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I'm hoping someone can give me some urgent feedback as we will have to make a decision on whether or not to let 16 year old Liz go later this evening.
She had been acting weak and lethargic and walking timidly for a few days, and so we took her into the emergency vet yesterday.
Kidney counts were fine and no signs of diabetes, but the veterinarian did feel a small nodule on her thyroid and was thinking we might be dealing with hyperthyroidism.
They also noticed that her potassium counts were incredibly low and that, they said, could account for all of the listless symptoms we had been seeing.
It was devastating for me to leave her overnight at the vet because she cried on the drive over, and she's not spent a night away from us in over 10 years. To top it off, she has been blind from retinal detachments for a year now.
I was hopeful for good news this morning, but they are now telling us that despite giving her potassium intravenously, follow up counts on the potassium aren't showing that it is even registering.
They have no idea what is causing it, but they said, if it keeps up like this she will not make it.
she has a heart murmur, so I know they want to be careful and not give her too much potassium, but I'm just wondering if anyone has any insight. I'm heartbroken.
They are, of course, suggesting we put her in an intensive care facility, but unfortunately we just don't have the funds for that. These emergency vet bills alone will be $2,000+.
Please, does anyone with experience with potassium deficiency have any insight on what might prevent the body from absorbing it and showing that it's available.
She had been acting weak and lethargic and walking timidly for a few days, and so we took her into the emergency vet yesterday.
Kidney counts were fine and no signs of diabetes, but the veterinarian did feel a small nodule on her thyroid and was thinking we might be dealing with hyperthyroidism.
They also noticed that her potassium counts were incredibly low and that, they said, could account for all of the listless symptoms we had been seeing.
It was devastating for me to leave her overnight at the vet because she cried on the drive over, and she's not spent a night away from us in over 10 years. To top it off, she has been blind from retinal detachments for a year now.
I was hopeful for good news this morning, but they are now telling us that despite giving her potassium intravenously, follow up counts on the potassium aren't showing that it is even registering.
They have no idea what is causing it, but they said, if it keeps up like this she will not make it.
she has a heart murmur, so I know they want to be careful and not give her too much potassium, but I'm just wondering if anyone has any insight. I'm heartbroken.
They are, of course, suggesting we put her in an intensive care facility, but unfortunately we just don't have the funds for that. These emergency vet bills alone will be $2,000+.
Please, does anyone with experience with potassium deficiency have any insight on what might prevent the body from absorbing it and showing that it's available.