I lost my beautiful little baby girl, nika, unexpectedly about 12 days ago. She almost out of nowhere became very sick, vomitting yellowish foam and then having bloody diaherria in the middle of the night on a friday. So 7am saturday, brought her in to our vet's office as soon as they opened. We did not get to see our usual doctor, as she was off and my baby needed attention immediately. So her bloodwork came back that it was pancreatitis, not surprising because she had a spell of this 3 years earlier when she was 3 years old. She was hospitalized last time for 3 days without food or water and given IV fluids, dextrose, and antibiotics. She was very weak and had a very hard time, but was able to pull through. We still do not know what caused this to happen either time. This time because the vet's office was closing at 3pm and closed sunday the doctor and i decided to bring her home for saturday evening and she would come in sunday specially to rehospitalize her for the day, send her home again at 3pm sunday, bring her back monday and hopsitalize her for the day and retest bloodwork to see if she could start eating a bland diet again. We decided to do this because she has a history of hypoglycemia and were afraid something could happen and no one would be there to help her. Unfortunately, the doctor never suggested the animal emergency 24 hour clinic literally right up the road from her regular vet office. I would have taken her there to stay on her meds and have 24 hour care and supervision, but i was unaware untill later saturday evening. I curled up in bed with my nika for a nap and woke up to check on her. I found her having a seizure next to the bed. I raced to the cabinet for the kayro syrup, knowing it would go against the doctors orders of no food no water but at this point i had to to try to save her life. I rubbed it into her gums but she continued to seize. I grabbed my cell phone, keys, nika, and the kayro and calling information discovered the animal emergency about 30 minutes away. I drove as fast as i could without wrecking the car, and my fiance continued to give her kayro the whole way. The seizures wouldn't stop after injecting sugar so the vet at the emergency place had to give her valium to stop the seizures. That morning when we picked her up to transfer to other vet's office, the doctor told us she was blind from the seizure. She made it through the night there on fluids and dextrose and we picked her up in the morning to go back to our regular vet's office for the day and then take her back to the ER for the night, but she passed away early sunday morning. It seemed like she made it through the night because she wanted to see us again. She was only 6 1/2 years old.
I am completely heartbroken!!! I wake up in the night because she's not there sleeping with me. I look for her all the time. She followed me everywhere and i miss her no matter what i'm doing. She was such a special little baby and has such a special place in my heart. I had her since the day she was born, as i have her mommy, zowi. I would give anything to have her kiss my nose again and sleep in my lap, and in bed with me at night. It's horrible coming home and she isn't here to greet me with her very unique little bark and happy dance. She really touched my life and i am so grateful that i had her in my life. Love never dies, and she will live forever in my heart. Thank goodness for my beautiful zowi and my 2 other furbabies! If i didn't have them i dont know how i would make it!!! Zowi has had a really hard time too because that was her baby too, but at least we still have each other. I have been giving her lots of extra attention. Nika will live forever in my heart and i will always cherish the time i was so lucky to have spent with her! Gone but never forgotten, her tiny pawprints are forever in my heart!