So, the fence separating my sister's dog and mine was accidentally left open this morning. Harley got into Kotten's food (he's a full size dog so he eats much more then my Chihuahua). It took all day before her belly bloated up. All of a sudden, after dinner, she was swollen. It looked like she swallowed a bowling ball! Her little stomach was rock hard. I didn't know what was wrong and I took her to see a vet. They took an x-ray and there was the culprit.... a stomach twice as full as it should be. You can even see the white speckles of the minerals in the food she ate. She was filled to the brim. Literally, filled EVERYWHERE from start to "finish". :0/ She will stay over night without food and water. They will give her fluids and x-rays to see how she is doing through the process of "elimination". 0_o The cost involved is unthinkable. This is just one of those things where you need to remember to THINK about what you are doing..... when you touch something, move something, borrow something... put it back how you found it! I am now in more debt because of my doog's full belly from one person's bad judgement. (She is also on Prednisone... a steroid that makes her insatiable)
The teal rectangle indicates the approx size that her belly SHOULD be....
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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