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Originally Posted by annaschaben

Okay guys I've just had the worst day. Roxi had puppies three weeks ago tomorrow. Everything was going great, the puppies are gaining well, Roxi has done a supper job with them. Then today, right after I got back from picking up a horse at the vet, Roxi started to act funny. She threw up about five times over the next hour. Then she started to just shake, and couldn't walk straight. At this time I took her temp and it was normal. But I decided to take her to the vet. Before I took off to go to the vet she started panting. Then in the car ride (25 miles to the closest vet), her muscles started twitching and she was just laying there panting very hard, eyes open wide, and legs out straight. I run into the vet office and tell him this is an emergency so he comes right out and looks Roxi over.

Her heart rate is over 180 and she is in irrethmea (sorry spelled that wrong). He says that she has something, I was in shock by this time, anyway what she has is a calcium deficentcy due to the babies taking so much from her. And their hearts can run right with out enough calcium in their system and the babies are taking too much from her system. So he starts an IV with some calcium something or other in it. With in minutes Roxi is doing a lot better. Her heart rate dropped and she is acting better. They are keeping her over night to watch her. They think she is in the clear. Now we are at home trying to feed the babies (vet thought that would be best that way Roxi can get a little break and maybe her milk supply will go down some).

Anyway it has been a very emotional day here. Please keep Roxi in your prayers tonight.

I know how scary that was for you. I'm glad she's doing better.