Originally Posted by brosie1823

I had the absolute worst experience at the vet!!!!!! I called 2 emergency vets and they both said that it was a hypoglycemic seizure and that I shoudn't worry about taking him in if I was giving him nutrical. That's why I posted about whether I should take him or not. So when he didn't stop I just started going.

Got to the 1 emergency vet that I didn't call, and the first thing they say to me is that they need payment before they can do anything. That should have been a red flag but he was still shaking and the others were so much farther away that I wasn't taking any chances. So I pay the money and they finally take him back. The vet tech came in and Linus got so scared that he peed on the table. Then, the tech examined him and took his temperature (103.4 very high). The vet then proceeded to wipe the anal thermometer with a paper towel and placed it back into the drawer. He then gave me Linus and wiped his pee off with a paper towel (no cleaning whatsoever). The doctor comes in and looks him over and says that they need to do blood work. Fine with me...but before they would do it I had to write them another check. Because Linus is still shaking, I do it.

They then took him back to get his bloodwork, and it made me pretty angry that they wouldn't let me come back with him. I'm standing in the hallway with 2 doors in between him and me, and I can hear him screaming like I have never heard before. He did that 7 TIMES! They only needed 2 things of blood so I don't know what happened to him back there. The vet then brings him back out CARRYING HIM BY HIS NECK!!!!!! I was so pissed off at this point that I had to go outside before I killed somone. Bryan took care of whatever needed to be, and we waited for the blood results.

The vet tech comes back out and has the audacity to tell me that his bloodwork is normal when I can clearly see that it isn't by looking at the paper in his hand. He tells me it's either a hypoglycemic seizure or a behavior problem. A behavior problem???????? Who in their right mind would think that I don't know what my dog does when he gets cold!?!? So at this point, I just wanted out of there.

He's quit shaking, but won't eat even his favorite foods. So I keep pushing some nutrical into his mouth and Bryan is on his way to but a syringe so we can give him water so he doesn't get dehydrated. He's exhausted, and walking around like he doesn't recognize where he is. I'm keeping a very close eye on him, and if anything gets worse I will speed down the highway to another 24 hour vet to get him treated. Believe me, my vet will be on my phone the minute they open in the morning. As for now, we are watching and praying that things don't get worse.

What a night! Sorry to vent but I am so mad right now I can't stand it. The sad thing is that we got bad news yesterday when we went to the vet. Linus has collapsing trachea syndrome and luxating patella (neither of which are serious enough to warrant treatment right now, but could get worse). Poor baby has been through so much. Thanks for all of the good thoughts! I really appreciate everyone here!