Miss Penny fell out of bed the other morning and could not walk straight. She was banging into things and I knew something was wrong. She is usually as quiet as a cat burglar. She could not stand or walk and I was besides myself in panic. I went right to the vet and he took blood tests and x-rays at once. No temperature, and her weight was perfect. The x-rays were good, no tumors in kidneys, liver or stomach. Thank God. The blood test showed a bad infection in the pancreas. He kept Miss Penny all day on intravenous for liquids and antibiotics. I picked her up around 5 pm. She could stand but was walking in circles. She came home with me and we had another appointment in the morning 9:15. She did not make a sound all night.
I moved the coffee table and laid a tablecloth, a blanket and pillow for her. I slept on the couch. During the night, I saw her standing and drinking water. Thank You, Lord. In the morning, she walked, still wobbling to the hallway by the stairs and waited for me. I picked her up and took her outside and she did her business. She then walked up the 4 stairs on the stoop and I carried her back upstairs into the house. We got to the Vet at 9am and everyone there was happy to see how much better she was looking and doing. She stayed the day hooked back up to intravenous for liquids and antibiotics. My sister drove me again to pick her up at 5 PM.
Miss Penny has a new diet to follow (no more table food) and she has to take her medicine for a couple of days. The vet also put her on liquid vitamins, she is anemic too. Miss Penny will be 11 on March 24, 2014 🙂
When I got to the Vet to pick her up I heard a dog barking and the technician told me “That’s Penny”. Music to my ears. She licked my face all the way home. She can stand but is still very wobbly and tires very easily but I am believing for Penny to get better day by day. She jumped on the sofa all by herself 🙂 I emptied the capsules in a little water and feed her the antibiotic through the oral syringe. She ate the new food. Thank you for all the kind and gentle wishes.
To me, she is worth every Penny.