My huahua friend Pepe' scared me today.
This morning when I got home, I used two products that were new to me. One I
put in the air and the other I put on me. I used both of these product within
ten minutes of each other.
Pepe' likes to walk on me, literally. Since he is only 5 lbs, it is not a
problem. He jumped up onto my chair and walked on me until he found the place
he wanted to roost. He curled up and seemed to be comfortable. All of a
sudden he jumped up, like he had been catapulted. His back legs were kicking
like a mule and his front was down on his elbows, biting his paws furiously.
He was all of a sudden itching like crazy. Was the itching all on his feet
or was that the worst spot or the only spot he could reach? I lightly
scratched different areas to see if he responded favorably. The only place he
needed "help" scratching was his legs and paws. I knew it looked like an
allergic reaction, but to what? I didn't know if it was the new stuff on me or
the new stuff that I had put in the air, that had fallen to the floor.
Since I might be a contaminiant, I asked my daughter to wash him off. While
she did, I called the vet and asked about the dosage of benadryl for a 5 lb.
friend. The tech said to give One fourth of a 25mg. tablet. When he came out
of the bathroom, I gave him the benadryl. He took it, with some protest. He
gave me a dirty look for making him eat that nasty thing.
He was still itching. He got down and ran around the floor doing everything
he could to scratch as much as he could. My daughter persuaded him to sit with
her. Some of the itching seemed to lessen. When he would start to bite
himself, she would gently say "no".
He surprisingly obeyed, although he did let his displeasure be known with a
snort.
He was still itching, but seemed to be recovering. I went to bed and my
daughter held him on her lap. A few minutes later, she came running in to my
room and said Pepe' had a seizure and she was rushing him to the vet and for me
to call ahead.
He got to the vet and was examined I was crying on the phone to a vet tech
telling her that he is my best friend. And he is.
Doc called and said Pepe was fine. In fact, he did bloodwork on him and his
liver function was better than it had been last year! The only thing he found
wrong with my friend was his soft spot on the top of his head never closed. ???
But no itching, no seizures, no symptoms at all while at the vet's. He came
home after a few hours of observation and was his normal self.
Since I didn't see the "seizure" I have no idea what happened. The vet sent
him home with a Rx for phenobarbitol, in case he has another.
All I know is I love that little guy and I am grateful he is OK.
If any of you have any insight into huahua seizures or soft spots that don't
close, please let me know.
Otherwise, if you all just love on your special friend a little extra today,
because they are so special we should be grateful for them. And because they
deserve it.
Thanks
Theresa
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