I wanted to keep Bumble on fluids today, and maybe tomorrow, depending on how her numbers are coming down. However, when the on site vet yesterday said she had been on 4x maintenance fluids even after I was told she would be dropped to 3x maintenance at lunchtime the day before, I became too afraid of hospitalizing her with her vet for fluids. I'm afraid he'll TELL me she is getting fewer fluids, but he'll do what he thinks is right anyway.
No treatment plan was given, and they even "forgot" to give her any food to take home yesterday. She did eat the ID last night, and again this morning. As far as I know she kept the food down. She's still not herself this morning, obviously not feeling well, but she's alert and when I left the house she got off her bed and moved to a spot in the room where she could stand and watch me until I walked out the door. I feel terrible having to leave her alone today, but it'll only be for 4 hours at a time.
As for phosphorous binders, that was the FIRST thing I asked when he told me her numbers were too high to register on their equipment. He said that they used to be heavily favored when he came through school (he's only in his early 40s), but now "they" feel binders don't work, so he doesn't use them. I've had CRF kitties before, and I've never heard of a vet that refused binders and said they didn't work, particularly if kitty had obviously elevated numbers.
I have a sneaking suspicion we'll end up at the ER vet tonight or this weekend, getting updated bloodwork and perhaps having her hospitalized for fluids. I truly don't have the money for all this, and the ER vet doesn't allow payments. Everything must be up front with them. I'm worried I'm going to run out of money completely before we get her stable and comfortable.
It's after 9:00 a.m. here and I'm really surprised the vet hasn't even called me to see how Bumble is, and to discuss why I didn't drop her off. I really do wish I could trust him to keep her on maintenance or 2x maintenance ONLY fluids today, plus keep giving her the IV antibiotics and rerun her bloodwork tonight. I guess I'll call him shortly if I haven't heard anything before then. This is just so nerve-wracking!
Dana and Bumble |