Yesterday,i pm'ed Anne to find out how dear Eddie was (i worry if i haven't heard anything about him for a while)
I was very sad to receive this note from her telling me that Eddie was very poorly
Hi Debs,
no, sadly Eddie is very poorly right now
The night before last he had some kind of stomach bug, and was violently sick all through the night, bringing up all his meals from that day. The vets think it's a bug, and he's had anti emetic injections, antibiotics and steroids.
He spent all day trying to get comfy, and occasionally being sick again before finally deciding to lay on my bed, underneath the ceiling fan. He was horribly hot, so the fan on low obviously made him feel cooler.
He didn't move all night, so Dave and I sort of slept around him He wouldn't drink anything, so I kept sponging water onto his lips and gums.
At half 5 he slid off and I let him out for a wee. He was very weak on his hind end, and couldn't cock his leg. He wobbled a bit on the way back in, and then went and flopped down onto the furry rug. And there he stayed till gone 12. He wouldn't drink or eat earlier, but at 11 I made a pot of tea, and put just a couple of spoons of it with a tiny drop of skimmed milk into some water, and he did have a few laps of that after I'd dunked my fingers in it and rubbed his lips. I suppose about a teaspoonful or two went down.
A while back we decided that we had to make him move. It looked as if he'd wanted to get up, but wasn't able to, so we decided we were going to be bullies and get him a bit more awake.
I got some baby wipes and wiped his face and paws over to freshen him up a bit.
I'd had an organic chicken poaching in the oven for him, so I mixed two tablespoonfuls of the warm chicken stock with 1 heaped teaspoonful of baby food, just to make it warm and able to be lapped.
I smeared this on his gums so he had no choice but to lick it off :biggrin:
Dave sat the other side of him and propped him up. We had Wills opposite him with her own bowlful, and we managed to get him to lap it all up over the next 10 minutes. He did look a bit brighter now, so we hauled him to his feet and tottered outside with him.
It's quite nice and sunny here, and not too cold in our back garden, and he did seem to enjoy the potter around. He did another long wee, and then flopped down. Obviously I didn't want him laying on the cold ground so we got him back up again, and we wandered back in. He drank about a teaspoonful of water, and is now stretched out on the rug again. He looks more *with it* now though, and I'm a bit happier.
I have to say that this morning I did wonder if he was slipping away as he seemed to be fading.
Anyway, he is still quiet, but given his age and the violent and sudden nature of the illness I guess that's to be expected.
I haven't had time for any other forums sadly, as Sighthounds Online and my fledgling biccy business take up pretty much most of my time now - the biscuit business seems to be taking off so I'm making more and donating to a couple of rescues too, and SOL is expanding
Anyway, I'll keep you up to date on my boy, and could do with any good thoughts that the k9 folks can offer and some good :luck: too!
I was very sad to receive this note from her telling me that Eddie was very poorly
Hi Debs,
no, sadly Eddie is very poorly right now
The night before last he had some kind of stomach bug, and was violently sick all through the night, bringing up all his meals from that day. The vets think it's a bug, and he's had anti emetic injections, antibiotics and steroids.
He spent all day trying to get comfy, and occasionally being sick again before finally deciding to lay on my bed, underneath the ceiling fan. He was horribly hot, so the fan on low obviously made him feel cooler.
He didn't move all night, so Dave and I sort of slept around him He wouldn't drink anything, so I kept sponging water onto his lips and gums.
At half 5 he slid off and I let him out for a wee. He was very weak on his hind end, and couldn't cock his leg. He wobbled a bit on the way back in, and then went and flopped down onto the furry rug. And there he stayed till gone 12. He wouldn't drink or eat earlier, but at 11 I made a pot of tea, and put just a couple of spoons of it with a tiny drop of skimmed milk into some water, and he did have a few laps of that after I'd dunked my fingers in it and rubbed his lips. I suppose about a teaspoonful or two went down.
A while back we decided that we had to make him move. It looked as if he'd wanted to get up, but wasn't able to, so we decided we were going to be bullies and get him a bit more awake.
I got some baby wipes and wiped his face and paws over to freshen him up a bit.
I'd had an organic chicken poaching in the oven for him, so I mixed two tablespoonfuls of the warm chicken stock with 1 heaped teaspoonful of baby food, just to make it warm and able to be lapped.
I smeared this on his gums so he had no choice but to lick it off :biggrin:
Dave sat the other side of him and propped him up. We had Wills opposite him with her own bowlful, and we managed to get him to lap it all up over the next 10 minutes. He did look a bit brighter now, so we hauled him to his feet and tottered outside with him.
It's quite nice and sunny here, and not too cold in our back garden, and he did seem to enjoy the potter around. He did another long wee, and then flopped down. Obviously I didn't want him laying on the cold ground so we got him back up again, and we wandered back in. He drank about a teaspoonful of water, and is now stretched out on the rug again. He looks more *with it* now though, and I'm a bit happier.
I have to say that this morning I did wonder if he was slipping away as he seemed to be fading.
Anyway, he is still quiet, but given his age and the violent and sudden nature of the illness I guess that's to be expected.
I haven't had time for any other forums sadly, as Sighthounds Online and my fledgling biccy business take up pretty much most of my time now - the biscuit business seems to be taking off so I'm making more and donating to a couple of rescues too, and SOL is expanding
Anyway, I'll keep you up to date on my boy, and could do with any good thoughts that the k9 folks can offer and some good :luck: too!
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