Beta seems to be better today.
Yesterday she was throwing up with blood, having trouble breathing, having the stomach attacks, and not eating.
I stopped by the vet and picked up prednisone which is a steroid commonly used to reduce inflammation in muscles and used in asthma to aid in her breathing.
I finally figured out why she isn’t eating. I think she has severe acid reflux or some inflammation in her esophagus. I mashed rice and put chicken broth on it and she still wouldn’t touch it. She is nauseous, but the pepcid ac and pepto bismol help mask that. I think made chicken broth and chilled it until it was room temp or cold. She sucked it all down with a voracious appetite. She hasn’t eaten in 3 days and has to be hungry. So, she is on chicken broth today and is loving it.
This morning Beta was alert for the first time in 14 days. Here eyes were clear and she was walking around the kitchen this morning. I really think the prednisone helped a lot over night.
She is with me at work and has taken her other meds including her pain med for the surgery. She is sleeping comfortably and is breathing easy which is a major improvement over yesterday.
The specialist says the test info should be in on Friday, Monday or Tuesday so it was really critical to get Beta to a place of comfort while we wait. I am hoping this is just some type of ulcer and not cancer or something else.
Here are a few pics of Beta this week.