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Ladymom · 05-19-2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by afrye06

I picked up Mallie from the ER vet this morning to transport her to her regular vet. She seemed to be doing good. She was all wiggley and excited to see us. She was giving lots of kisses (which she only does when shes's real excited) and I didn't hear any breathing difficulties. I hope this means she's getting better.
My vet said she may have to stay a couple more days. My problem with this is they want to keep Mallie at the regular vet all day and night to monitor her...but no one is there are night! How can they monitor her when no one is there for 10 +/- hrs?? We already refused to leave her there last night, which is why she had to go to the ER vet. So i guess depending on what my regular vet says and what the ER vet says she may be going back to the ER vet. I really wanted her to be able to come home today...
She is spending the day at my regular vet and is getting blood work done. My dad is trying to reach the vet Mallie has seen with the last 2 nights too find out if it's necessary to hospitalize her again. This is very expensive! It was $500 just for last night. It's going to be about $200 more for the visit at my vet today...and this doesnt include the cost of the vet visit yesterday and the ER vet visit sunday.
Ive been reading what is basically horror stories on old threads here about dogs with pneumonia...and needless to say it didnt make me feel any better. My dad did say that the pneumonia barely showed on the xrays so its not a bad case. Im just worried because pneumonia is very severe and i dont want to lose my new puppy. They vets haven't said a word about her not surviving this...so im hoping thats a good sign. Im trying to be positive about this, but its so hard!

What you can do is have your vet keep her during the day and then transfer her to the ER vet at night where she will be monitored, then take her back to your vet in the morning. I've done that before.

How old is your puppy?

afrye06 · 05-19-2009, 08:26 AM

Thats probably what we're going to have to do. Mallie is a rescue, so they're not 100% sure how old she is, but they're estimating about 15 weeks.

Ladymom · 05-19-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by afrye06

Thats probably what we're going to have to do. Mallie is a rescue, so they're not 100% sure how old she is, but they're estimating about 15 weeks.

A puppy that young is at a higher risk for complications from pneumonia so needs needs to be hospitalized. Will the rescue help you with her vet bills?

afrye06 · 05-19-2009, 09:00 AM

If the ER vet says to bring her in we will definitely bring her back to the ER vet. As long as I know Mallie is being cared for properly, I have no problem hospitalizing her again.

afrye06 · 05-19-2009, 06:15 PM

Both the vets we are working with cleared Mallie to come home. We picked her up a couple hours ago. They said her case of pneumonia was pretty mild, so we were fortunate to have caught it as early as we did or it could have been way worse.
Mallie seems to have her spunk back. She's devouring the prescription wet food the vet gave us. She's running around and playing with Roman too. Her catheter is still in, just in case she would have to go back to medvet tonight, so her leg is all wrapped up. She's trying to chew on it so the vet let us take home an e collar just in case.
Tonight it a big test as to how well her treatment is progressing. She's sleeping downstairs on the couch with my dad and he's a light sleeper so he'll be up atleast a few times to check on her. I am setting my alarm every 2 hours to get up and check her out and feed her a little food. We're just giving her a little bit of the food at a time and so far she's eating it quickly. She will need to be reevaluated by my vet tomorrow...so we're keeping our fingers crossed that all goes well. Also, we will get her blood tests back sometime tomorrow. So hopefully that looks good too. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers!

Ladymom · 05-19-2009, 06:37 PM

Great news!

Patti · 05-19-2009, 07:21 PM

That's great she is home and feeling better. Will keep my fingers crossed that she has a good check up tomorrow

YorkieShadow · 05-19-2009, 07:39 PM

Im sorry your baby was so sick, glad you took her in when you did. Happy to hear shes doing better.

chestermama · 05-20-2009, 02:15 AM

Im glad she is doing better, you are a very good mommy already

LunasMomma · 05-20-2009, 03:34 AM

Whew, glad I read all the way through

It sounds like she's doing much better

!

