not looking too good
I took Melanie to the vet this morning. I called as soon as they opened, and got an emergency appointment for 11:15.
Her createnine is 14.2 today. It was 3.1 last month and had been hovering around that mark for like a year and a half. The highest she's ever been is 6.6.
They're keeping her in the hospital for IV fluids and stuff. I can visit her, so I will be doing that tomorrow after work.
If she comes out of this and her values go back down, she'll need fluids more often. She'll also need them while I'm away, so my dad said he'd do it. James said he'd give me whatever money I needed for her. I spent $89 today between the bloodwork and the visit, and having her hospitalized is $37 per day plus the IV bags are paid for per bag. They'll be calling me tomorrow to let me know how she is.
I hope she comes out of this. I don't want to lose her yet. Dr. Edwards said we aren't writing her off yet, though, because she CAN come out of this. I just hope she does.
Please keep her in your thoughts.
ETA: Thursday, 9:32am
I just got off the phone with the vet's office. The doctors hadn't checked her yet, but the receptionist was able to tell me that Melanie still isn't eating or drinking, and that she's very quiet. I'm working the cafeteria lunch rush from 10-1:30 and then I'm going straight over there to see her.
ETA: Friday, 12:32am
I had called the vet on my way to work to see if Gram and Pop could go see her, and they could, so I called to let them know. They went to visit her and got her to eat like half a can of wet food, which is exciting because she hadn't eaten on her own since Monday. [Pop also apparently managed to make a scene, according to Gram, which I apologized about when I got to the vet. They all said it was fine, but I was still a little embarrassed.]
All day at work I just kept thinking that I'd have to put her to sleep today. I was so worried about it. I never used the expression "worried sick" before, I don't think. Finally I couldn't take it anymore and had to go outside and call the vet, just to make sure she wasn't dead or dying or would die before I was able to get there to see her.
My biggest fear was that she would just die while I wasn't there, or that she'd die if I went away next week. Dr. Edwards said that's extremely unlikely--she'd be just as surprised if Melanie just passed like that, as she would have if she got into a car accident on her way home from work today. That made me feel a lot better.
She didn't eat for me, but I held her for a while. She isn't too happy, but is holding her own. I didn't leave her until she went to sleep.
I should be bringing her home on Saturday. Her createnine was a little lower than yesterday, but still very high at 13.6. She is holding her own though, grooming herself and everything, which is excellent news.
I am absolutely going to do everything I can for her. I will only have her put to sleep if she doesn't have any quality of life anymore. If her createnine stabilizes and she gets her appetite back, even if I have to give her fluids every other day or something, I'm okay with that. As long as she still has fight in her, I'll fight for her.
Thanks for all your kind words. I'll keep updating with her progress. =)
ETA: Friday, 3:46pm
She didn't eat today for Gram and Pop or for me. I did hold her for a while and I brushed her. She's off IV fluids because they'll be checking her createnine again tomorrow morning and they want to see how it reads without the IV fluids, since she won't be getting those at home. They're giving her sub-Q fluids and I will be giving her those at home as always.
They're going to teach me to force-feed her tomorrow in case she still won't eat on her own, but they said there's a really good chance she'll start eating once she's in her normal environment again.
I'm so glad I'm going to be able to bring her home. =)
Her createnine is 14.2 today. It was 3.1 last month and had been hovering around that mark for like a year and a half. The highest she's ever been is 6.6.
They're keeping her in the hospital for IV fluids and stuff. I can visit her, so I will be doing that tomorrow after work.
If she comes out of this and her values go back down, she'll need fluids more often. She'll also need them while I'm away, so my dad said he'd do it. James said he'd give me whatever money I needed for her. I spent $89 today between the bloodwork and the visit, and having her hospitalized is $37 per day plus the IV bags are paid for per bag. They'll be calling me tomorrow to let me know how she is.
I hope she comes out of this. I don't want to lose her yet. Dr. Edwards said we aren't writing her off yet, though, because she CAN come out of this. I just hope she does.
Please keep her in your thoughts.
ETA: Thursday, 9:32am
I just got off the phone with the vet's office. The doctors hadn't checked her yet, but the receptionist was able to tell me that Melanie still isn't eating or drinking, and that she's very quiet. I'm working the cafeteria lunch rush from 10-1:30 and then I'm going straight over there to see her.
ETA: Friday, 12:32am
I had called the vet on my way to work to see if Gram and Pop could go see her, and they could, so I called to let them know. They went to visit her and got her to eat like half a can of wet food, which is exciting because she hadn't eaten on her own since Monday. [Pop also apparently managed to make a scene, according to Gram, which I apologized about when I got to the vet. They all said it was fine, but I was still a little embarrassed.]
All day at work I just kept thinking that I'd have to put her to sleep today. I was so worried about it. I never used the expression "worried sick" before, I don't think. Finally I couldn't take it anymore and had to go outside and call the vet, just to make sure she wasn't dead or dying or would die before I was able to get there to see her.
My biggest fear was that she would just die while I wasn't there, or that she'd die if I went away next week. Dr. Edwards said that's extremely unlikely--she'd be just as surprised if Melanie just passed like that, as she would have if she got into a car accident on her way home from work today. That made me feel a lot better.
She didn't eat for me, but I held her for a while. She isn't too happy, but is holding her own. I didn't leave her until she went to sleep.
I should be bringing her home on Saturday. Her createnine was a little lower than yesterday, but still very high at 13.6. She is holding her own though, grooming herself and everything, which is excellent news.
I am absolutely going to do everything I can for her. I will only have her put to sleep if she doesn't have any quality of life anymore. If her createnine stabilizes and she gets her appetite back, even if I have to give her fluids every other day or something, I'm okay with that. As long as she still has fight in her, I'll fight for her.
Thanks for all your kind words. I'll keep updating with her progress. =)
ETA: Friday, 3:46pm
She didn't eat today for Gram and Pop or for me. I did hold her for a while and I brushed her. She's off IV fluids because they'll be checking her createnine again tomorrow morning and they want to see how it reads without the IV fluids, since she won't be getting those at home. They're giving her sub-Q fluids and I will be giving her those at home as always.
They're going to teach me to force-feed her tomorrow in case she still won't eat on her own, but they said there's a really good chance she'll start eating once she's in her normal environment again.
I'm so glad I'm going to be able to bring her home. =)