Best laid plans, and all that...

[graculus]

Just when I was thinking 'oh good, it's a four-day working week' and contemplating just how much more I need to get done on my novel, Lily decides it's time to resume her quest to bankrupt me with the assistance of the emergency vets... *sigh*

I'd already made an appointment for her one evening this week because she's been a bit wobbly on her legs for a little while and she's still more than a little portly, but since everything was apparently going in one end and out of the other, I wasn't all that worried. Tonight, however, I get delayed by traffic and get home after my usual vet has closed for the night, only to find that madam definitely has a swollen abdomen and things are definitely not good.

So, off to the vets, for an expensive check-up, expensive bloodwork and a couple of expensive jabs. The vet got to see me lose the plot for free. ;) The overall prognosis seems to be fluid in the abdomen, which is symptomatic of bad things going on with internal organs - he doesn't think it's her heart and there's no evidence of liver damage, but it could well be her kidneys. It could, however, just be a severe kidney infection and not something more problematic.

Please keep fingers and toes crossed, guys. Again. I just emailed the guy whose meeting I was due to attend tomorrow morning, in anticipation of squeezing in to see my regular vet.

Comments

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

Oh no... what are you feeding her? I know I just dragged Magick's little butt in to be tested because of the pet food poisonings that have been happening here. Has that been an issue in the UK?

Fingers, toes and paws crossed over here.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

She has Vitalin, same as the boys, who are all healthy as horses - I think part of the problem is because she's a black-eyed white, so she's inbred like crazy and it might just be that her system isn't as robust as theirs would be...

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

That's good to know. We had Iam's dry in our mix. I went and got them tested even though at the time it was only the wet foods that were being recalled... but better safe than sorry. Especially as a week later some of the dry foods were called back in too.

DEWs are are so precious, but yeah, limited stock there. Hope she gets better soon!

[the4ts.livejournal.com]

::fingers and toes duly crossed for you both - in between bouts of severe coughing::

I do hope all goes well and it isn't anything too horrendously problematic (or expensive!).

[damietta.livejournal.com]

Beloved pets and vets cause great concern, don't they? Here's wishing a wonderful outcome!

[sg1scribe.livejournal.com]

Crossing all crossable digits!

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

Poor Lily. She's been through a lot. Hope she pulls through ok.

[khek.livejournal.com]

Poor Lily. Poor you!

I hope things go well overnight and that the vet can figure out what to do in the morning. And that it's inexpensive and easy.

Fingers and toes crossed...

[blktauna.livejournal.com]

*everything crossed*

[obelix]

*hugs*

Will keep fingers crossed for you and Lily.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Everything crossed for her.

[rach74.livejournal.com]

hugs I am sorry :(

[nausica2.livejournal.com]

I saw the other post first. I'm so sorry. (((hugs)))

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I just read your other post. I'm so sorry. *many hugs*

[cedara]

*hugs*