[Lil Cosmo]

I have WONDERFUL news! First I want to thank all of you for your prayers and feedback. I printed out this thread and took it to the emergency clinic that placed the patch on my 5.9 lb little Cosmo along with a letter from my vet. The patch was placed on Cosmo Thursday evening around 10pm and by 3:30pm Friday Cosmo was not eating, drinking or responding. His normal Vet, Dr. Singh had me bring him right away and removed the patch, then shaved and iced the area. He also have him fluids and medicine that was supposed to keep Cosmo from vomiting. In less than 1 day Cosmo weighed 4.1 lbs. My vet then sent him home with us, even though he felt strongly Cosmo would not make it through the night he had done all he could and said Cosmo would be comforted by us which would give him the strength to fight his weakness. Saturday the vet kept him and put him on an IV in order to hydrate Cosmo and flush the poisen out of his system. Well, thanks to his quick response and tender care Cosmo is back to himself and was well enough Monday to have the plate put in his leg. Cosmo is on a very mild pain medication that I give him and his wound has no swelling or infection. Being a new yorkie owner and having gone through this horrible ordeal I URGE all of you to NOT let any vet put this fetanol patch on your puppy. This bread is so winderful and smart and loving, hovever this medication is too strong and many vets have no experience with this tiny breed. Even my vet said he learned a lot from Cosmo and his reaction (even though that darn emergency hospital placted the patch!) Also, get it put on your puppy's records so that is you have to take your puppy to another vet in case of emergency they know. My vet placed it on Cosmo's records for me. Thank you again for everything! Merry Christmas to all of you. Due to my vet bill my husband and I are not exchanging gifts, however having Cosmo with us this season it the best gift we could EVER ask for!