I don't know if Jessie is going to make it through the night. Yesterday (all yesterdays) she was a normal, frisky girl. This morning she seemed very pensive, lethargic and whimpered when I handled her. I took her to the vet immediately. Cursory exam revealed no problem, took her home and she got worse fast... trying to throw up a big of foam - back to the vet for blood work, x-rays and observation.
On the X-ray her kidneys were both significantly undersized. No fever, blood in urine. Her BUN and Creatine were off the chart. BUN more than 80, Creatine around 6. These are crazy numbers. Sugar was high (but could be stress) as was potassium. The vet is very concerned - numbers consistent with poisoning (she is indoors only, everything is hidden) or failure of BOTH kidneys.*
I'm already devastated, she is just laying on the floor, head over her bowl of water, totally lethargic. She will have an abdominal ultrasound tomorrow, but she doesn't look like she will make it through the night. Only option is to take her to emergency vet and put her on IV fluid which could help some, but I feel if she is to die to night, it should be in her home, even if not by my side (she just wants to stay on the floor in the corner next to the water).
It came out of nowhere. "Brother" eats the same food... I don't know. I'm thinking congenital*, but sheesh, 22 months????? Her coloration is intense and unusual, inbreeding (she is a rescue, after all).
I did not grow up with pets and never had to deal with the possible death of what I now consider part of my family (was expecting at least another 8 or nine years).
Asking for vibes. Hoping I've made the right choice to keep her here overnight, gearing myself up for the worst in the morning.
*She always was a HEAVY drinker, her brother wasn't. I just got a fountain water bowel to hope to encourage him - I'm afraid it may have discouraged her (she seemed very confused, but would drink from the sink when dripping). I hope this didn't mean that she stopped drinking a couple of days with this as the result? Gotta watch the guilt. Due to the layout of my place and where she wants to lie I have to close off the door or her brother tries to play with her.
Heart is breaking, trying to remain hopeful while preparing for a very sad morning.
On the X-ray her kidneys were both significantly undersized. No fever, blood in urine. Her BUN and Creatine were off the chart. BUN more than 80, Creatine around 6. These are crazy numbers. Sugar was high (but could be stress) as was potassium. The vet is very concerned - numbers consistent with poisoning (she is indoors only, everything is hidden) or failure of BOTH kidneys.*
I'm already devastated, she is just laying on the floor, head over her bowl of water, totally lethargic. She will have an abdominal ultrasound tomorrow, but she doesn't look like she will make it through the night. Only option is to take her to emergency vet and put her on IV fluid which could help some, but I feel if she is to die to night, it should be in her home, even if not by my side (she just wants to stay on the floor in the corner next to the water).
It came out of nowhere. "Brother" eats the same food... I don't know. I'm thinking congenital*, but sheesh, 22 months????? Her coloration is intense and unusual, inbreeding (she is a rescue, after all).
I did not grow up with pets and never had to deal with the possible death of what I now consider part of my family (was expecting at least another 8 or nine years).
Asking for vibes. Hoping I've made the right choice to keep her here overnight, gearing myself up for the worst in the morning.
*She always was a HEAVY drinker, her brother wasn't. I just got a fountain water bowel to hope to encourage him - I'm afraid it may have discouraged her (she seemed very confused, but would drink from the sink when dripping). I hope this didn't mean that she stopped drinking a couple of days with this as the result? Gotta watch the guilt. Due to the layout of my place and where she wants to lie I have to close off the door or her brother tries to play with her.
Heart is breaking, trying to remain hopeful while preparing for a very sad morning.