{"id":14837,"date":"2018-07-13T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T05:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=14837"},"modified":"2024-04-22T07:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T07:16:02","slug":"shadow-is-in-hospital-friday-13th-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2018\/07\/13\/shadow-is-in-hospital-friday-13th-july-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow is in hospital – Friday 13th July 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shadow is in hospital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shadow is in hospital. It was an eventful day yesterday. She got Mum up at 5.30am to say she really really didn\u2019t feel well. They went out and Shadow had a very poorly tummy with lots of blood in it. Then she went out again and it was just blood, so Mum knew she needed the vet. They went to our local vet who gave Shadow morphine and an antibiotic injection, then they gave her fluids as she was dehydrated. While the drip was going in the vet rang to find somewhere to do an emergency ultrasound scan. Then after they took some blood and put a canular into her vein, Mum had to drive her to the veterinary hospital. Anyway, Mum had to leave her there and then wait to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good news and bad news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The good news later in the day was that Shadow doesn\u2019t have a tumour. She has a small growth on her spleen but they think that is benign. The real problem is that according to the radiographer her intestines are the most inflamed he\u2019s ever seen. Poor Shadow is in so much discomfort. They haven\u2019t confirmed the cause yet. It may be parasitic or it may be viral. They have to wait for her to poo again so they\u2019ve got something to test. She\u2019s stayed in hospital overnight and we are waiting to hear from them again today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Izzy, Salvo, Valeria and me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Of course I was missing Shadow and we\u2019re all worried about her, but I did have fun too. I do feel a little guilty that she missed out, but I\u2019m sure she wouldn\u2019t have begrudged me the time with my family. Salvo and Izzy came to stay and we took them up our mountain for a walk with my sister Valeria (their aunt). It was awesome. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to want to go home\u2026 ever! I have to go to the vet this morning for my passport to be stamped, but I don\u2019t really know if we\u2019re going home on time or not yet. Shadow needs to be a lot better first. She also needs to be better before she can have any extra medication, which she needs to do before we go home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m off to spend an hour or two with Salvo and Izzy before they go home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 2018 Rosemary J. Kind<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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