Cosmonaut
Well-known member
He's always been a fit lad, never been sick far as I recall and strong as an Ox .. just turned six recently. A beautiful Bichon Frise, talented and insists on entertaining anyone. His character completely turned over the last 24 hours, initially, I thought it was anxiety as he was acting like he does when he sees a house spider .. terrified of them, but thinks he can fight anything else
He's not got any better through today, he completely deteriorated around 7pm, and I've had him cooling down in the shower room, had to lift him in. Checked his temperature under his arms and around chest, feels like he has been in a microwave but I have been told to hold off admitting him anywhere just yet which I find odd. I guess services are overwhelmed though but a temperature that high, shaking like a leaf, I would've thought that is a genuine emergency. I genuinely don't know what I am doing, it is the first time anything like this has happened to him.
He's really weak right at the minute. I've been on the phone all night getting advice from other emergency vets, the prices I was quoted earlier for a full night/s then treatment prescribed on top if they live, blew me out the water .. there's nothing I can do but use PDSA now, even though we pay White Cross £22 a month, it's just for basic care. Insurance was recently canceled while things were tight much to my chagrin but I was intending on restarting the policy shortly.
I have been so busy moving house, the lot .. I knew something was typically bound to happen while his health insurance was paused .. this is genuinely, really, the last thing I need after still recovering from a full-on nervous breakdown at beginning of February. Without the hound, I dunno if I'd still be here right now.
I've been told I am unlikely to get him seen before nine, as it wouldn't be worth it taking him in anywhere near me now anyway in the state he is in, as he'd be more stressed while he waits at the surgery ...
So as advised, I will be keeping an eye on him all through the night, not getting any sleep ... and obviously to try to get him to drink water but don't stress him out either as apparently he is reacting to me flapping about the whole thing too (which I know dogs do) but I am worried sick. It's amazing how they pick up on your mood even when you're not being vocal or even in the same room, isn't it??
I have been sat in the bathroom bawling into a towel all night, he's meant everything to me these past years and I really haven't got it in me, to be honest, to lose him out of the blue just like that, after the couple of months I have already had. Anyway, wish me luck FMTTMers .. just thought I'd type in an update while I am in the wars a bit, and things have taken a turn for the worse tonight. I am not looking for sympathy that's for sure though, I just know how utterly brilliant dogs are and I am worried sick, I love my lad like he's a son. The dog owners on here will get it.
when things like this happen you realise how pathetic football truly is .. kidding obv
Dog power
He's not got any better through today, he completely deteriorated around 7pm, and I've had him cooling down in the shower room, had to lift him in. Checked his temperature under his arms and around chest, feels like he has been in a microwave but I have been told to hold off admitting him anywhere just yet which I find odd. I guess services are overwhelmed though but a temperature that high, shaking like a leaf, I would've thought that is a genuine emergency. I genuinely don't know what I am doing, it is the first time anything like this has happened to him.
He's really weak right at the minute. I've been on the phone all night getting advice from other emergency vets, the prices I was quoted earlier for a full night/s then treatment prescribed on top if they live, blew me out the water .. there's nothing I can do but use PDSA now, even though we pay White Cross £22 a month, it's just for basic care. Insurance was recently canceled while things were tight much to my chagrin but I was intending on restarting the policy shortly.
I have been so busy moving house, the lot .. I knew something was typically bound to happen while his health insurance was paused .. this is genuinely, really, the last thing I need after still recovering from a full-on nervous breakdown at beginning of February. Without the hound, I dunno if I'd still be here right now.
I've been told I am unlikely to get him seen before nine, as it wouldn't be worth it taking him in anywhere near me now anyway in the state he is in, as he'd be more stressed while he waits at the surgery ...
So as advised, I will be keeping an eye on him all through the night, not getting any sleep ... and obviously to try to get him to drink water but don't stress him out either as apparently he is reacting to me flapping about the whole thing too (which I know dogs do) but I am worried sick. It's amazing how they pick up on your mood even when you're not being vocal or even in the same room, isn't it??
I have been sat in the bathroom bawling into a towel all night, he's meant everything to me these past years and I really haven't got it in me, to be honest, to lose him out of the blue just like that, after the couple of months I have already had. Anyway, wish me luck FMTTMers .. just thought I'd type in an update while I am in the wars a bit, and things have taken a turn for the worse tonight. I am not looking for sympathy that's for sure though, I just know how utterly brilliant dogs are and I am worried sick, I love my lad like he's a son. The dog owners on here will get it.
when things like this happen you realise how pathetic football truly is .. kidding obv
Dog power