Laura's Babies
09-15-2004, 10:28 AM
I didn't tell all of you yesterday but I took Amy to the vet because she seems to be just taking a really bad turn downhill. Her back legs are getting weaker and weaker, she can hardley stand on them anymore without falling over. Her CH (?) condition seems to be progressing at an alarming rate and Saturday, I put her flea treatment on her and that seemed to have knocked her down more. She took to hiding in dark places so I hit the ALARM button and called the vet and took her in. They did blood work to rule out something wrong in the blood and that came back normal so they gave her a shot of cortizone (SP?) and sent her home. They told me to watch her and if she gets any worse to bring her back in. The shot did make her feel a lot better and you could see it in her eyes and how much more she was moving around.
She took a long, long nap last night sitting like this in the picture and when she went to get up, she could hardly work her back legs at all.... (today she is getting around like normal... for her). I was so upset and worried that I quietly watched her trying to get to the food dish... Chester saw me, (with the most concerned look on his face!) watching her with tears in my eyes and he sat and watched ME like my protector and that made me just start crying, which worried him even more. I think he KNOWS she is getting worse and how upset I am over it and he is so worried about both of us. He IS the man of this house and he does his job so well that it is as touching as can be! (Are these not just the smartest creatures?)
Anyway, since I am going to my daughters for the storm, I washed her bed and it fluffed it up TO much for her to want to get on it anymore, instead, she props up on it like this and sleeps.
I thought making it fulffier, it would be more comfortable for her but I reckon I should have left it alone!
As of 10:15am, the sun is still shinning here and it is getting breezy! My daughter came got a load of my stuff that I am taking to her house and took Chester on over. I will be taking the girls over soon but have to go around the back way since the shorter way is already backed up with traffic. I am just posting now to keep from walking the floor so forgive me for rambeling on.....
My Sweet Amy
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/p1141666552e996ef1fa61b735b500b83/f700dbf2.jpg
She took a long, long nap last night sitting like this in the picture and when she went to get up, she could hardly work her back legs at all.... (today she is getting around like normal... for her). I was so upset and worried that I quietly watched her trying to get to the food dish... Chester saw me, (with the most concerned look on his face!) watching her with tears in my eyes and he sat and watched ME like my protector and that made me just start crying, which worried him even more. I think he KNOWS she is getting worse and how upset I am over it and he is so worried about both of us. He IS the man of this house and he does his job so well that it is as touching as can be! (Are these not just the smartest creatures?)
Anyway, since I am going to my daughters for the storm, I washed her bed and it fluffed it up TO much for her to want to get on it anymore, instead, she props up on it like this and sleeps.
I thought making it fulffier, it would be more comfortable for her but I reckon I should have left it alone!
As of 10:15am, the sun is still shinning here and it is getting breezy! My daughter came got a load of my stuff that I am taking to her house and took Chester on over. I will be taking the girls over soon but have to go around the back way since the shorter way is already backed up with traffic. I am just posting now to keep from walking the floor so forgive me for rambeling on.....
My Sweet Amy
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/p1141666552e996ef1fa61b735b500b83/f700dbf2.jpg