oppps, hope Polo feels better soon
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oppps, hope Polo feels better soon
Oh no! So is that Si's job this weekend?
How's the lovely Polo now?
Polo’s on a drip at the vets. I took him in this morning as he’s still throwing up. He’s got a bit of a temperature. They’re going to run bloods in case he’s got pancreatitis although it could be the heat. Hopefully the fluids will help
Poor polo! Hope it's the weather and he recovers quickly (panda)
Oh no! Poor Polo! Are you OK?
Yeah I’m ok. I’ll ring the vets in a bit to see how he’s doing
Any news??
Hi all, sorry for the radio silence. We picked Polo up from the vets at 7pm and the plan was to take him back in the morning and probably put him back on a drip till lunchtime. But we got him home and his back legs collapsed. We ended up having to take him to the out of hours vet half hour away. The legs are because his arthritis is bad (probably threw up all the usual pain relief we give him) but they reran his bloods and his kidneys are failing - the toxin levels are 3 times what they should be. He’s being kept in overnight on a drip. He’s so poorly, my boy, and I’m very worried ;(
Oh Paula. That's terrible news. Your poor doggie. I hope you can get some rest tonight. Polo is in the right place for now, and hopefully the drip will put him right.
Oh hunni, (bear)
Will keep everything crossed for you (panda)
Well, up at the very crack of dawn to pick him up from the emergency vets, we’re going to our normal vets at 9.40. He’s a bit brighter this morning, he’s had strong pain killing injections and a lot more fluids, but the most recent bloods haven’t got any better wrt his kidneys - and the vet says it’s his kidneys, not his liver that’s struggling. A liver can regenerate, kidneys can’t :(
Poor Polo, you're doing your very best for him and giving him the best possible life you can showering him with love and affection. I suppose the heat isn't doing him any good.
I'm in panda mode today so (panda) x 10 for Polo and (panda) x 10 for you Paula.
Oh, poor old Polo! How old is he Paula?.......I hope things go ok for him..and all of you of course! It's so heart wrenching when a pet is poorly. I'll keep my fingers crossed too!
He’s 11, Flo.
So, he’s back in our normal vets for a couple more hours fluid to try to flush toxins out and keep him comfortable for the rest of the weekend. More detailed blood result are due on Monday but it’s not looking good. When I asked the prognosis, the vet said that, if it is what they think, he’s got days/weeks at best
Oh hunni I'm so so sorry... How are you doing?
(panda)
Any news?
We took the decision, against vets advice, to bring him home. Hopefully he’ll stay stable until Monday and we won’t have to have him admitted again over the weekend - though there’s a good chance of that. We felt that he’d be far less stressed at home.
He’s showing signs of possible organ failure but the vet didn’t want to be making any decisions until the bloods are back
Paula he'll feel more settled at home with his family around him (panda)
He’s really not feeling well ....
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Poor fella :( (panda)
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Oh hunni am so sorry he is so ill xxx
How is Polo today Paula? (panda)
He’s a bit more with it this morning though we’re doing everything for him, syringing water in his mouth, carrying him out for a wee etc. Si slept in the living room last night.
Oh hunni, poor boy.
How are you today?
Devastated. We both keep telling each other not to get ahead of ourselves before we get the results back but the vet made it clear not to expect miracles. We adopted Polo when I was really struggling with my MH and he saved me. I can’t imagine life without him
(panda)
Sweetheart you saved him as much as he has saved you. Hunni, you know I understand - we've been through it not long ago with our beautiful grumpy Casey who saved us in so many ways.. Hunni you just need to focus on each step. You know we're here for you, keep talking.
We’re even more worried now - Luna has stopped eating. But I’ve told Si we need to get through whatever we need to get through with Polo today first (though he has perked up a bit)
Oh dear it could just be the heat in Luna's case. Hugs to Luna, Polo, Paula and Si (bear)
Will be thinking of you lovely (panda)
How are they both? How are you, Si and the girls?
Luna’s Not great but I’m pretty sure it’s the heat. She hasn’t eaten over the weekend and is lethargic so we’ll keep an eye on her
Just got back from the vets. Polo is a bit brighter today this morning and had a mouthful of food for the first time since Wednesday night. He has pancreatitis and probably a secondary infection affecting his kidneys. The vet is happy with how much he’s improved but said he’s not out of the woods yet. He’s got antibiotics and will need repeat bloods in a month. We took a risk bringing him home Saturday against vets advice but he’s had 24/7 care from us this weekend that he wouldn’t have had in hospital.
There’s been lots of tears in this family this morning! (except Jess, she doesn’t do tears lol)
That's good news Paula (panda)
Poor old Polo....but he's at home and I believe it's the right place. He doesn't need stress at the moment, besides he'll get better quicker with you all around him. A day at a time Paula eh?
Yep, Flo, absolutely
Wow, I wasn't expecting that! Well done Polo, such a fighter!!!
Us neither! Si actually cried in front of the vets - even the girls haven’t ever seen him cry! My mum prayed for a miracle, I told her that wasn’t going to happen. I was wrong :)
However, Luna’s not great :/ she’s not been eating the last couple of days, the heats been getting to her. She’s old and skinny anyway so has nothing to spare and her legs are weak. So we’ve started syringing yoghurt and fish into her. Flipping dogs!