Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Please Say A Little Prayer for My Mini Schnauzer

My dog Riley who has a history of inflammatory bowel disease, started vomiting last night around 8:30 p.m. it stopped and everything seemed fine but then he started again at 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m. & 4:00 a.m. I am running on little to no sleep right now. I was up worried all night debating if I should take him to the emergency vet clinic. I was at the vet for 7:00 a.m. as soon as they opened. They gave Riley a shot to help with nausea, antibiotics to fight colon bacteria, and another medicine to help calm his stomach acids, along with half case of bland soft food.

I came into work late, but my boss is very understand of my dog being sick so I will still be allowed to take a lunch to go home and check on him.

I love this little dog more than anything( I love Kingston the Pug too) but I have had Riley for about 2 1/2 years.



Here are pictures from when Riley first developed IBD, he had to get exploratory surgery to take biopsies and also had blood transfusion.






I am so scared that when I go home for lunch he will not be okay, I just hope the medicines work. And I am not in for another long haul at the vet, the puppy medical bills really add up fast! And of course freaking out handling all this alone. I really wish David was here now.

20 comments:

pinksundrops said...

Aw, I'm so sorry about your doggie. Will be praying for him!

PinkSass said...

My heart goes out to you. Sending positive and healing vibes your way.

EmFabulousFunshine said...

you know your pup is tough. me and david are with you in spirit. all will be ok :)

Simply Me said...

that's never ever easy, I know I feel the same way when my pups get hurt or sick. Look into vet insurance. It really does help and it's not expensive, plus you know your covered!
please keep up posted

Ashley Paige said...

aww, poor little furbaby! hope your pup's okay today! saying tons of little puppy prayers..

L. Elizabeth said...

i hope your doggie is ok. i would freaking loose my mind if that were jackson! stay strong!!

-leslie
http://lovejackson.blogspot.com

Adventures in Newlywed said...

Awwww, poor little guy! He will get better, I know it!

Peace, love, and Big said...

Oh gosh! That is terrible! I hope he gets better! :(

CTB said...

Poor little baby! I hope he is able to feel better soon.

miss indiana said...

Poor thing! I'll say a prayer for your little sweetie.

CAC muffin said...

I'm saying alittle prayer for you an riley~

DocE said...

I'm thinking of you and your puppy today - all four of mine are sending good doggie-juju your way too. Keep us posted.

Allison said...

poor Riley :( I hope everything turns out okay!!

Nicole-Lynn said...

I'm really sorry to hear your dog isn't feeling well! He's so cute! I hope he feels better soon... pray about it :)

The Shabby Princess said...

Oh no!! Sending puppy prayers your way. It's so scary when a pet is sick. Hugs friend!!

Stacey said...

Aw, I will keep my fingers crossed for you! We have had our fair share of health problems with our dog Bella in the past. I know how scary it can be to see a loved pet go through health issues- especially because they can't speak to communicate with us! Hope he feels better really soon!

Candice said...

I'm sorry to hear about your dog. I hope and pray everything will be ok.

jlc said...

Oh my gosh!


My heart just dropped after reading this.

Me AND my mini schnauz shall be praying for you both!


:(

Kiki said...

Oh my gosh! I just came across your blog and am so sorry to hear that about your dog. :( My dog has the exact same thing. We really have to watch her diet though. Have you had any luck with meds or food? We were supposed to do steroids, but that made me nervous (have heard bad things about that), so are opting to do some food elimination first and some alternate meds. It is so scary with the throwing up and nauseau though. I completely understand. Hope things get better!

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