The end of last week husband, David decided to clean the drain on our patio that the kitchen sink drains in to. It had not been draining that well. We have our own septic tank. The stuff he got out was not that nice, and as he went to get a shovel and wheel barrow to discard of it. He did not firmly latch the gate to the patio, and Ysobel was found eating what had been removed from the drain. Over the weekend she started getting sick and was totally not interested in eating. Her saving grace was she was drinking well. Sunday evening she seemed to be turning a corner on her own, but Monday morning she was urging up again. I suspected pancreatitis, as the crap she was found eating from the drain would of been very fatty, and she was confirmed by the vet on Monday to have a mild attack of it. Her bloods showed that everything else was functioning okay, but with her age of nearly twelve, two days of not eating and being sick had made her very frail, and she was admitted for the night. Tuesday afternoon I picked her up. She does not like being in the vets, and looked very frail and within herself when I picked her up. I was relieved to see her perching on the car window ledge, looking out the window of the car wagging her tail at me, as I returned from popping in a super market to stock up on chicken breasts for her on the way home. My son, Thomas had waited in the car with her while I popped in the shop. She seems on the mend, her appetite back and her wag back.
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KathGrimshaw
10/1/2019 08:08:59 pm
Poor Ysobel - I hope she recovers quickly. Naughty Murphy had to go to the vets earlier this week after jumping up and pulling a roast chicken carcass down from the kitchen worktop (we previously thought he couldn't reach but he's developed a very acrobatic leap). We watched him closely and thought all was fine, then about 36 hours later he started vomiting and was very miserable. Xray and blood tests showed no issues or trapped bones so the gastro symptoms turned out to be a bad coincidence - possibly from drinking from a very skanky puddle in the woods - he was back to his bouncy self a day later. I hope Ysobel bounces back too xxxkath
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STEPHANIE
10/1/2019 10:21:22 pm
On dear - nasty pull on the heart strings!
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Jan Jenkins
12/1/2019 09:07:04 am
Hope she feels better soon heartbreaking when they are poorly. She has such a beautiful little face can't believe she's twelve bless her.
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