Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The Roxie scare

I had a little bit of a scare with Roxie this past weekend resulting in Roxie staying at an Emergency Clinic for almost two full days. Roxie had pancreatitis which could only be treated by continuous IVs. My vet isn’t exactly sure how she got it, but it is developed after eating something very high in fat or something spicy. The result is a lot of vomiting and diarrhea anytime Roxie ate or even smelled food.
Roxie is doing great now. She is on prescription dog food and some medicine for the next week, but is back to her normal self. I am still planning on continuing to make her homemade dog food, but making a few adjustments after talking over the diet again with my vet.
The whole experience has really taught me a lot. First, I have a gained trust for my vet and his staff. I always trusted them before, but Roxie has never had anything out of the ordinary happen to her, so I had never really seen them take emergency actions before. They far exceed my expectations, even when she had to be transferred out of their facility to a 24 hour clinic. My vet still considered Roxie his responsibility, and was in constant contact with the clinic. Second, when it comes to my dogs, I am not a tightwad. For those of you that know me personally, you know that I am quite frugal. When it came to Roxie, I even surprised myself at how much money was no object. I didn’t care what a 48 hour stay at an Emergency clinic cost, or how much an x-ray was going to run me. I signed those authorizations so quick, the ink of the pen got warm. Third, Roxie is such a lover, which I knew before, but was reminded of constantly when I called to check on her at the clinic. I love the fact that even though she is an excitable dog, people can still see that she has such a good heart and really just wants to be loved.
And last, I am an emotional wreck with stuff like this. I managed to keep it together Saturday during all of my Aunt’s wedding festivities, but Friday afternoon after I check Roxie into the hospital, I was in a terrible panic. I didn’t cry in front of anyone, but you better believe I lost it in the car on the way home. It was all just so scary, and I really hope I don’t have to go through that again anytime soon.
Everyone go home and hug your animals a little tighter tonight.

9 comments:

Jen said...

SO glad she's doing better. I did my best to keep up from Indy. Bailey sends lots of hugs and kisses!

Kenya said...

Glad to hear Roxie is doing better. :)

Anonymous said...

So scary, Teresa! But I'm glad to hear she's doing well. Butch says that he meant to send his girlfriend "Get Well Soon" roses, but he was a little preoccupied being sick himself. He even got sick all over my new rug. Twice.

I love my dogs. :)

Sarah said...

Oh Teresa! I'm so sorry to hear that she got sick. You are a good puppy mom making sure she has the best care. I'll make sure to have our pets send puppy and kitty thoughts her way.

Julia Goolia said...

Not fun! I'm glad it turned out alright but lord knows if anything is wrong with our baby, I'd react the same way. Give her a hug tonight!

Emily said...

Scary! Glad to hear she's doing well. I used to get so freaked out when emergency things would happen...but Caesar's had quite a few trips to the Doggie ER. I am way more relaxed when things happen knowing how great the staff has been in the past. =-)

Angie said...

Wow how totally scary. And the fact that you HAD to be at the wedding when it was probably killing you to not be with your baby was probably horrible. I'm so glad Roxie is gonna be ok!

N. said...

Oh my gosh, how scary! I'm so happy to hear Roxie is doing better!!

Maria said...

Glad she is doing much better!!!