Robby on Christmas blanket
A picture of my beautiful boy from 2016. He's had a scary week. He's hyperthyroid which has caused stress on his heart. My regular vet told me a year ago his pro-pnb levels were high and to do nothing but watch. Last week he was lethargic, not eating, and rapidly breathing. Symptoms that could be his heart or pneumonia, which he had last year. I was hoping for xrays to confirm either way but while I was at my regular clinic, I could not see my regular doctor, and the doctor I got was very glib about everything and decided not to do an xray. The next day his regular doctor called with his latest pro-pnb results and told me I should go to an ER to get xrays. I don't like my local ER docs but his breathing was worsening so I took him in that evening. He had had a major heart issue and needed a LOT of fluid drained around his heart. VERY scary. He had to stay overnight and get lots of medications and oxygen before he could come home. Anyway, so HAPPY he's home and he's his snuggly, although tired, self. He's very tired and still doesn't want to eat much... and he has to have five pills every 12 hrs and even though he's as weak as a lamb right now, he FIGHTS pills. He's 16 lbs when healthy and big-boned and STRONG. It takes an hour. Once he's eating again I can slip the pills into food.
Robby on Christmas blanket
A picture of my beautiful boy from 2016. He's had a scary week. He's hyperthyroid which has caused stress on his heart. My regular vet told me a year ago his pro-pnb levels were high and to do nothing but watch. Last week he was lethargic, not eating, and rapidly breathing. Symptoms that could be his heart or pneumonia, which he had last year. I was hoping for xrays to confirm either way but while I was at my regular clinic, I could not see my regular doctor, and the doctor I got was very glib about everything and decided not to do an xray. The next day his regular doctor called with his latest pro-pnb results and told me I should go to an ER to get xrays. I don't like my local ER docs but his breathing was worsening so I took him in that evening. He had had a major heart issue and needed a LOT of fluid drained around his heart. VERY scary. He had to stay overnight and get lots of medications and oxygen before he could come home. Anyway, so HAPPY he's home and he's his snuggly, although tired, self. He's very tired and still doesn't want to eat much... and he has to have five pills every 12 hrs and even though he's as weak as a lamb right now, he FIGHTS pills. He's 16 lbs when healthy and big-boned and STRONG. It takes an hour. Once he's eating again I can slip the pills into food.