Sheba came home today!
Ruth went and picked her up around noon. Our vet’s office is specialists during the day and emergency at night. the poor emergency vet, not realizing Sheba is tolerant to sedatives, was concerned with the doses the surgeon was ordering. While she was heavily sedated, Sheba remained wired all night. Everyone decided it’d be better for her to come home. Good thing we’ve got human medical experience and aren’t afraid of scary incisions and round-the-clock meds!
Our neighbor was kind enough to drive up to Fremont with my aunt (I was working). He lost his furbaby to osteosarcoma a while back and didn’t want poor Sheebs to ride in the back seat alone. Once settled in, Sheba slept next to our neighbor the whole way home. A bit fussy when moved from car to house, she’s been sleeping all afternoon, aside from meds and a bit of heavy drinking (WATER, of course!). She has refused dinner, the surgeon said that’s to be expected, but we’ve really got to push food tomorrow because the antifungal has to be taken on a full stomach. Aside from regular meds, our surgeon prescribed cefpodoxime (an antibiotic) and itraconazole (an antifungal). When the fungal ID and susceptibility comes in we’ll switch antifungals if warranted. The surgeon highlighted “gastrointestinal upset – call if it occurs”….WTF, Sheebs just recovered from stress colitis, lets just upset her guts some more?! Poor babe. I’m hoping she figures out how to poop real quick!
My poor naked baby is cold, she’s never cold! Darn doc even shaved her tail!
