Melanie and Smokey
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Chris would welcome some feel better/healing vines. He hasn't been feeling the best lately, drinking a lot of water and not too energetic. Yesterday he puked 4 piles in the AM, pooped on the floor by the LB sometime in the afternoon/evening, was very lethargic and wasn't eating in the evening. I tested him and he was 177 so off to the e-vet he went.
His urinalysis didn't shoe anything remarkable, some protein in his urine and one other thing that I can't remember. No sugars, no ketones.
His temp was over 104.
His blood work showed WBC over 49K when it should be under 17K. There were a few other numbers off that indicated there could be some inflammation/infection going on and dehydration though his BUN was low not high.
The WBC was high enough that the vet felt hospitalization with IV fluids was in order for 18-24hrs. He got cerenia, a couple ABs, and some bupe. They are going to culture his urine to see if there is an infection that just didn't show and if it is resistant to any ABs they used.
He was transferred to our vets office today (our e-clinic is only open when the normal vets are closed) to continue the IV fluids. The vet there wanted to do an xray of his abdomen. He ate pretty good this morning the tech said so he seems to be doing better, he definitely acted more alert, and hopefully he can come home this afternoon and not back to the e-vet tonight!
His urinalysis didn't shoe anything remarkable, some protein in his urine and one other thing that I can't remember. No sugars, no ketones.
His temp was over 104.
His blood work showed WBC over 49K when it should be under 17K. There were a few other numbers off that indicated there could be some inflammation/infection going on and dehydration though his BUN was low not high.
The WBC was high enough that the vet felt hospitalization with IV fluids was in order for 18-24hrs. He got cerenia, a couple ABs, and some bupe. They are going to culture his urine to see if there is an infection that just didn't show and if it is resistant to any ABs they used.
He was transferred to our vets office today (our e-clinic is only open when the normal vets are closed) to continue the IV fluids. The vet there wanted to do an xray of his abdomen. He ate pretty good this morning the tech said so he seems to be doing better, he definitely acted more alert, and hopefully he can come home this afternoon and not back to the e-vet tonight!
