already done me about 20 poo's & one big sticky poo, so I'm guessing she's feeling relieved by that.
I've booked the next couple of days of work to be at home with her to try to nurse her through this.
If anyone can spare more vibes for our special girl, we would be very grateful - thank you xxx