I took Gizmo to my vet this morning and again this afternoon. He is becoming a bit of a difficult case. He has no appetite .. no vomiting and no further episodes of diarrhea. She drained that thing again, but all of the infection is out of it .. she just flushed it out. This afternoon he started walking in a hunched position. Not sure exactly what is going on...his tummy is definitely tense but he also had some signs of back discomfort.....his lipase and amylase are elevated but that does not always mean a lot. All of his other labs are fine. She gave him fluids and cerenia and advised me to keep a close eye on him and take him to GCVS if the symptoms become worse. He is sleeping now finally...he had stayed awake all night and day. I am hoping he is feeling a bit better. If he is ok through the night, he will go back to my vet in the morning. Time will tell....
Poor baby. I hate this so much.
Oh..and the exterminator does not think it was a recluse spider. He said that he hardly ever sees them in this area. He did say that I could put the sticky pads down...that way we could see if there are any here. I just let it go....what are the chances of this happening again anyway?
I asked my vet if this could be something else and she told me it is a classic looking spider bite. *baffled* |