...And to everyone who followed Max over here to show us love and bring us healing strength. Your concern and comments really mean a lot to me and they support my spirits as the hours go by and Hugh gets better. There's nothing more wonderfull than purrs and purrayers when one is feeling poorly. Thank you so much!
Without further ado, an update...
Hugh threw the vet a curveball early this morning and decided to be allergic to a very common doggie antibiotic. The result:
A Bass-Rat Hound. *rimshot* Get it? Hee. Ok, brick. I know. Very punny. But I'm trying here.I'm sure he didn't appreciate the on-the-verge-of-breaking-into-hysterical-laughter-but-still-sympathetic "Awww, Hughie!!!" he got when I saw him. The vet says he actually looks much better than he did when he first showed symptoms of reaction... I'll take her word for it.
Otherwise, he seems to be doing okay. He's stable, and they're running all kinds of blood tests and x-rays and ultrasounds and consultations with a cardiologist and... dang.
This dog has seen more medical care in two days than Guns' had since the Fifth grade. No foolin'!
For reference, here are some photos of Hugh's first night at home with us. As you can see, when he's not having an anaphylactic reaction to common intravenous medications, Hugh's quite the dapper little guy:
"How many pairs of shoes does your kid have, lady?"
"What is that flashy thing, anyways?"
"Erm... can I trust you?"Guns and Hugh actually get along quite well now. As soon as Hugh came home I decreed that all food and treats would come from Guns or from no-one. It motivated Hugh to interact with a man on a positive level. Hugh happily obeys commands from Guns now, and enjoys cuddling and playing with him. However, Hugh makes it clear that he prefers to take walks with Mom.
Calling the Vet for an update...
Ok, mebbe not. She's going to call me back, I guess she gets really busy near closing time. I'll amend this post as soon as I get a chance to speak with her.
Coming soon: The Adventures of the Rescued Kitties, The Cat that All Ready Has a Home and How I Royally Ticked Off My Neighbors.
11 comments:
Hai. Yoo dun knows mez. We read yoor storee bout Hughie. Very coot. Glad he so lucky. Mommeh wanted ta say- she werks at vet. An HAZ seen beans who take aminals to da vet- and KICK DEM or PUNCH DEM woofies in front of clients and werkers. Mommeh saw one tadeh- told on man ta boss ladee- but before boss ladee cud go an yells at hims- dis odder client ladee gaf him a card an said- dis number one yoo call an surrender yoor woofies- yoo terrible owner. And walked out. An he was speechless!
Unfortunately- lots of beans do anyfing dey can gits way wif. :( We glad yoor woofie found gud home wif yoo an yoo took him ta git treated. Yoo gud person. An- we seen woofies come back frum heartwerms. Will take lots of tim= an lufs. Yoo gif him gud lufs... he lufs yoo backs :) Heal lots of tings!
We are adding your Hughie to our purrayer list, and we love your kitties.
I have a doggie friend, and his mommy works with rescued dogs.
And even I was a rescued kitty once.
So we understand.
And you all have a very special mama. One with lots of luv.
oh Hughie. You poor baby all swelled up!! We wants to give you a huggle. We is glad that Hughie is starting to trust Mr Guns. We will check back later to see how he's doing.
Awww, he's a cutie alright...we can see why yoo fell in love. We sure hope dey can find a medisin dat helps him and doesn't make him swell up.
Oh man, poor doggy dood, all swelled up like that. At least he was where someone could make sure his airway didn't close. He's gonna be way embarrassed later when he finds out you posted pictures of his ballooned little face online... ;)
Awww, poor Hughie! I am glad to read that he is doing a bit better. I think it's great that he is learning to trust Guns now. I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
We are so sorry about Hugh!! Poor sweetie!! Purrs that his allergic reaction goes away soon! We are so pleased to meet you and your kitties and your family!
Your FL furiends,
Poor little melon-head! I do hope he's feeling better soon. You're a good mom and he's lucky to have found you. We'll have our fingers and paws crossed.
I'm very glad that little Hugie is doing better and is stable. It sounds like he's getting the very best of care from everyone. Best of luck Hugie, you got the whole internet rootin' for ya!
Hey!
At least your fella doesn't have the "dark-haired" part of "man" that Hugh seems to have a problem with!
::snickers and runs away::
Oh dear! We hope Hugh's swelling has gone down. He is such a lucky boy to have found you and Mr. Guns.
Keeping him in our thoughts and purrayers!
~ The Bunch
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