“I have a rock garden. Last week three of them died.” – Richard Diran
Sunday, September 08, 2013
Alex is in the Hospital
Last night, we could not witness Alex's continued suffering with frequent abdominal cramps, his moans of pain, the shivering and restlessness. So, after first thinking we'd sleep downstairs on the air mattress to try to comfort him and keep an eye on him overnight, we instead decided to take him to the animal emergency hospital about an hour away.
I'm glad we did since he just seemed to be getting worse and time went by. They treated his condition very seriously, calling for a Code One emergency, and immediately swept him away to do tests and to get him some fluids and pain medications. After initial examination, the doctor was happy with his glucose level and blood pressure, ruling out a couple of dire scenarios, but wanted to keep him hospitalized for at least a day, do more tests, and try to catch up on his hydration.
So, we left him there about midnight last night, came home to a restless night of broken sleep, and now await a call about his condition.
Posted under: Dog Stuff • by Rick on 09/08/2013 at 05:16 AM
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