Dixie’s Woes
This morning started the same as any other other day. I trudged into the kitchen and cursed the fact that I forgot to make coffee last night, started cooking my breakfast and then stole a few extra minutes of shut-eye on the couch. While I was eating breakfast, my husband took the dogs out. When he came inside, he said that something was wrong with Dixie. She was laying down, trembling, and whimpering. She did not want to walk at all, and she was clearly in pain. I looked at the clock-6:30AM. An hour and a half before I could bring her to our own vet. She was in too much pain to wait it out. So my husband and I both called into work and took her to the emergency vet. After a shot of morphine and 2 xrays later, and way more money than I care to recall, we saw a very large stone in her bladder. By now the regular vet was open, and we took Dixie and the xrays there. The stone was very large, even if it was somehow missed the first time around in October. She had surgery today and did fine. The good news is that her bladder didn’t rupture. However, going forward, I’m not sure what the future holds. She had surgery in October, was cathetarized in January and 2 weeks away from her 8 week follow-up this happened. She is on Science Diet U/D which for her stone type is supposed to be the best thing for her. We were told absolutely, positively nothing but this food and water. We are pretty good about it now, although she does steal the others’ food when she can and we occasionally let her lick the plate or give her a tiny treat. These are all strictly forbidden now. I pick her up tomorrow and we will take one day at a time.