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Originally Posted by ladyjane  She is going to be fine!! Do your best to believe that!!  |
Yes Ma'am!
Well a bit of a setback, they didn't get the med there on time (we've had a raging snowstorm in town for the last 24 hours, so it had to be a dicey drive) so it looks more like first thing tomorrow, which is aggravating. But the vet didn't want to take a chance she'd react after they left the office and apparently didn't want her to have to be moved to the ER. Maybe he felt it would've been too stressful for her, or perhaps the ER has no room.
By sometime around 2 PM tomorrow we should be able to bring her home after they've watched her for several hours for any reaction. They'll start her on half the normal dose for a few days, then up it if she seems to handle it well. The pharmacy did give us enough for a month, but the vet says she may be able to come off it after 2 weeks. A bit of conflict there, but we'll firm it up.
She is also eating a bit more, which is encouraging.
Something I'd like to add for information's sake, there has been one big change lately that I mightn't have mentioned before. As of the last month or so, my OH has been bringing home dog treats we thought were safe since they were US made. These treats are Vitasnacks and Milo's Kitchen brands.
Jenna had never had anything but Zuke's before and not many of those. It was just easier to feed her home made food rather than letting her get a taste for 'sweets'.
However, I've just gotten a heads up that these treats may now contain hormones/illegal antibiotics from China. This is very discouraging because we assumed a US brand would mean safety.
IF anyone feeds these treats I would warn you to stop. It sounds like several small dogs have died stateside as a result of eating the Milo's Kitchen and as such, I'd just avoid anything like this is future to be certain. We can't know for sure this was what caused her troubles, but it seems a bit too coincidental.
Probably preaching to the choir here, but there you have it.
Thank you all again for your ongoing support. I'd be floundering without the advice I've found here.