Sorry this update took so long, and please excuse me if I ramble, but my mind is going in 50 different directions at one time!
Let me back up to yesterday. I called the vet's office back and spoke to the tech about giving/or not, any food. She said as long as she wasn't vomiting, she felt it would be okay. So I offered Myn some more chicken, and she ate it. I only gave her a little since I didn't want to overload the tummy. She perked up a little and was walking around some, altho very wobbly, and then I took her outside to potty. She came thru for me with more poop - still black - but didn't appear as black-black - if you know what I mean. She was drinking water, so no issues there. She actually sat with me on the couch last night and cuddled for about an hour, as compared to her usual 30 seconds if I'm lucky.
So this morning about 6 a.m. I let her out since she was up and walking around. Came in and gave her some chicken which she ate, and then a scrambled egg which she ate about half of. Around 9:30 took her out again to see if she had to poop, and she wobbled out into the yard and produced another for me - this time not black. She started back for the house and started staggering really bad, and then just fell over and was dead still. I totally freaked - screamed "No Myndi" - and ran to her - terrified that she was dead. She was conscious, so I picked her up and carried her into the house. How I did it, I don't know, because I was shaking uncontrollably! I put her down, fully expecting that she would fall over again, but she stood there wobbling for a few seconds, and then went and got under my desk (her new spot since I've been keeping her out of the bedroom). I'm thinking - "what the h3ll is going on here"??? Okay - maybe it's low blood sugar, since she had all the signs, and my first thought was to give her a dose of Karo Syrup, but didn't since it would screw up her bloodwork at the vet. So I offered her the rest of the egg she didn't finish and she ate that, and then I just kept a close eye on her till we left for her appointment.
Okay - vet visit. Doc's first thought after a quick "feely-check", without doing any blood work or testing the stool, was that she was in kidney failure, given her age and the weight loss (about a pound in the past few months).
Drew blood and tested the poop, and after the agonizing longest 15 minute wait for results that I can ever remember, she had the results. Good news - kidney function is fine. Bad news - she is severely (even dangerously) anemic, and she definitely has a GI bleed. Where and the cause??? - unknown. Ulcer?? - cancer??? - don't know. Doc said she could send her to a specialist for a transfusion, but it is very expensive, and given her age, she didn't think it would be the best thing to do. So for now, it's meds, and see if we can get her blood count up, and see if the bleeding stops. It could have been caused by the aspirin, but no way to know. She's on a high potency (with liver and iron) liquid vitamin, an antibiotic just in case it might be an h-pylori issue, and Sucralfate tablets. Whatever and how much Myn wants to eat is fine, and she wants her to have liver at least twice a week. No problem with that - she loves it. She will go back in 2 weeks to see if we're making any headway, but she also told me that the worst could happen at any time. I know that, but I trying to put it out of my head and think positive.
Hard to do!!! I'm now paranoid about leaving her alone. I brought her home but had to go out to the pharmacy to pick up the Sucralfate and I was a wreck the whole time. On the way home I got the most horrible feeling - a panic attack I guess - my chest was pounding and I just felt that something had happened to Myn. Pulled into my driveway and stopped to pick up the mail so I didn't have to walk back out, and there is a tiny hummingbird laying dead right by the mailbox - I'm not liking these "signs??" Started to walk up the porch steps and reached for the railing as I always do, and came too close to a wasp for his liking, and he stung me on my hand. By now I'm afraid to walk in the door!!!But - she was okay, and even came out to great me when I walked in! WHEW!!!
Right now she's probably feeling better than I am. I have a pounding headache and my insides are in knots (like I really need that??!!). I haven't eaten anything all day and hardly slept at all last night for checking on her. My son's birthday was the 16th and they will be home from vacation late tomorrow, and I didn't get out to pick up his gifts, and now I just don't feel comfortable yet about leaving her alone long enough to go pick them up. He'll understand when he finds out what's happening, since he knows how much these pups mean to me. He says he thinks I love them more than my own human family (he's kidding of course) - but close!!!
So that's the story for now - and again - I'm so sorry that I rambled. I guess with no one at home to talk to, I just had to pour it out somehow - someway!!!
Please keep those PT prayers coming for my little girl. She REALLY needs them, and they have been known to work miracles before.
Myndi (and Sparky) and I - all thank you!
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