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I think my dog is dying

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RedCarsGoFaster · 28/03/2023 21:49

I hope I'm wrong, but she has a poor prognosis.

A week or so of being a bit off her food - not really unusual as she's a bit fussy. Then she started walking slowly on walks and grinding to a halt.

Vet visit last week didn't find much, but a dose of metacam for a week was recommended if to see if it made any difference. No real difference noted, barely eating by this weekend, even with chicken, tuna etc.

Last night (day 7) she was pacing, pacing, pacing, refusing to settle. Vets saw her this morning, wondered about pancreatitis and admitted her to the day ward for bloods and an IV as she's a bit dehydrated.

Bloods show liver enzymes 6x the usual levels. Ultrasound shows possible inflammation of the liver, kidney and bowel. Her gastric system has ground to a halt. She's not eaten today, am syringing water into her now.

She's currently off her face on an opiate injection and going back in the morning.

Vets have said if she doesn't rally quite swiftly, it's not good. We can take her to a specialist vet 4hrs away for liver biopsies, but she's hysterical and very sick in the car after 2mins so I really don't want to put her through that on top of everything else so I don't

I really think she's dying in front of me.

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DarlingG · 04/04/2023 07:44

Awww so sad to see this update 💔 Just think what a great time you gave her for those years when she wouldn’t have had a good life otherwise. Sounds like she was maybe older than originally thought and did really well to hang on until she did. So sorry, it really is the worst 😢

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spiderlight · 05/04/2023 10:34

So sorry. The pain is horrendous but you couldn't have done more for her. Sleep tight, Blondie.

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