Low-la is in the Hospital: January 16th Update #55

[Red Haired Girl]

She was fine when I got home from work yesterday. As the evening wore on she started to get quiet. She refused her potty walk and her snacks! I knew something was up just not what.

She didn't wake me through the night to drink but when we got up this morning she drank and drank and drank. Then she vomited. I did not know dogs can projectile vomit. What a mess. Poor baby.

I called the vet and told them I was on my way with her. She was burning up but shivering. I kept covers on her the whole trip in. When we got there they took us back and asked me a couple questions before telling her Dr. she was there. Once she found out it was Low-la they quit dinking around and took her away and started an IV and did blood work.

Her Dr. called me about an hour later to tell me she has a raging infection and she was going to keep her for the night and possibly until Saturday until her white count comes down. She said it wasn't related to the Chemo but I'm not 100% convinced :conf4:. She may have picked up a bug being there all day on Monday for her ACTH test. We'll find out tomorrow I hope.

I called at 5:00 to check on her. They said she was quiet and resting. She had not vomited again so they were going to try to give some food and water in the morning. She'll be starved! She has had nothing to eat since 6:00pm Wednesday!

Some rayz would be great if you can spare them.

[stampendoxie]

I'm so sorry to here this. Sending many :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:
for Lola and :hug99:for her Mom.:hug99:

[AgileOllie]

Oh no!!!! Thinking of you both!! I hope she's fine by the morning!

[LUVMYGUNNER]

prayers and rays :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for your girl...

[areese]

many many many many :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and :hug99::hug99::hug99:

[AnnMarieK]

prayers and rays :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for your girl...

Many, many more of both coming your way............:bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz:

[oceangirls]

Ugh... sounds like what happened with Cass after they had their dental and skin lesion removals in 2009 - apathy, drinking, projectile vomiting and all. Lots of rayz for your girl who does NOT need to deal with this right now!! :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[Ivan]

Yikes! Poor Low-La. I feel for her. Sending lotsa healthy :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for her speedy recovery & full health. She got so very sick so very quickly. Good that you brought her in so fast, and that they know her well. Is this perhaps canine influenza she caught in hospital? Please give her a hug?

[Tanya]

Many, many rayz! Poor baby...I hope tomorrow's update is better.

[Patt]

Sending many DLC magical :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: to Low-la. I hope she is feeling better by tomorrow.

[mistyleemom]

hope she gets well soon

[Lisa]

Lots and lots of rayz. :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz:

Please update when you can. You are so in tune with your girl and you got her into the vets so quickly, you are an amazing Mom.

[Alex's Mom]

Tons and tons and TONS of :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for your girl, sweetie. You are such a great mom!!! Anxiously waiting for an update. :hug99::hug99:

[bsquared]

Lots and lots of :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigr ayz::bigrayz:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lotsadox]

Poor Low-La! Poor mom! Sending tons of :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for you and Low=La.

If you hear anything during the day and want me to, I can post for you just shoot me an email.

[Yolanda]

Any updates??? Lots more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[Mama S.]

dammitman where was I yesterday? I am so very very very sorry that this is happening. Sending all the :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:I can pray :bigrayz:f:bigrayz:for. Call me if you get an update! Love you!

[Frzframe]

Oh nooos. Poor little one. Many :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: from us in Kansas.

[Alex's Mom]

Tons more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:, sweetie. She's right where she needs to be. :hug99::hug99:

[Red Haired Girl]

Thank you for all the rayz and Prayers. Low-la didn't have a great night. She vomited a couple more times in her crate overnight. The Dr. called me first thing this morning to tell me what was going on. She said even though she acted perkier than yesterday, she was still pretty sick and dehydrated so they are going to keep her over the weekend with hopes of her getting to come home on Monday.

She is getting IV meds and fluids. They were going to try to feed her something this morning. I'm fixing to call them for the afternoon update to see if she ate and kept it down if she did.

