Elizabeth, So glad Antonio got some (literal) relief. Poor little
sweetheart, he must be sooooo much happier, as you say. Glad to hear the
staff redeemed thenselves somewhat too. Kerry M
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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 6:02 PM
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Subject: Re: ot: Antonio
Well...right after saying he was better -- I am just back from zipping
his fat butt to the vet's as fast as I could. I was, in fact, on the
phone with the vet asking about his pain management policy when Antonio
kept trying to urinate and couldn't...finally growled and screamed and
his back end.
I thought he was blocked. Of course, when I picked the boy up to take
him inside at the vet's - I must have put some pressure on his bladder
because I felt that unmistakable warm feeling down my sweat pants. That
pee saved me a lot of money.
The whole staff I was mad at yesterday stayed well past closing....gave
him a dexe shot, fluids...and a demerol shot - thank goodness! When
they put pressure on his bladder - they were able to get him to go more
-- and it is far less bloody than yesterday. They say his bladder was
probably low on fluids and he was feeling that sandy grit of the
crystals in there. I am just very glad to have some pain relief for my
boy. He's happy as a clam sprawled out on the kitchen floor just
watching the world go by.
On 1/9/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks, Nina. Still smoke-free (and grumpy :0)
Antonio seems to be feeling better today - he says thanks for
the hug. We had another long night but he's definitely perkier today.
I know he was in a lot of pain for a while -- breathing heavy and eyes
fully dilated. I stayed up with him until he could sleep easy and I
stayed home today.
The hardest part of this to me is separating the food -- I'm
having to put all their bowls down once in the morning and once at night
so that I can keep Antonio from eating the other food. It's an
adjustment for all of us.
On 1/9/07, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Elizabeth,
I just logged on and saw your thread about Antonio.
Poor baby! I hope
he's doing better today. It's such a shame that you had
a hard time at
the vet. It's never easy to deal with inconsideration,
but when your
baby is in pain and danger it's almost impossible to
take. I agree that
you should speak to your vet about it. The staff sounds
insensitive
enough to not realize just how inappropriate their
behavior is.
Have you been doing research on special dietary
requirements for
crystals? I feed my IBD girl a homemade diet that has
kept her feeling
good and off of meds for the most part for over a year
now. It is extra
trouble, but so very worth it.
Good for you for not picking up a cigarette during all
of this. Are you
still smoke free?
Give Antonio a hug from me and let us know how he's
doing,
Nina
elizabeth trent wrote:
> Poor Antonio - I was up much of the night with
him....he slept by my
> pillow with my arm around him. He has some blood in
his urine and
> possibly a kidney stone....plus, his glands need to be
expressed so
> the poor boy just feels rotten. I made them promise
me at the vet's
> they would give him some demerol.
>
> He's lost a pound too since he's been on the light
formula...that's
> very good news.
>
> I really hated leaving him at the vet's this morning
but they told me
> I really needed to...they will do x-rays and they may
have to extract
> some urine. I'm just worried sick about him.
>
> Please, if you would...send prayers...good
thoughts...or whatever is
> your style for the dear boy. We very much appreciate
it.
>
> Thank you,
> elizabeth
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