My 5 year old cocker spaniel had an upset tummy which began 2 week ago which we put done to a change of food. When it didn't settle went to the vet Weds and she was given anti-sickness injection and some mineral paste to keep all the goodness in her but she'd not lost weight and was not dehydrated nor had a temperature. We paid for a test done on her poos and had to take away a sample pot to bring back after the weekend.
The sickness stopped but despite the bland chicken and rice diet the diarrhoea didn't and she was noticeably drinking more so having accidents in the house.
Saturday morning she brought back all of her morning feed and was very wobbly on her feet and was bumping into things. Took her straight to the emergency vet who checked all the vitals again, took the stool sample and said they'd send it away for testing but in the meantime give her another anti-sickness injection and antacid meds as well as treatment for Gardia as he said that's a parasite which can stay alive despite normal routine worming and won't harm her if we do the treatment as a precautionary but can get nasty of not treated.
All her vitals were checked again and all ok and he said the wobbles and unsteadiness were due to her glucose levels probably dropping with the sickness and diarrhoea and once we get some food in her she will hopefully improve.
We got home and took her out of the car gave her a little of the meds and she then started to walk around very oddly, trying to almost walk up walls, banging into things, looking like she couldn't see anything. She eventually settled in her bed and was dozing so I made her some food.
I went into her to get her to eat and she was unresponsive, trembling but completely stiff.
We picked up her crate and drove back to the emergency vet with her terrified.
They took her straight off us and said she was having seizures and gave her meds and kept her in. They tried muscle relaxers to stop the seizures and said this is likely to be neurological so had a specialist send her meds to help what they thought could be a swelling on the brain. We got a call later that night to say there's no change and essentially her brain had gone. We then had to have her PTS.
Within 24hrs she was gone.
I am absolutely devastated and I can't make sense of it at all. She was my sweet beautiful girl and I am struggling to stop being sad and can't stop crying.
I miss her so much it hurts, I am WFH and she is usually by my side all the time, the house is not right without her. Kids and DH also very sad but seem to be able to handle a bit better but I am in bits. I thought other like minded people here would understand and it might help to get it out.
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