10 yr old Shirley update (Sunday night � emergency clinic)

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Posted by RJ Mello on August 20, 2001 at 11:22:24:

SUMMARY:
--Found a herp vet (Doc M) at an emergency clinic and went last night.
--My primary short term concern was fluid retention (last small elimination was Saturday morning. since then fluid/slurry push was appx 200ml. (Can you say �full as a tick�!)
--Shirley was somewhat �impacted� (maybe due to the original dehydration?). Vent exam helped clear some fluids & a little solid waste.
--Neither abdominal exam or X-Rays (front & lateral) revealed kidney abnormalities, but. . .
. . .the blood work will be back Tuesday (and we�ll know more about those kidneys then).
--Doc M gave her 35ml of water subcutaneously (that does mean �under the skin:, right?) because I mentioned dehydration before I began fluid push.
--Swelling has somewhat decreased, in all three eyes, but they�re still bright red. Nobody can seem to figure that one out but Dr. M said she�s be researching it last night. First Dr. (A), guessed it was either VitA deficiency or symptom of systemic infection.
--Shirley POOPED ON HER OWN this morning!! (after LONG, LONG warm bath).
--Before leaving this morning (which I hated to do), succeeded in tricking into a couple of bites of greens, but she still wasn�t into it at all so also pushed 10ml slurry + 10ml pediolyte (sp?), and left her w/a plateful of her favorite foods.
--When I walked out the door, she was alert w/head up and red eyes open (although I�m not sure whether it was because she�s feeling better or if she was just getting over the indignities of the fluid push).
--I�ll feel allot better if she�s dug into that plate when I get home tonight . . . but even so, don�t think we can really rule out kidney problems until the bloodwork is back.

Will keep you posted . . .for my own sanity, if nothing else. My husband is out of town so you all are my only vent for all this.

Thanks,
Rebecca (& Shirley)

P.S. IZ. . ? Sorry my mom thought you were a girl. Evidently she confused someone else's hysterectomy w/whatever your second surgery turned out to be. Tell your mom that we enjoyed the story about your first surgery (it has a happy ending) and not to keep us in suspense for the 2nd story.
Head Bobs,
Shirley

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: SUMMARY: : --Found a herp vet (Doc M) at an emergency clinic and went last night. : --My primary short term concern was fluid retention (last small elimination was Saturday morning. since then fluid/slurry push was appx 200ml. (Can you say �full as a tick�!) : --Shirley was somewhat �impacted� (maybe due to the original dehydration?). Vent exam helped clear some fluids & a little solid waste. : --Neither abdominal exam or X-Rays (front & lateral) revealed kidney abnormalities, but. . . : . . .the blood work will be back Tuesday (and we�ll know more about those kidneys then). : --Doc M gave her 35ml of water subcutaneously (that does mean �under the skin:, right?) because I mentioned dehydration before I began fluid push. : --Swelling has somewhat decreased, in all three eyes, but they�re still bright red. Nobody can seem to figure that one out but Dr. M said she�s be researching it last night. First Dr. (A), guessed it was either VitA deficiency or symptom of systemic infection. : --Shirley POOPED ON HER OWN this morning!! (after LONG, LONG warm bath). : --Before leaving this morning (which I hated to do), succeeded in tricking into a couple of bites of greens, but she still wasn�t into it at all so also pushed 10ml slurry + 10ml pediolyte (sp?), and left her w/a plateful of her favorite foods. : --When I walked out the door, she was alert w/head up and red eyes open (although I�m not sure whether it was because she�s feeling better or if she was just getting over the indignities of the fluid push). : --I�ll feel allot better if she�s dug into that plate when I get home tonight . . . but even so, don�t think we can really rule out kidney problems until the bloodwork is back. : Will keep you posted . . .for my own sanity, if nothing else. My husband is out of town so you all are my only vent for all this. : Thanks, : Rebecca (& Shirley) : P.S. IZ. . ? Sorry my mom thought you were a girl. Evidently she confused someone else's hysterectomy w/whatever your second surgery turned out to be. Tell your mom that we enjoyed the story about your first surgery (it has a happy ending) and not to keep us in suspense for the 2nd story. : Head Bobs, : Shirley

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