thursday afternoon i got home from work and indy wouldn't eat his food and had no interest in the ice chips he normally loves. this was highly unusual so i decided to keep an eye on him. at about 8:30 that night he vomited and i found an intact wild mushroom :shock: . he must of eaten it when my parents were keeping him that morning while i worked. they didn't leave a note (left for vacation before i got back so we crossed paths) so i don't think they even realised it had happened as indy can be quite a little vacuum cleaner--hence the mushroom was fully intact!
i called the emergency vets and they said to bring him in to be safe. i bagged the mushroom and rushed him in. between the journey there and the time i spent waiting in the examination room indy vomited 7-8 times. i had never seen him so ill and was very upset--hubby and parents all out of town
indy's blood tests came back showing signs of pancreatitis and dehydration so he was kept overnight. i held it together until the nurse asked as a precaution, 'if indy's heart should stop do you want us to perform CPR.' then i couldn't stop the tears and had to take a second before i went to pay the deposit.
thank god indy had perked up at that point (probably because his stomach was empty) because i don't think i could have left and gone home to sit by myself with him as sick as he was earlier. they were so kind at the hospital and let me visit him before leaving and see where he would be staying---right in the middle of the action so he was in the same room as the vet and nurses all night. i couldn't have been happier with that! he was exhausted but much better when i picked him up the next morning and spent the day at his normal vets eating special food and getting more fluids and getting spoiled. he is back to his old self today---we both slept for hours yesterday afternoon!!!
of course now the garden is covered in mushrooms that have sprung up due to the frequent rain we have been getting. indy still runs straight for them :roll: and i have to go around and pull them all up before each walk. please be careful with your babies if mushrooms might be about because it happens at the speed of light.
thanks for letting me vent the long story!!!! i wished for a laptop and wifi at the vets as you are all always so supportive
k
i called the emergency vets and they said to bring him in to be safe. i bagged the mushroom and rushed him in. between the journey there and the time i spent waiting in the examination room indy vomited 7-8 times. i had never seen him so ill and was very upset--hubby and parents all out of town
indy's blood tests came back showing signs of pancreatitis and dehydration so he was kept overnight. i held it together until the nurse asked as a precaution, 'if indy's heart should stop do you want us to perform CPR.' then i couldn't stop the tears and had to take a second before i went to pay the deposit.
thank god indy had perked up at that point (probably because his stomach was empty) because i don't think i could have left and gone home to sit by myself with him as sick as he was earlier. they were so kind at the hospital and let me visit him before leaving and see where he would be staying---right in the middle of the action so he was in the same room as the vet and nurses all night. i couldn't have been happier with that! he was exhausted but much better when i picked him up the next morning and spent the day at his normal vets eating special food and getting more fluids and getting spoiled. he is back to his old self today---we both slept for hours yesterday afternoon!!!
of course now the garden is covered in mushrooms that have sprung up due to the frequent rain we have been getting. indy still runs straight for them :roll: and i have to go around and pull them all up before each walk. please be careful with your babies if mushrooms might be about because it happens at the speed of light.
thanks for letting me vent the long story!!!! i wished for a laptop and wifi at the vets as you are all always so supportive
k