[lotsadox]

Sending more prayers and :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and :crossfin::crossfin::crossfin: for Low-La and :hug99::hug99::hug99: for you

[alfina]

Do they know where the infection is? What kind of infection?

I am so sorry she is so sick. I hope you get good news soon.

[Tex]

So sorry to be late here! Sending Low-la tons of get well :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and a huge :hug99: for a worried mommy!

[AgileOllie]

I am so sorry. I hope she improves very very soon!! I hate not knowing!!:hug99::hug99::hug99:

[Red Haired Girl]

I talked to the tech. They gave her some water and if she holds that down over night they will give her some food in the morning. Her temp has been normal for the last 6 hours. I really think she caught the dog flu due to her immune system being compromised from the Chemo. She spent all of Monday at the vet getting her ACTH test run, I really think she picked whatever it is from there.

[lotsadox]

I think that's a good possibility, Tracy.

[areese]

I think that's a good possibility, Tracy.
:ditto:
My cushings dog got a raging bacterial infection that came close to killing her..but that was what caused her to be dx-ed. Just having cushings reduces their immune system so that, then chemo, then being at the vet with all those "germs"...
sending more and more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and :hug99::hug99::hug99:

[stampendoxie]

Thanks for the update. Sending more :bigrayz::bigrayz: & :hug99:

[HokieMom]

Poor sweet little Low la.

:bigrayz::hug99: all the way around!

[Mama S.]

update? I refuse to look elsewhere.

[LexieLuvr]

Poor thing! I'm so sorry Low-la is so ill but you certainly got her to the vet as quickly as you possibly could, and you did good. Sending a TON of get-well :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for your furgirl! Hope the next update is a great one!!!

[Red Haired Girl]

Still not a good update. She is still vomiting and won't accept food - not even chicken! They did say she is not lethargic. She gets up and walks around and is aware of what is going on, which is better then she was on Thursday.

I don;'t know. I guess it is a waiting game now. The vet is closed from noon today until Monday, but is staffed. They did say they would call if anything unusual came up.

[Lisa]

(sigh). I am sorry. :hug99: :hug99: :hug99: :hug99:

Come on Low-la, get better girlie! :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz:

[SaxLady]

Oh no! I just saw this. You have my sincere prayers. Please get better precious one. :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[lotsadox]

Darn! I just got home and checked the board. I was SO hoping for a good update on Low-La. Sending more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[alfina]

That's not the update I was hoping for. But at least she is under supervision and is getting the fluids, etc. Keep us posted.

[Alex's Mom]

Bloody hell! Not the update I was waiting for at all. Tons and tons and TONS more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: coming at our girl. :hug99::hug99::hug99:

[LexieLuvr]

I'm sorry to see a not so good update, but she is in the best place she can be right now. It seems like she's getting the best of care; all of our prayers are going for Low-la tonight! :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[Tex]

Continued rays for Miss Low-la!!!

[areese]

Darn! I just got home and checked the board. I was SO hoping for a good update on Low-La. Sending more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

:ditto:

[Patt]

Oh no! I am so sorry. I will continue to send :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and prayers for your sweet Low-la.

[AmyinFL]

Will keep on praying for Low-la!! I hope for a better update tomorrow.

[LexieLuvr]

Any news?? More :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[lotsadox]

Hoping for an update . . .

[areese]

Hoping for an update . . .

:ditto:

[Red Haired Girl]

No updates today. The techs are not allowed to give any information over the phone without talking to the vet first. If something drastic changes the vet will call. It is a scenario of 'no news is good news'.

I have had other pups there over the weekend with no ill effects so I'm OK with the policy.

Thank you for caring and asking about Low-la. I wish I could give you a better update but...

[LexieLuvr]

We'll keep on waiting. :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[lotsadox]

We'll keep on waiting. :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

:ditto: :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[oceangirls]

We have lots of rayz :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:, and will continue to use them :)

[Rae]

Tracy: we're all in this together, and we are ALL hoping for a good update. :bigrayz::hug99::bigrayz::hug99:

[Anatresia]

:bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: I hope you hear good news soon!

