Well, after spending 4 hours at the vet and emptying the old bank account, we are still not exactly sure what is wrong. The vet did narrow it down to some possibilities including a bacterial inbalance or pancreatitis. The poor boy had to get Xrays, a blood panel, and 2 enemas. He behaved really well and CHARMED all of the vets and vet techs. The funniest part was when they were showing me the estimate. When the tech pointed to how much the enema would cost, Chance reached out, grabbed the paper and started ripping it up!!!!! Guess he really didn't want that enema.
The Xrays showed some gas in the small intestines and a whole bunch of poop
in the colon. Other than that, they were very normal. We had been afraid there would be a blockage. I was in tears waiting for the xray results because I was afraid he'd need surgery.
He surprised me and moved around a lot at the vet. Here at home, he won't really move at all again. The vet said that was normal because outside of their environment, they don't want to seem vulnerable and sick.
I have 2 different antibiotics for him that will hopefully clear things up. If not, he'll have to go back to the vet on Monday. I'm going to call my friend soon who's ex-huisband is a vet. She might be able to get her ex to see him on Monday for free (I HOPE).
Alyson
Shiloh, Reece, Lolly, Skylar
and fosters Snickers, Missy, Magic, Merlin, Maya
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