We are SO thankful to have our Zoe Belle back home with us again! She became sick last Thursday night - throwing up...the whole bit. Finally, around 5 a.m. on Friday morning, I called an emergency vet, yet decided to wait to get her into the normal vet at 7 when they first opened up for the day. Thank goodness I got her in right away! She tested positive for a dog virus called HGE. It's a gastro-intestinal bug that completely dehydrates the animal. The dehydration is what is SO lethal. She was on the verge of "collapse" as they called it and was immediately put on iv fluids. It was VERY scary, as they really weren't so sure what her outcome was going to be. It was heartbreaking...so, so sad. We left her there and I called every couple of hours to check on her. The house seemed so empty without her - quiet, sad, and just so not normal. She spent Friday night there at the vet, still on fluids, and being watched under the care of a nurse. By Saturday morning, things were looking better. She stayed all day, eventually started eating (a little), went to the bathroom, and had normal blood work. She was able to come home with us Saturday evening and continues to recover and perk up. Today she was back to somewhat of her "huffy" self -- barking as we left, trying to chase after BC, and following us around the house. Her noisy barking is like music to my ears...I'm going to try so hard to not ever get annoyed with that again, because the thought of a bark-less house now seems so awful. Thank you, thank you for letting us have our "first born" baby home with us! :)
Such good news that zb is better each day. She is a REALLY lucky little girl to be with the Bear Family!!!!! xoxo
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