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In reply to the discussion: Now I am in that most difficult of places. [View all]milestogo
(16,829 posts)We were scheduled to start chemo yesterday but he was still doing poorly. To weak to stand up, not eating. Blood sugar too high.
So I brought him in anyway and they evaluated him instead of doing chemo. He has a fever and after excluding many possibilities they started him on antibiotics for a bladder infection.
Got up this morning and he was just lying there like he had barely moved since last night. Wouldn't eat. Couldn't get him up to go out. emailed the oncology vet and they said bring him in right away.
I did, and he was seen by a critical care specialist. They got him on an IV, and gave him a feeding tube. The Vet just called me and said he is doing better this afternoon. He is alert and will eat/drink on his own. Tomorrow he will get a new internist to manage his diabetes.
He's not out of the woods, but thankfully there are some terrific vets out there for very sick dogs.