Izzy wont eat or drink

[RolenKisses]

Poor sweet Izzy.
Sending positive healing vibes. Rolen sends his kisses.

[bucca]

i am so very sorry to hear about izzy, as you know i just went through what you are going through with chloe. she had pancreatitis but hers was very acute, what i did learn though that it is treatable, in my case chloe was an older dog, but your izzy is young she has youth on her side. if treated like chloe she will be on a stomache calmer and given heavy doses of antibiotics to help her stomach along it will take a few days so dont give up, chloe was also given pain meds daily so im sure izzy is also, they also said it was given for a precautions since we cant sometimes tell when our babies are in discomfort. please know im praying for you and izzy and im hoping she is home with you very soon. please let us know how she is doing? take care of yourself also.

[ChristyA]

I see you are in Ohio, so am I. If you don't get any satisfaction from the vets at the ER there is a teachinig/ER vet hospital that has IMS specialists on staff. It is in Akron. The following is from their website.


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I hope everything turn out ok. But I will tell you when Sophie was a little over 1 she had a bout with pancreatitis, I thought we were going to lose her. I finally took her here and they really did a fantastic job with her. She is now 9 1/2, and still going strong. Chased down a rabbit today, much to my dismay, but still has it in her.

Christy

[auntthelm]

I am glad that you took Izzy to the emergency vet and hoping and praying that your baby will be fine.

I am sorry if I came on strong about the Rimadyl, but I trusted my vet and never checked into the drug. Crystal was on Rimadyl much longer than Izzy. If I knew then what I know now I truly believe that Crystal would still be here. I just freak everytime I hear that another fur baby is on that drug.

Sending lot and lots of healing vibes to Izzy and hugs to you.

[sasmeow]

I am still waiting to hear from the vet. They are giving her anti-nausea medication and IV fluids. I think she is in pain because she does this thing where she pants and on the exhale when she breathes, she shakes. She also had a high pulse rate, but that might be because of where she is. I will post again when I get the results of the bloodwork.

Christy, thanks for the info. I am outside of Cincinnati and she is at a place called the CARE center. It's an ER and they also have specialists. I trust them. She had both her knee surgeries there.

Thanks for all your concern and healthy healing vibes.

[sasmeow]

Originally Posted by auntthelm

I am glad that you took Izzy to the emergency vet and hoping and praying that your baby will be fine.

I am sorry if I came on strong about the Rimadyl, but I trusted my vet and never checked into the drug. Crystal was on Rimadyl much longer than Izzy. If I knew then what I know now I truly believe that Crystal would still be here. I just freak everytime I hear that another fur baby is on that drug.

Sending lot and lots of healing vibes to Izzy and hugs to you.

No, it's ok. I have always been leary of these drugs and should have stuck with my gut instinct. She will never take them again, EVER , thats for sure.

[sasmeow]

I forgot to mention that she also lost 3 pounds since last week. She was just there last Monday to see the specialist for her knee.

[auntthelm]

Izzy is a young baby and that is in her favor. You know that she is being well cared for and that they will do all they can to get her back on the road to good health.

Good thoughts and healing vibes.........................................

[sasmeow]

When the vet said that she had air in her intestines, what does that mean? i forget what he said.... it was so overwhelming and I don't remember everything.

Her bloodwork came back good, but they are still waiting on the one that is a specialized test for the pancreatitis. They want her to stay there till at least tomorrow (tuesday) morning. If the blood test comes back fine, they are going to start to feed her tonight and hope that goes well. If she still refuses to eat, they will have her see the enterologist. I am going up later to see her. They think she may have had a bad case of gastroeneritis and/or pancreatitis, but they still aren't sure. The vet also said that it could have been from the medications she was on. They said she was doing well enough that I could take her outside to sniff the grass and get some nice spring air. I can't visit longer than 10 mintues though because they don't want her off the IV that long. Hopefully everything will keep coming back fine, and she will eat tonight and be okay with the eating and she will be home tomorrow morning. I hate not having her here, but the vet said she would not recommed me taking her home. I know she will get good care there and if something were to happen, it's better that she is there.

I will keep you posted. If the vet calls with any more results I will post, or I will post after I see her later today.

[bucca]

was just checking in to see how izzy is doing? sending prayers and hugs your way.

[msjosi]

Just wondering how Izzy is doing? I am so glad you got her to the ER when you did. Her condition sounds serious and she is definitely in the right place. I know all to well how horrible the waiting game is and how bittersweet those short visits in the ICU really here. Please know that we are here for you and Josi and I are sending out lots of healing <<vibes>>

[Gruntsmom]

I'm so glad you took Izzy in, and they have started testing and treatment of her symptoms. I know how frightening this time is for you, how helpless you feel....you want your baby well and home with you, but she is in the best place right now. It sounds like your vets are doing everything they can to help her through this critical period. Poor sweet Izzy I keep you and her in my thoughts, and send loads of healing and positive vibes. Please post updates when you can, take care of yourself.