Mom? Yes Kira? It hurts when I pee. Is THAT why you've had so many accidents in the past 3-4 days? Uh huh.
I had an accident in the house on Saturday and Mom didn't get mad at me at all. She just mopped it up and sprayed some stuff where I pee'd and I could hardly tell at all where I had the accident after! Then Sunday I had two accidents and I was asking to go outside every 2-3 hours. Normally I can hold it for almost 10 hours!
Monday I had another two accidents.
Mom got kinda worried but the earliest we could see Dr. VetLady was not until next week. Now, that in itself wouldn't have been too bad, but I'm supposed to be going to "Vegas" on Sunday for four days and I knew my vacation would be ruined if I didn't see a doctor soon. Tonight Mom found two more accidents and got really scared so she rushed me to a new Vet closer to where we live who is open late so we could go right in.
Without doing a blood test (yuck!) and urine test (yuckier!), Mom and the Dr. are just guessing that I have a bladder infection (I yelped when the Dr. 'manipulated' my bladder area. It hurt!) Now, it could also be a kidney infection but we won't know until Mom gets the tests done and that won't be until after I get back from "Vegas".
One more thing, I have a slight heart murmur. But that's not that bad 'cause both Dr. VetLady and the new Vet both said the same thing, "She doesn't need to take heart medication yet, but she will have to some day, maybe soon." Mom kinda figured that might happen someday anyway 'cause I'm a "senior" dog so that wasn't too much of a surprise. The Dr. said Mom would know when 'cause I'll tire out on our walks much earlier and I may pant more going up and down stairs.
So, yours truly has an infection of some kind and is, you guess it, taking pills. I just got off a course of medication for allergies and now I'm taking antibiotics. I know Mom secretly stashes pills in my treats when I have to take medicine, but that's OK - she stuffs them in hot dog wieners and I LOVE wieners (!!) so I 'let' her think she's getting away with it.
It's official. We're on a permanent healthcare alert now. First allergies, then potential bladder/kidney infection, then likely heart medication. Kira is about 10 years old now so I was expecting something like this would eventually happen. Her timing really sucks, though :-( I'm going to the real Las Vegas this weekend and she's going to her Vegas. I'm going to call the kennels tomorrow and see if they will continue administering the medication while she's there. If not, then at least she'll have 5 days of meds and we can deal with it when I get back.
About Me
- Kira's Page
- British Columbia, Canada
- Lhasa Apso rescue dog, now called Kira. I'm about 10 years old (we'll never know for sure) and was adopted on June 23, 2007 from Furbaby Rescue (link below).
Glossary
- Aunt Diane: Mom's friend and co-worker. Aunt Diane loves it when I visit her 'cause I'm not a barky dog and like to curl up with her on the sofa. Sometimes when we're there Mom gets nervous, thinking I might pee in Aunt Diane's home. I'm sure I won't 'cause I'm a Big Girl and trained very well, but Mom still gets nervous...even Aunt Diane tells Mom to leave me alone! That's funny when Mom gets yelled at by her!
- Aunt Lorriane: Mom's friend and Real Estate Agent, and sometimes my babysitter. She gives me treats and comes to visit me when Mom is away for a long time.
- DogBook: My very own Facebook page.
- Flosser:(aka Flosser Game): OhMyGodTheBestGameEver! Mom tosses the toy down the hallway (or across the lawn), I run and grab it, bring it back to Mom, growl like I don't want her to take it, then shove one end in her hand so she tugs it away from me. Mom usually gets it then she throws it again so I can run and grab it and we start all over. I can play this game for hours and hours, though Mom gets bored sooner.
- KiraBurger: Child hamburger from any fast food burger place (McDonalds is my favourite, but Burger King works too!)
- Miss Denise: Trainer from TNT Kennels
- Miss Eleni: Founder of Furbaby Rescue
- Mrs. Vet (aka Vet Lady): Dr. Borgmann at the Whatcom Road Vet Hospital
- Oven Mitt Game (OMG!): So Mom puts on this old ugly green oven mitt and shadow boxes with me. I try to grab the oven mitt, mostly catching the thumb part, then Mom brushes my teeth with her thumb! That's OK, though - we still have fun and it's OK if I grab the oven mitt with my teeth 'cause it barely hurts Mom at all :-)
- Pizza Bones: The crusty end of a pizza slice
- Willy (aka SirWillyCat): 16 1/2 year old black and white tuxedo cat adopted January 7, 1994, when he was 5-6 months old, from the Edmonton, Alberta SPCA.
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3 comments:
I cried for Kira today..poor little bug. I wish you were closer here, I would Kira sit her in a heart beat and you know she would get her meds on time...Give her a big hug and kiss for me...I hate when they get older and you just love them so much it hurts..
She's doing better now, though still having accidents in the house (only 2 in two days, but still...my area rug is going in the garbage now.)
The emerg. vet made an interesting comment: He said it may have been caused by the allergy meds! Apparently they can suppress her immune system and that dog stomachs are cesspools of bacteria so an infection could flourish. The kennels said no problem for them to continue giving the meds - I have to provide the "means" (ie. wieners) so I'm feeling Ok for parking her there for a few days. I'll pick her up Friday night and will take her back to the Vet next Saturday.
I wouldn't want her to stay at a residence what with her peeing in the house, etc. At least at a kennel they can hose out the cell.
I knew adopting an older dog she would eventually need meds/frequent medical care, but the timing for this was simply awful! I booked my Las Vegas vacation two months ago and would eat the costs if I canceled, but even then, if it was very bad, I would have canceled. Hopefully the meds will solve the problem, or at least hold it off long enough that when I get back we can attack whatever this is together.
Ahhh I hope she feels better soon. For me it is no problem when I have a visiting sweetie visiting and they pee. I ripped out all carpet in here and have hardwood. The only carpet we have is a runner down stairs and it is the only place the cat will puke.LOL (I would still baby sit Kira, puddles and all)abling
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