 We're Home...
Well, aside from a rather restless sleep last night for all of us - Chewie is feeling much better. We spoke with our vet back here in CT and decided to take their advice (not feeding him for 12 hours) and riding out the rest of it. (They also held an emergency appointment for Tuesday morning for us if we need it)
After his horrible night of being ill he's recovered like a pro. He slept the entire car ride home, and is busy sniffing around our condo! I wish that he would drink some more, but he was hungry enough to chow on the little scoop of kibble I laid out for him. We'll see how this all goes tonight, he's still in great spirits!
As for the blood in his stool. It has happened once before when Chewie's stomach didn't agree with the food we had tried on him - and when we spoke with the vet earlier this summer they assured us that the small drop of blood after the loose stool was okay - provided that it was a small amount, and that it did not happen with frequency. Who knows. It's definately not a good sign - but not as life threatening as we had initially assumed it to be.
We've been busy trying to figure out what the trouble was. He was drinking bottled water (different from home, but bottled nonetheless) and eating the same food as at home. We're not sure if it could have been a treat (training bits, or charlie bears) or if it could have been stress or environment related. We're just relieved that he remains in good spirits and is happy to be home.
I'll be sure to keep you all updated. And we truly thank you each for your words of advice and encouragement. I think we've made it through our first super scary experience with Chewie, and thankfully he still loves us! He's busy running around the room right now hiding his toys and wriggling on the carpet. What a ham-on-rye!
-Christina |