I had to make the painful choice we all hate to make...
I took Oliver to the vet on Saturday the 10th. The vet said his temp was about 94 and was severely dehydrated. Since they couldn't do anything for him on the weekend, he suggested I take him to the Animal Emergency room. They put him on an IV and in a warm cage to bring his temp up. Sunday night, he is stabilized and I'm able to bring him home. This morning, I go down to the basement and he is hiding. When I find him, he starts crying out. Maybe he was just having a reaction to the antibiotics I was giving him. This evening, I go down to clip his claws and I find him laying on the ground. As I go to pet him, he lets out a cry that I will never forget. I go grab a box with some towels and wrap him up and head back to the emergency room. His temp was now about 90 and his heartbeat was about 50. The vet was pretty perplexed and said it most likely was kidney failure. They were so understanding. They let me stay with him to say goodbye and then after it was done, let me take as much time as I needed.
I'm having him cremated tomorrow. He was about 7 1/2 and I had him for about 4 years.
I really didn't think I would be writing in the forum for awhile, but, you never know, do ya?.....
I took Oliver to the vet on Saturday the 10th. The vet said his temp was about 94 and was severely dehydrated. Since they couldn't do anything for him on the weekend, he suggested I take him to the Animal Emergency room. They put him on an IV and in a warm cage to bring his temp up. Sunday night, he is stabilized and I'm able to bring him home. This morning, I go down to the basement and he is hiding. When I find him, he starts crying out. Maybe he was just having a reaction to the antibiotics I was giving him. This evening, I go down to clip his claws and I find him laying on the ground. As I go to pet him, he lets out a cry that I will never forget. I go grab a box with some towels and wrap him up and head back to the emergency room. His temp was now about 90 and his heartbeat was about 50. The vet was pretty perplexed and said it most likely was kidney failure. They were so understanding. They let me stay with him to say goodbye and then after it was done, let me take as much time as I needed.
I'm having him cremated tomorrow. He was about 7 1/2 and I had him for about 4 years.
I really didn't think I would be writing in the forum for awhile, but, you never know, do ya?.....