My nieces guinea pig Buddy (as POTD on Dec24th, 2010 http://petoftheday.com/archive/2010/December/24.html) has had some health issues and unfornately passed away in the night Thurs night/Fri am.
I was able to spend some time with him Thurs night and he was such a love, even so close to his passage to the Bridge. He was such a special pig.
I was off Friday and had arranged for an at home vet to come give my 4 kitties rabies/distemper shots.(I went with a home vet so I didn't have to get all 4 in a carrier and haul to vet. Dr Hurley is great, I have family members and several friends that use her). My niece went to school but I asked my sister if she didn't have anything pressing at school could I pick her up early, take her to get a pedicure and then we would go to the pool. I picked her up at 11:30, we came home and waited for the vet.
The vet started with my black and white girl Cricket, then proceeds to check eveyone out, weigh them and give vaccines. Within 10 mins Cricket showed symptoms of Anaphylactic shock, which she had never had problems with before. She vomited non stop, starting pooping in the kitchen floor with blood in it, pale gums, panting, walking unstable. Dr Hurley, home vet gave her anti nausea meds, steriod shot and Sub Q fluids, but Cricket was still showing signs of distress so she told me to take her to Brook Run clinic where I usually go (obviously she had limited tools to work with in her SUV). There they basically did the same thing and kept her for the afternoon. When I talked to the clinic vet later in the day she said Cricket's breathing and other vitals had gone back to normal and that I could come pick her up around 5:30. So, I went to get her, we get home, she comes upstairs and immediately vomits a bunch of bright red blood. I called the ER clinic and they told me to bring her in. I left her there last night and I miss her so much. This week I've bitched about cleaning out the litterboxes and having cat hair on everything and last night I cried and cried because I almost lost Cricket yesterday and I couldn't imagine life without any of them.
My poor niece was so excited to be out of school and havin plans to do fun things and then she has to go thru all of this with me, after losing her gp...(she's 11). I felt so bad....
If you can spare some prayers that Cricket's liver/stomach etc have not suffered any permanent damage and that she can come home today we would appreciate it.
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