 Bitsy had a relapse:(
I feel so bad! Bitsy had a relapse last night. I had to take her back to the ER. I thank God that I fell asleep on the couch with her and when I woke up at 12:30 her heart rate was up and she wouldn't eat and she didn't look right. She started going downhill fast!!! She did a little different this time. Her heart was beating so hard and so fast I thought she would have a heart attack. I think she was having convulsions or seizures or something. We've been so tired and she suffers quietly and if I had not been on the couch with the TV on and woke up we may have slept through it and she would have died. I thought things were going so well just feeding the pups every six hours. I feel so bad and responsible. I'm in a rush now to feed the pups and I'm starting them on puppy food this morning because, thank goodness, they are three weeks old! Then I'm going to pick Bitsy up. I asked the doctor last night about a shot to dry up her milk but he said he had never heard of such a thing. I'm taking her to her regular vet today too and will ask him about it. I hope and pray she doesn't have heart damage! She has had such a hard time. As hard as it will be I won't let her nurse anymore. Thankfully the puppy food should help the pups because I worried before that they weren't getting enough milk. I want to post a picture today of the pups. They are starting to walk on all fours now and seeing better and they actually look at me now. So precious! I keep looking back at the other thread at all the posts for references in all the advice you all have given me. Your support through this is indescribable! I wish Bitsy knew how much she is loved and cared about by so many!
I'll post again after lunch and let you know how she is doing. My mom had planned on coming over this morning to take me out to lunch and I'm going to get her to help me with the feedings. It takes so long to feed six of them. |