A month ago I never thought I would be posting so soon again.
I brought Nub-e in this morning and got a call this afternoon. It wasn't very good news. He had deteriorated and set back since Thursday despite by vigilant syringe feeding.
Hepatic Lipidosis had set in and only hope was for a feeding tube however is anemia had not improved and my vet did not feel that he could perform this surgery and have it be successful. He was afraid that his RBC count was so low he would not be able to clot. I asked if I would have brought him back Sat morning if it would have stood a better chance and he didn't think so.
So after a couple conversations with my husband and the vet I tearfully agreed to have him put to sleep. They will be sending his body to the vet school at UW madison for a necropsy and let me know the results.
His core body temperature had plummeted to 94.6F from a fever of 104F a week ago.
My vet said he was just too little and we could have tried but he still may not have survived.
I want to thank everyone who posted on his threads.
How quickly we get attached to our new ones and its so heartbreaking to have something unexpected like this occur.
Gail
I've never posted his picture on TCS its on FB. Maybe later...
I brought Nub-e in this morning and got a call this afternoon. It wasn't very good news. He had deteriorated and set back since Thursday despite by vigilant syringe feeding.
Hepatic Lipidosis had set in and only hope was for a feeding tube however is anemia had not improved and my vet did not feel that he could perform this surgery and have it be successful. He was afraid that his RBC count was so low he would not be able to clot. I asked if I would have brought him back Sat morning if it would have stood a better chance and he didn't think so.
So after a couple conversations with my husband and the vet I tearfully agreed to have him put to sleep. They will be sending his body to the vet school at UW madison for a necropsy and let me know the results.
His core body temperature had plummeted to 94.6F from a fever of 104F a week ago.
My vet said he was just too little and we could have tried but he still may not have survived.
I want to thank everyone who posted on his threads.
How quickly we get attached to our new ones and its so heartbreaking to have something unexpected like this occur.
Gail
I've never posted his picture on TCS its on FB. Maybe later...