What a great Momma you are, you just knew she wasn't feeling good and you got her to the vet on time, before it got critical. I'm so glad that you listened to your instincts

It's great that she's better

!

afrye06 · 05-20-2009, 03:59 AM

Im happy to say Mallie is still doing well. She ate everytime I fed her last night. She even ate the wet/dry mixture I gave her this morning. She was up running around and playing with Roman again too. It's nap time already for them both now lol.
I have a couple of classes today but each of my parents are taking a half day off work so she wont have to be alone. We're not comfortable leaving her alone just yet. While it seems this has passed, we're still not 100% in the clear. She's on 2 antibiotics so with the medicines and all the attention she's getting I hope she'll be better in no time!

Lolasmom1211 · 05-20-2009, 05:08 AM

What a lucky girl she is to have both you and your parents! I am so glad she is doing better. I had a very sick girl when I first brought mine home and had to get up throughout the night, also....it became an unbelievable bond between the two of us. There is something amazing that happens when you have a little one that is so sick and so dependent on you...it sounds like you are doing such a great job. Good luck - you have lots of prayers and hugs coming your way!

05-19-2009, 08:26 AM	#17
afrye06 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 238	Thats probably what we're going to have to do. Mallie is a rescue, so they're not 100% sure how old she is, but they're estimating about 15 weeks. __________________ Amy- Roman and Mallie's Mama There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face

05-19-2009, 09:00 AM	#19
afrye06 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 238	If the ER vet says to bring her in we will definitely bring her back to the ER vet. As long as I know Mallie is being cared for properly, I have no problem hospitalizing her again. __________________ Amy- Roman and Mallie's Mama There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face

05-19-2009, 06:15 PM	#20
afrye06 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 238	Mallie got to come home! Both the vets we are working with cleared Mallie to come home. We picked her up a couple hours ago. They said her case of pneumonia was pretty mild, so we were fortunate to have caught it as early as we did or it could have been way worse. Mallie seems to have her spunk back. She's devouring the prescription wet food the vet gave us. She's running around and playing with Roman too. Her catheter is still in, just in case she would have to go back to medvet tonight, so her leg is all wrapped up. She's trying to chew on it so the vet let us take home an e collar just in case. Tonight it a big test as to how well her treatment is progressing. She's sleeping downstairs on the couch with my dad and he's a light sleeper so he'll be up atleast a few times to check on her. I am setting my alarm every 2 hours to get up and check her out and feed her a little food. We're just giving her a little bit of the food at a time and so far she's eating it quickly. She will need to be reevaluated by my vet tomorrow...so we're keeping our fingers crossed that all goes well. Also, we will get her blood tests back sometime tomorrow. So hopefully that looks good too. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers! __________________ Amy- Roman and Mallie's Mama There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face

05-19-2009, 06:37 PM	#21
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05-19-2009, 07:21 PM	#22
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05-19-2009, 07:39 PM	#23
YorkieShadow BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9,999	Im sorry your baby was so sick, glad you took her in when you did. Happy to hear shes doing better.

05-20-2009, 02:15 AM	#24
chestermama YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: washington Posts: 3,383 Blog Entries: 1	Im glad she is doing better, you are a very good mommy already

05-20-2009, 03:34 AM	#25
LunasMomma Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 8,799	Whew, glad I read all the way through It sounds like she's doing much better! What a great Momma you are, you just knew she wasn't feeling good and you got her to the vet on time, before it got critical. I'm so glad that you listened to your instincts It's great that she's better! __________________ Tracy, Mom to Izzy and Luna

05-20-2009, 03:59 AM	#26
afrye06 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 238	Im happy to say Mallie is still doing well. She ate everytime I fed her last night. She even ate the wet/dry mixture I gave her this morning. She was up running around and playing with Roman again too. It's nap time already for them both now lol. I have a couple of classes today but each of my parents are taking a half day off work so she wont have to be alone. We're not comfortable leaving her alone just yet. While it seems this has passed, we're still not 100% in the clear. She's on 2 antibiotics so with the medicines and all the attention she's getting I hope she'll be better in no time! __________________ Amy- Roman and Mallie's Mama There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face

05-20-2009, 05:08 AM	#27
Lolasmom1211 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 664	What a lucky girl she is to have both you and your parents! I am so glad she is doing better. I had a very sick girl when I first brought mine home and had to get up throughout the night, also....it became an unbelievable bond between the two of us. There is something amazing that happens when you have a little one that is so sick and so dependent on you...it sounds like you are doing such a great job. Good luck - you have lots of prayers and hugs coming your way!