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Originally Posted by drabinowitz43  Are there varying degrees of pancreatitis? When I say I am walking Joey, I mean just to do his business outside and then come in, he is not trained on pee pads. The most bizarre thing is he screams in pain when I pick him up, no matter how little pressure I apply to his body. I am beside myself. He ate a few Hepatic LS kibble (Royal Canin) because this was what the vet said I should give him (for now), but that's it for eating. Yesterday he was given fluids subcutaneously, but not an IV. The vet said he wasn't dehydrated yet. Should I get pain meds for him? I have his bloodwork results if anyone can interpret them. My vet is not in today and I would have to take him to Oradell and I'm afraid they will start doing xrays, etc., although I know he didn't injure himself. I don't know what to do. He looks so uncomfortable and can't relax. I put him in his crate so he would be protected from the other pets trying to play with him and he just stands there. I really need some advice. If he eats and takes in fluids, would it be okay to wait until tomorrow when my regular vet gets in? I spoke to the vet last night on the phone and he seems to think Joey is crying from a hematoma at the injection site (where they gave him the anti-nausea med), even though when I pick him up, I am not touching that site. He is so tiny and he went through a lot yesterday that his whole little body is probably throbbing. |
Some of them do scream out after they have had injections. I think it is because the injection site does hurt and they fear having that pain no matter where they are touched.
If he is eating, drinking and not vomiting and/or having diarrhea, I would think you need not take him to an EC.