Friday I noticed that Koa wasn't acting right & kind of crouched when he walked, so I told Eric to keep a close eye on him while I went to work that night. When Eric came to bring me dinner that night he said that Koa was definitely favoring his right front leg. This had me worried all night, and when I got home Saturday morning he was SUPER clingy and didn't want to put full pressure on his leg.
Thankfully I called the vet & they were able to squeeze me in for a 0915 appt. The vet said she was sure there was nothing broken, but he probably had a soft tissue injury & gave us some Rimadyl (which she said was a doggy NSAID, like motrin) and for him to take one a day.
So, as soon as I got home I gave him one and told Eric to watch him closely because I needed to get some sleep since I had to work that night. Thirty minutes later Eric comes into the bedroom with Koa in his arms & says he isn't acting right. He put Koa down and he couldn't walk straight and seemed completely out of it. I told him to get in the car and head to the vet & I'll call to let them know your coming.
I hurriedly got dressed and headed out shortly after and when I get in the room they said they are going to give him something to make him vomit & they'll be back with him in a few minutes. Immediately I was having flashbacks to last summer when I lost Tyler very unexpectedly, and fought to hold back the tears as we waited anxiously in that little room.
About 5 minutes later they brought a pitiful looking Koa back to us who continued to throw up two more times while we were talking with the vet. They gave him a morphine derivative via ointment in his eyelid to make him vomit, so she warned us that he would probably sleep the rest of the day. She also gave us a different pain pill to use if he needed it, and didn't charge us for the visit or the meds (which I am not going to give him unless he is visibly in pain).
The weird part is, Koa has taken Rimadyl before! We aren't sure why this happened, but I'm very glad that he is starting to feel better. We spent most of the day on the couch together & I was lucky that Pediatrics was closed and I could continue to keep a close eye on him throughout the night.
He's doing much better this morning, but this really makes me wonder about the drugs used in veterinary medicine, and how they are regulated.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
My poor Koa...
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7 comments:
Oh no!! Poor Koa and poor you!!!! I wonder too if they think it's "just" animals and don't regulate as carefully. Hugs to you both! I hope he feels better soon and you can get your rest!
Hugs!
I am so glad he's doing better. Sick animals are the worst because they can't tell you what's wrong and it's heartbreaking!
So sorry! Sick pets are the worst! I will say a doggy prayer for him!
How scary! Especially after losing Ty-Ty last year. I almost didn't finish reading the post because of that! Glad he's doing better!
Poor baby!! As soon as you started sounding worried in the post, so was I! It made me think of Max and that scares the crap out of me, especially since Max has been throwing up a lot too and the vet finally said to stop the antibiotic he was put on. But he threw up today and he has been off that for more than a week! Dogs are so precious, vets better not be the reason I have to worry about my dog! ((HUGS))
I am so glad Koa is okay! How is his leg? Still favoring a side? Max is and won't leave it alone. And after putting the cone of shame on him last week, I can never do it again...okay only if the vet said it was a must!!
I am so sorry to hear about Koa. I hope he is healing nicely. I have never had that happen...but it does make you wonder how drugs at the vet are regulated.
That is so scary. I'm glad he seems to be doing better.
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