[Rileybugg]

:hug99::bigrayz::bigrayz::hug99::hug99::bigrayz::b igrayz:

[AgileOllie]

I so know what you're going through, with the waiting game. I hope you get good news tomorrow!

[Alex's Mom]

Anxiously waiting for an update this morning.....tons more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and :hug99::hug99::hug99: on their way!

[lotsadox]

Tracy can't get on DLC from work so she sent me an email and asked me to post an update for her.


Low-la is about the same. She had diarrhea through the night. Her white count is still very elevated and she is still dehydrated. I'm going to try to get in to see her on my lunch break. On one hand I want to see her, but on the other, I don't want to upset her by leaving her there when I leave,


I'm sending more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for Low-La.

[Lisa]

Thank you for the update Patrice, I just wish it was a better one. :sosad:

Lots more rayz coming for Miss Low-la. :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz:

[AnnMarieK]

More :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: coming your way... I hope she starts improving ASAP... :hug99: :hug99: :hug99: for you

[lotsadox]

I just got back in the office and had an email from Tracy waiting. Here's what she said.


Her breathing is very labored and she didn't recognize me until I called her Low-la Belle then she looked at me and relaxed a little. She, of course, has lost weight and she was very shaky/shivering even though she was in a blanket. They had an IV going. I insisted on speaking to her Dr and finding out exactly what is going on.

She told me when Low-la came in her white count was over 55,000 - it should be around 11,000 - today it is around 25,000. She said the labored breathing is because she is dehydrated. Her heart and lungs are clear. Her kidney numbers are a bit off because of the dehydration other than those things she is stable. No fever or vomiting. She has not had anything to eat. They are holding food until her gut is healed. They are giving her meds to prevent ulcers. Bottom line it is a raging GI tract infection. How she got it is anyone's guess.

I don't forsee her coming home for another few days. If then. She is soooo sick

It sounds like Miss Low-La is a very sick little girl. :sosad:

Sending more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and prayers and :crossfin::crossfin::crossfin: for her

[Alex's Mom]

Holding you guys close in my thoughts. Tons and tons and TONS more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for your sweet girl. Hang in there, little one!

[AgileOllie]

Still thinking of you guys!

[Frankie'sMom]

Sending lots of :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for Low-la.
I hope she continues to fight this awful infection as hard as she has been and is home real soon. :hug99:

[RustysMom]

I've been following Low La's story and I am so sorry I've hadn't had time to post! My thoughts and prayers are with you!

[Lisa]

Come on Low-la! You have a LOT of people rooting for you.

:bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz:

Can we do like we did for Miss Nixie? All focus our energy on Low-la and her white cells to hit 11,000.

[Alex's Mom]

I just talked to Jane about this, and of course, being a LONG way from Low-la, she didn't really want to comment too much, but she's also wondering why, if they're giving IV fluids, she's still so dehydrated. She said that dehydration should be fixed within a maximum of 24 hours of admission, usually. Also wondered about it maybe being peritonitis...sometimes, with the lysodren apparently, there can be some leakage from the bowel, which could cause peritonitis. Just some thoughts you might want to ask your vet.

At any rate, more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and :hug99::hug99::hug99: coming your way. SO worried up here!!!!!!!

[LexieLuvr]

How tragic! More :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:!!!

[lotsadox]

Come on Low-la! You have a LOT of people rooting for you.

:bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz:

Can we do like we did for Miss Nixie? All focus our energy on Low-la and her white cells to hit 11,000.

Great idea, Lisa. I'll start right now!

Sending more :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and positive energy

[SaxLady]

I have been praying a lot for Low-la. Words can't express how much I care. Get better soon little darling. Sending millions of :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz:

[Patt]

More positive :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: and energy for Low-la.