I wrote this post last night. Today I plan to get a new vet. I read my story and it seems extremely odd and almost out of the Twilight Zone. As I have been up and down all night I ask myself repeatedly what I missed or how I presented myself. I have gone to this vet clinic for years. The owner seems to be sole proprieter and has had many many young vets circle through. None seem to even last 2 or 3 years. I had not met the particular vet until he night I brought my dog in for the c-section.
My pup did well all night. He several times went from one teat to the other deflating them. I did sumpliment with a bottle to top him off. I gave fluids also. A few times the skin may have tented for dehydration but not much. I am weighing him and i has gained maybe 2 to 3 grams but such a small amount maybe when I have weighed him.
On Friday when my puppy started fading the mom left him and he got a bit cold. I tried to get her to lay with him but she would move about a foot away lay down and whimper. To me she was indicating something was wrong. The vet's staff member said the mom rejected him. Since I have brought him home his mom has pretty much not left him. It's interesting because she seems to have accepted that I am helping both he and her.
My vet proposed a scenerio where he may need multiple sub-q fluid injections for the rest of his life. Has anyone ever heard of this being needed? |