My 9 year old Emerald had a critical event last weekend when she hopped from her bed perch (about 18 inches) and collapsed to the floor and began wailing. She eventually calmed down, but was not moving much and appeared to be in pain. Took her to the nearby ER where they indicated she was severe anemic probably from an internal GI bleed based on x-ray, ultra sound (both of which showed nothing abnormal), black stool, and blood work (kidney values looked good). She got blood transfusion and was sent home on antibiotic - Enrofloxacin, Carafate Susp, and Omeprazole, and one of these was supposed to stop the bleeding. She is partly ferral and doesn't take meds well leading to additional stress and declining condition. I finally stopped all meds and decided to give her bone broth and enzyme mix (Vital Digest, Only Natural Pet) because that is all that I have on hand right now. She is eating but needs encouragement to do so, she is pooping once per day but not much and very black. Today was first day with no meds and she appears to be slightly improving. She is not moving much and walks to the litter box and drops to laying on the floor as she tries to get there (only 4 - 5 feet away). She has multiple beds to choose from and is moving from bed to bed, but I believe she doesn't have the energy to go the distance without resting. She holds her head up, and shows affection when petting. Her beautiful emerald green eyes are bright again. She was previously very overweight, and I missed the signs that something was wrong. (I never utilized the acronym BEAM before, but have used similar analysis steps.)
I'm concerned the bleeding is continuing. I have Yunnan Baiyao on order being delivered Monday or Tuesday. Today she also developed runny nose, sneezing, and watery eyes. So I started also 250 mg Lysine twice today.
Would really appreciate your suggestions. The ER vets didn't give her much hope, but I think there is always the possibility of healing when given the right environment, so I'd like to give her a chance.
Thank you!!
I'm concerned the bleeding is continuing. I have Yunnan Baiyao on order being delivered Monday or Tuesday. Today she also developed runny nose, sneezing, and watery eyes. So I started also 250 mg Lysine twice today.
Would really appreciate your suggestions. The ER vets didn't give her much hope, but I think there is always the possibility of healing when given the right environment, so I'd like to give her a chance.
Thank you!!