Perhaps you remember the story of the yorkie pyometra. How excited we all were that she lived. Well...seems we spoke too soon.
Given how long she'd been sick prior to surgery, and how toxic she was at surgery, we kept her on antibiotics for a long time. She came in for suture removal at 2 weeks and looked good. Shortly after that, she finished her antibiotics. Our staff called for a follow up call and we were told she seemed a little dull, picky about food but she's always been a picky eater. Maybe pickier than normal, not as energetic, more dull than when she was on the antibiotics. Recheck appointment? Well, gee, how much will that cost cuz, see, we're kinda out of money again.
A few days later, we received a fax from the emergency clinic that she had presented with septic abdomen and was euthanized.
Could we have saved her (again) if they'd come in a few days prior? Obviously we'll never know but it would have been nice to have gotten the chance to try.
:( RIP little girl. This one I feel badly about.
No comments:
Post a Comment