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Originally Posted by cindy0721  i dont think they checked him for lepto....he doesnt seem to be in pain anymore, but is still woosey and disoriented from the sedative they gave him..they gave him a shot of baytril as well before he left... I don't know what to do now, I feel bad for not asking for more tests but I honestly thought when I walked in there that he might have had pancreatitis or a possble liver shunt. I am thanking god above that his levels were normal in that area. But now I feel like it's my fault if something happens to him, I didn't know these signs could of been lepto or how serious a 52 level on his BUN would be.. the vet seemed to think that it could be possible that it was because he was probably dehydrated and maybe something he ate... he is my baby , my heart I dont want anything bad to happen to him but since I already left the vets office this morning I think they will tell me to wait at least a day or so and see if what they gave him helps... oh gosh...  |
Please don't blame yourself. You didn't do anything wrong. Now the vet could be right. BUN can be up from dehydration. My question is why is he dehydrated to begin with and does dehydration cause pain? The answer to question two is probably no. Even if he isn't in pain now that is the original reason you took him in, so they need to find out why. If he yelped once it may not have been a big deal. Yelping twice is. Lepto is treated with antibiotics (I think), so maybe that would cover it? I think the best thing you can do is try to relax and get a urine sample to the vet as soon as possible to make sure it is okay. Mention lepto to the vet and see if they are ruling/have ruled it out. Then if you are satisfied with the urinalysis results and the vet's answer on lepto then finish the meds the vet gave and reevaluate. Make sense?