It has been too long since I last updated! The very last time I wrote on here I briefly mentioned my cat, Bumble, getting sick. Well here is what happened: In the past Chris and I have been out shopping and I've considered getting a plant or some flowers and I've hesitated because I do not always know off the top of my head what Bumble is allergic to and what he is not so I have resisted from buying anything. Well, about 6 weeks ago Chris and I got in a bit of an argument he brought home a bouquet of lily's. I had recently just watched that show Cake Boss and they had discussed how poisonous lily's are. For whatever reason, it never clicked in my brain to worry about Bumble..I simply knew they were poisonous to humans.
Well, that was on a Sunday and on a Tuesday morning Chris notified me that when he had come home from work on Monday Bumble had eaten part of one of the lily's and vomited. Initially I wasn't that worried, and then I began to look up lily toxicity in felines online and immediately started to freak out. By this point Chris has already called the vet and they said to bring him in. Apparently with something like this all you can really do is run blood work and make sure the kidney levels are okay and consistently keep the animal on fluids to help the kidney's flush out any sort of toxicity.
Now let's take a step back. I know I'm writing this weeks later, but this only took place about two weeks after we had to euthanize Midnight. In my mind, I was unable to deal with this, there was NO WAY I was about to euthanize another animal or watch another animal die. I couldn't go through it. Fortunately, the doctor who was on the case knew who I was and knew that Bumble was not going to die because I was unwilling to let it happen.
Long story short, after about 4 days of constant fluids and blood work and urinalysis Bumble went home happy and healthy. I'm writing this because first of all it's my blog and thought I'd provide an update, but secondly when Bumble was at my clinic and I was at home googling and researching this lily toxicity, at no point did I find anything that was positive. I honestly got to the point where I thought he was just going to die 'cause let's face it, all the other cats I read about it died as well. I hope that when someone else has to go through this and is perusing the internet for information, maybe my blog will come up and they'll get a tiny bit of positive information!
On another note, I live at home and typically when my parent's go out of town I stay at home to take care of Midnight. Well, they went out of town this weekend and I feel drawn to stay at home, even though Midnight is no longer here. Call me crazy but I can literally hear her in my house. I miss her so much!! So I have decided I want to get a tattoo on my foot with her paw print on it. When Midnight was euthanized they took a clay paw print and gave it to us. I haven't decided on the exact tattoo and I probably won't be getting it until February or March, but I miss her like crazy and I never want to forget my dog face!
Lastly, yesterday I FINALLY caught Animal Planet's Pitbulls and Parolees and I love it!! The pitbull is one of my favorite breeds. I believe that they are completely misunderstood and 99.9% of the one's that come into my vet are huge baby's! I can't say that about any other breed. Unfortunately, for all the times that Chihuahua's and cocker spaniel's bite the pitbull gets a million times more publicity! Check out this show, it's awesome!
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CRITTER OF THE DAY
This is MEI!
I decided today to pick a dog from a local shelter here in Atlanta. This is Mei and she comes from the Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends. Mei has been on AARF's site for a long time and it breaks my heart when I see her, she's a beautiful girl! Mei is 5 years old and was picked up as a stray, but clearly had an owner at some point. She appears as though she's had multiple litters and her teeth are worn down from possibly chewing on a chain. Mei is a lap dog and would do best in a home with no kitties. AARF is offering 3 free training sessions for Mei with a certified trainer. I would love to see Ms. Mei go to a good home!!
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