Brindle is at the vets

[tenaya]

Suddenly about 3:30am, Brindle started vomiting. First it was the food he'd eaten two hours before, then it was white foam. When it started to be blood tinged, I called the vets. I was in the car with him by 4:10am. At the vets, he was very compliant and purred, which is completely not him. The vet was talking about hospitalizing him, giving him anti-nausea meds and hydrating him so his system could rest. When he vomited a large puddle of mostly blood, she looked alarmed.

So, they've got him for a day or two at least. The consent I signed had four types of drugs, blood tests, IV bags, X-rays and this and that. *HALF* the payment in advance was $1044. I told her he'd been outside today so he could have eaten a bird, or maybe eaten a poisoned rat (well, there are rats around and we have two sets of new neighbors, so it's possible.) Or just been poisoned.

The vet said I could call in an hour or two. Dr. A, the vet I grew to despise, is no longer there.

Needless to say I'm worried sick. Hopefully, it was just a bad tummy ache, horrible nausea and he ruptured a small blood vessel from vomiting so hard.

Comments

[spikesdeb.livejournal.com]

I'm so very sorry. It's dreadful when they're sick and they can't tell you what's wrong. When Cassie was alive, and only very young, she did the same thing almost and was so dehydrated that the vet said she probably wouldn't be around long. She was. She made it through the night and the next twelve years and to this day we've no idea what caused it. So, I'll be thinking of you and Brindle and let us know the good news as soon as you can. *hugs*

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping for a very similar outcome. Twelve years! She sure proved the vets wrong.

We just visited him and he's doing better. We're to call in the morning to find out what the tests results are. Thank you for your words of encouragement. I do prefer happy endings.