Elena
Wise Old Thumper
Not of booze though! Although now I think about it booze sounds like a good idea... :lol:
We had a scare with Mini in the small hours of Monday morning, she was unable to stand up and kept falling over, it was as if her back legs weren't working properly. She improved a little by the time we got to the emergency vets but still went to Trinity during daytime surgery as she was extremely lethargic and most definitely not her normal self. At several points on Monday I was convinced I would be saying goodbye to her.
They hospitalised her and she's had bloods and an EC test done. Still awaiting the EC results but the bloods came back yesterday and showed a few things. High levels of urea and abnormal electrolytes plus a slightly reduced white blood cell count. Vet thinks the urea and electrolytes were due to her not drinking so much due to the lethargy. When they hospitalised her for the tests they gave her supportive care which included fluids and she bounced back quite rapidly once she'd had that.
She's back to normal now but still unsure as to the cause but I'm keen to get her to drink plenty. Any ideas? I was thinking of providing an extra water bowl and dunking an apple tea bag in it for a couple of minutes so it tastes nice. Also gonna try and get some fresh herbs in for her, and maybe scour the allotment for any new growth. Have to be careful with veg with her, it tends to cause her to have wet poos which might make things worse.
We had a scare with Mini in the small hours of Monday morning, she was unable to stand up and kept falling over, it was as if her back legs weren't working properly. She improved a little by the time we got to the emergency vets but still went to Trinity during daytime surgery as she was extremely lethargic and most definitely not her normal self. At several points on Monday I was convinced I would be saying goodbye to her.
They hospitalised her and she's had bloods and an EC test done. Still awaiting the EC results but the bloods came back yesterday and showed a few things. High levels of urea and abnormal electrolytes plus a slightly reduced white blood cell count. Vet thinks the urea and electrolytes were due to her not drinking so much due to the lethargy. When they hospitalised her for the tests they gave her supportive care which included fluids and she bounced back quite rapidly once she'd had that.
She's back to normal now but still unsure as to the cause but I'm keen to get her to drink plenty. Any ideas? I was thinking of providing an extra water bowl and dunking an apple tea bag in it for a couple of minutes so it tastes nice. Also gonna try and get some fresh herbs in for her, and maybe scour the allotment for any new growth. Have to be careful with veg with her, it tends to cause her to have wet poos which might make things worse.