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Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211  Thank you all for your kind words and prayers. Harley is very, very ill and we have the Dr's telling us he is still in a very guarded condition. From having a happy, healthy playful pup on Friday - then having him act just a little bit sick and vomit two or three times (clear liquid) on Saturday - then admitting him to a local Emergency Clinic on Sunday AM for fluids and having them tell me I could pick him up this morning to this....all I can stress to each one of you is DO NOT WAIT. Pancreatitis is a terrible, incredibly destructive, fast-onset illness that needs immediate and aggressive attention. I really like to believe I am proactive in my babies care, but I'm feeling so guilty now about not taking Harley Saturday instead of Sunday. The "what if's" are playing havoc with my brain and I can't stress enough to anyone how important immediate care can be. Harley will continue to need your prayers for the next few days and you all have no idea how much we appreciate them...thank you all. |
Valerie,
you are a very vigilant owner and you did what was best. Please don't blame yourself for Harley's illness. We sometimes have no control over these kinds of things. Just tonight I was at the ER vet w/ one of mine after he vomited 9x and I wanted to get some fluids/meds...and he does not have pancreatitis. I had no intention of going to the vet at two or three vomit episodes. Pancreatitis is very scary, and it can be very severe, but we are not really in control of that, all we can do is respond and protect to the extent we can. I'll keep Harley and you in my prayers.