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Originally Posted by allieoop  Well, we made it through another night! Baxter's breathing remains shallow and on the fast side, but is not nearly as labored as it was on the onset. During the day yesterday he spent most of it on somebody's lap though he would get up and walk around the house seeming a bit unsettled - like he just didn't know what to do with himself. He wants to go outside often to potty - but there just isn't much to come out - but he seems determined to want to pee.
He is refusing to eat - turns around at the sight of any food. He has drank a few licks of water but not nearly as much as I would like to see him drink. I have given him some Karo Syrup from my finger to try to keep his glucose up....
Our regular vet will be in on Monday- I will be at the doorstep. Though the emergency room vet did call twice yesterday for updates (I am grateful!). I will also keep her in the loop - and she does know my regular vet.
@yorkiemom1 - the vet did send us home with a week supply of theophyline with instructions to give 1/2 pill twice a day, so I was grateful for that!
I did go out an ransack the back yard looking for some answers. The only thing that jumped out at me as unusual was that by one tree I could see where he had dug in the snow along his path --- at that location I found several peanut shells strewn about from his digging in the snow. That could be it? A peanut reaction? I don't believe Baxter has never eaten a nut before (that I am aware of - he gets no table scraps etc). Note: Baxter had a pancreatitis attack last summer so we are very strict of his food intake. I will go talk to the neighbor and ask them kindly to stop putting out peanuts...... I have better control on the neighbor than I do on the squirrels bringing them over (though the reaction will be louder from the neighbor than the squirrels chewing me out - but I could care less about that). |
Will be watching for the update, hope everything goes well! Very odd on the peanut thing too, yet another angle to wonder about. I think if it was an actual allergic reaction to peanuts - you would've seen more things like mouth/tongue/throat swelling etc - but maybe it was there, just slight, who knows. I still have to wonder about the inhaling snow issue. I just hope he fully heals, and it seems like he will. Sounds like you have a fabulous vet!!!