To The Vet We Go..... UPDATED
This morning at 8:30, I woke up to Lance throwing up. I was thinking probably due to an empty stomach, since he had not eaten his breakfast yet. The consitency was foamy. He also had a lot of mucous in it as well at other times.
I gave him a handful of food, but he couldn't keep that down either. Its now 10:40 and is still getting sick. I spoke with the vet and have a 1:45 appointment for Lance to see him. No food or water per vets instructions till we see him this afternoon.
As I was speaking to my husband over the phone, he said that he had put fertilizer down on the grass yesterday and had Lance outside yesterday off lead. He thinks he ate a bit of grass. :( He feels really bad, that he completely forgot about the fertilizer down and having him off lead. Normally if the grass is fertilized, he is not off lead. The area that the lead reaches, does not get fertilized at all.
Lance may have eaten a small amount of grass, hopefully that wouldn't be enough to do any kind of damage. He did sneak over into the neighbors yard to see their coonhound, while my husband was standing at the fence talking with the neighbor.
He was due to be seen for a follow up this Thursday and was hoping to reduce the amount of steroid he is on. Hoping this isn't anything major.
UPDATE:
Lance got two shots of anti nasuea meds while at the vet and also was sent home with anti nausea pills, Metronidazole. 1/2 tablet with food twice a day. He is to be introduced to water and food very slowly starting at 5:00 today. If he keeps down the water we can give him a 1/2 tablespoon to a tablespoon of wet food. Again at 7-8 pm, repeat.
Tommorrow he gets three small meals again small amounts of water at a time.
He did very well with the first shot, but for some reason jumped a bit for the second one, catching the vet and I off guard. He has never jumped for any of his shots. The vet was going to wait and give the second dose another time, but then decided to go ahead and give the second shot and Lance did fine. Maybe he got too close to the first spot he gave the shot. I felt bad for the vet, and apologized, since Lance hasn't done that before, it was embarassing. He just jumped, no growling or snapping, phew. good boy.
The steroids will be cut back, every other day he gets a half dose and then the other days he gets a full dose. Here is hoping the the hematomas do not come back. His right ear had a very slight amount of fluid, not even enough to drain even. Fingers crossed. '
Lance has lost 3 pounds in three weeks, yikes :O The vet upped his food intake to a cup twice a day, so hopefully he will start putting weight back on. He was at 26 pounds and is now at 23. Not a good sign, and hopefully not a sign that anything else is wrong. The vet says that initially they can loose weight when on steroids, but then do bulk up.
Heres hoping hes on the road to recovery and doesn't have too many more vet visits. We have another follow up visit Monday evening. I have jury duty Friday, which means Lance has a long day by himself, not too excited about that. One day at a time..my new motto.
Page 4 or about, has two pictures of Lance plotting to get his own drink of water. Vet orders, to give little water at a time, but Lance doesn't agree. It gave me a pretty big laugh, what a goof ball. :)
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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on
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ROFL.....ok, so Lance is suppose to be getting little amounts of water at a time. Well, he is not liking this at all. He first flipped his bowl upside down, and then was pawing at it, then proceded to put his mouth on it, like he was going to eat the bowl, lol.
Picked that bowl up and all of a sudden he is going in the bathroom, I asked myself, what is he doing in there, he comes out, only to go back in there, and when I checked on him this time he was standing on the toilet, I had put the seat down, in case he decided to try and drink out of it. He sad thank you, very much and proceeded to stand on it, and then was trying to figure out how to get to the sink for a drink, ROFL.... I took pictures, I just couldnt help it, one day, I will have a story book on him. :) This is the best story yet. He literally had his paws on the edge of the counter, the toilet and counter are pretty close together.
If you aren't going to get me water, I guess I will have to get it myself:
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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Lance you little stinker....I have seen Wynn stand on the ground near the toilet and twist to get a drink....certainly have to give these corgis a star rating for being creative")
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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Oh that poor boy! He's about given up on you and figures he'll have to fend for himself from now on. Bet he's wishing he had thumbs.
Poor Lance. I sure hope he feels better soon.
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Very true Beth, lol. If I didn't stop him, he literally was going to jump onto the counter!!!! He was really trying to figure out how to do that.
Thanks for the well wishes. :)
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Permalink Reply by Ellen Andersen on
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What a smart and agile fellow!
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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanton on
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oh boy, what a saga, when it rains it sure pours, I guess. I want to say from all of us here at Casa di Corgi that we're thinking of you and hoping this small blip of illness passes quickly and Lance is on the mend soon. Ethel, however, wishes to interject this -- Aces to you Lance, a bandaid? The best I've done is some wood putty and once at the groomers I threw up mud and rocks. Although I did foam at the mouth one night when I bit a toad. So you hang in there bud, you're doing great.
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So true Susan, ready for the saga to be over, lol. Thanks for the good wishes!!! Hanging in there, or maybe hanging onto the counter top, lol. see above photo ^^
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I just love how he takes matters into his own hands....ummm... paws. Go Lance!
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Permalink Reply by Rachael & Waffle on
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It seems like you just can't catch a break. :[ Once again, hope he feels better and things get back to normal soon!
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It sure seems that way, and wow we are due for a huge break any time soon!!! Thanks so much for your good wishes :)
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Permalink Reply by Lynne Cerny on
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Sending positive corgi vibes Lances way!!!
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