Puppy is sick

[briarwood]

Amber, our gorgeous border terrier pup (well, not a puppy any more - she's more than a year old now!) is unwell. This makes me miserable. She's all clingy and just wants to be cuddled and won't play with Poppy. And that last is really worrying because Amber and Poppy always play.

This started about a week ago - she's already seen the vet a couple of times and had blood tests. Vet says she has an immune system disorder and she has lots of pills to take. Now, I haven't spoken to said vet myself, so maybe this is a case of Chinese whispers, but the things Sis is claiming he's said don't make a lick of sense to me. To the extent that, if it were a doctor talking about a human illness, I'd be seriously worried about his competence.

Dogs are different, I know that. But shouldn't the same basic principles apply? I mean, dogs are mammals too. Medications should have approximately the same effect, shouldn't they? Sis had me google the name of one of the pills Amber is taking and the only references I could find were about asthma. WTF? That's not what she has. I don't get it.

I hope that what's happening is this: Vet is explaining stuff to sis in seriously dumbed-down terms because he thinks she's stupid (she's not). Sis is then getting muddled and reporting to the rest of us something that sounds like nonsense. But I don't know.

Comments

[decor-noctis.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I hope the puppy gets better soon.

[morgan32.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I hope so too.

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

They're always pups! I still call Belle a pup and she's nearly 2. ;-)

Can you call the vet yourself and ask for clarification? Because yeah, something seems weird there.

*hugs tight*

[morgan32.livejournal.com]

Can you call the vet yourself and ask for clarification?

I don't know, can I? I guess I've been thinking of it like a doctor - confidentiality and all that. I suppose logically a vet doesn't have to follow the same code but I can't prove Amber's my doc - all the documentation will be in Sis's name.

Amber's going back to the vet on Thursday anyhow for a progress check up; I may have to force Sis to take me along.

*hugs back*

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you probably can. They're a bit more lax (here anyway) about confidentiality, but maybe it's worth going along on Thursday instead.

Good luck! *hugs*

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

I'd give the vet a call - it's horrible to worry about something like that. Hope the poor wee thing feels better soon.

::hugs::

[morgan32.livejournal.com]

I may do that, but she's going back on Thursday anyhow. I might have to insist on going along this time.

*Hugs you back*

[slipperieslope.livejournal.com]

Poor Amber! Are they giving her cortizone? Is she eating? What about her breath?

*worries*

[morgan32.livejournal.com]

No, it's not cortizone. I know what that is, at least.

Her breath is okay, but her appetite is one of the things worrying me. The vet told Sis that the medication should increase her appetite - Amber's never been a huge eater - but if anything she's eating less.

She's going back to the Vet on Thursday; I think I'm going to insist on going along. I think my bullshit detector will work better face-to-face.