Poor Stanley – Himz was very ill but on the mend!
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Well, apparently Mr. Lover took a bad turn over the past several days and wound up in the emergency room. What a scare. Things seem to be moving slowing in a positive direction as Susan reports…..
It’s slow going, but Stanley appears to be headed in the right direction finally. He is eating (vet saw him with his nose in the dish at 1 pm). We won’t have updated bloodwork til morning, but he is more alert than when admitted and looks LOADS better. The urine culture has not come back, but the in-house reading shows a large number of growing organisms, which is leading the vet to think he somehow picked up a nasty infection. When the urine culture comes back, they’ll have a better idea of the particular bacteria and can adjust the antibiotics if necessary. What he’s on appears to be working, and he is still hinting that he may be able to come home Saturday, which is fantastic news to me.
It’s possible he may have the best scenario — a bad kidney infection. If that’s the case, he can make a full recovery without long-term kidney complications. It’s too soon to tell for sure, but I’m going to keep all fingers and paws crossed. Thanks for the drool and good thoughts. Here are a few pix of my sweet boy from this morning’s visit. The neck bandage is covering the port they had to put in to make it easier to administer the fluids and draw blood.
Susan goes on to say………
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“Keep the drool flowing — it may be slowly working.
I just talked with the vet and am going in to see Mr. Stanley in about a half hour. His kidney values have improved modestly, and he actually ate a little something overnight (which is HUGE in my book). They decided to hold off on the feeding tube (which goes down their nose and is not pleasant) since he seems to be responding to food. I called Marilyn and she thinks he knows what may be coming so he is eating to avoid that nasty old tube LOL! Oh, and he was sitting up and alert in his crate when the vet came in this morning — a departure from how he has been previously (what the vet described as “curled up in a pitiful basset ball”).
I’m cautious, but the vet was considerably more optimistic this morning than he was last night. The Addison’s test came back negative (so we know that is not the culprit). They are leaning still toward Leptospirosis, but we won’t know for sure til next week. If his blood levels continue to improve, he may be able to come home on Saturday. I’m trying not to get my hopes up too high — but I’m doing a crazy hopeful dance inside.
Thanks for letting me ramble. I’ll update more after I’ve visited. I’m taking in the “big guns” for this visit –Grandma, who drove down to help if needed. He always wags for Grandma (he followed her around when we visited her house over the holiday).”
Susan, you poor thing. What a number to be dealt with right after himz comes to his forever home. It reminds me of when I brought Chaps home from TX and we wound up in the ER within days. I thought I was going to lose him. He was so sick.
We are thinking about you and slinging all kinds of drool for Mr. Stanley. Tell your Mommy Hi from us. We really love her.
More drooling for Stanley later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma
Comments(11)
Oh – he is so sweet. It is so sad to see a basset that is under the weather – as if they are not sad enough looking already. We will be thinking about him as he mends. He is so lucky to have new parents that love him so much and have given hin a real home. Bumper and Abby send lots of slobber and drool his way!!
He is such a nice looking fella hope he keeps getting better. Keep us posted.
I hate to hear of any animal being sick. They are so defenseless and they don’t understand when you are trying to help them. I am glad to hear that the tube won’t be necessary.
Hope this handsome fellow is on the mend sooon!
I love that face. Get better soon, Stanley.
What a beautiful boy, I love his handsome face. I agree that there is nothing in the world sadder than the face of an ill Basset. All my best wishes are sent his way for a steady recovery. X0X0X0X
Oh, I forgot….(((((((((((Stanley)))))))))) !!!
What a handsome man! We are sending drool your way Stanley. Feel better soon!
Hugs,
Kip, Gus, Bonnie and Charlie Bear
WE are sending all the drool we can muster(Daddy fed me some peanut butter to get it going)to that adorable dumplin Stanley!
Poor Stanwy. All the Doyle hounds have plenty of drool they are sending and all paws are crossed!
Get better Soon Stanley We are sending you lots of Drooland Susan you arein our thoughts and Prayers
Poor Stan! He is such a cool cuddly dog. He was a hit with everybody at the recent HOP Pawty, especially with Susan.. Sorry to hear he’s not well. Sending loads of lucky drool and treats!