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"I'm getting better!"

rthstewart: (Default)
Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 07:43 am
So we are beginning DAY 5 of hospitalization for McKinley. Zoinks. Thanks so much to all of you who commented. We went and saw her on Thursday night. It was really bad seeing her -- there were some very sick animals around her and they'd moved the IV to her third leg and she wasn't eating the wet food in her bowl. Which, well, when a Labrador doesn't eat, that's usually the end of the end. The lab results and an ultrasound on Thursday provided no clarity. She does not have leptosporosis, which is good. She does not have any obvious kidney or liver tumor visible in US. And, we had to leave town on Friday morning, so, we kept her in the animal hospital critical care and hoped for the best.

She is still alive and her creatine levels (associated with kidney function and failure) are very, very slowly dropping. Turns out, she didn't like the wet ultra-allergen free prescription canned food and happily started eating her usual dry ultra-allergen free prescription food -- which is typically $80 a bag. yep yep. she's a prima donna.

So, yesterday news continues to be guarded. The doctor is going to try to wean her off the IV though she expects the creatine to rise again. Hopepfully they will move her to medical boarding soon. Hopefully we'll be able to bring her home on Christmas Day when we return.

Thank you again. I hope you all can keep enjoying the 3SF. I'll be back to it soon!

Here she is the one time the Wookie didn't win.






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Sandy update and experiment in cross-posting

rthstewart: (Default)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 10:07 am
After living in this location since 1994, we weathered the first major event without losing power.  In July, with the Derecho, we were out for 5 days, plus or minus.  It all tends to run together.  There are uprooted plants in the backyard and debris everywhere.  I have a bathtub full of water (I learned that after a couple of boil water advisories) and lots of frozen jugs (I've had to throw out hundreds of dollars in food over the years).  Hotel reservations cancelled -- I made those last week.  Sandy's eye, or whatever was left of it, came ashore within about 100 miles of us.  We had been assuming 18 hours of gale force winds (more or less true) and 6-8 inches of rain.  It was frightening.  Fortunately, all the utility crews will soon be free here to quickly head north to help everyone else.

And to those of you who can't read this because you have no power, heat, and the only water is on your doorstep, I'm terribly sorry and I hope your repairs and recovery are speedy.  
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