NessaM
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Have spent entire morning at vet's with my baby bear - he started acting mildly uncomfortable yesterday late afternoon - was excited to go in the pool but then didn't want to swim - decided he'd rather go back up to the house. Ate his dinner happily, but seemed somewhat restless. I thought his hips must be bothering him, and gave him a single Deramaxx to see if it would help. He settled down. Around 3 a.m. he woke me up to go outside, walked around, peed, got a drink, had a small loose bowel movement. I thought he must have drunk some pool water and his tummy was bothering him. Back in the bedroom, he couldn't seem to get comfortable - I checked his tummy - no bloating. He finally settled down, we all went back to bed.
This morning he seemed okay - went outside, got a drink, went to the bathroom, tush still a little loose...but then he started wandering, looking uncomfortable, standing with his legs splayed, didn't really want to eat his breakfast. I made an appointment for 11:30. Then I took his temperature, 105 degrees.
I called the vet back and told them I was bringing him in immediately.
A dozen diagnostic tests later, his blood work was fairly normal though his white blood count was a little high, then they did chest radiographs and found that his heart is elevated off his sternum, indicating the possible presence of free air in his chest around his heart and lungs. They're putting a needle in now to try and release the air, if there is any.
Please keep my fuzzy baby bear in your prayers. I'm so worried about him.
This morning he seemed okay - went outside, got a drink, went to the bathroom, tush still a little loose...but then he started wandering, looking uncomfortable, standing with his legs splayed, didn't really want to eat his breakfast. I made an appointment for 11:30. Then I took his temperature, 105 degrees.
I called the vet back and told them I was bringing him in immediately.
A dozen diagnostic tests later, his blood work was fairly normal though his white blood count was a little high, then they did chest radiographs and found that his heart is elevated off his sternum, indicating the possible presence of free air in his chest around his heart and lungs. They're putting a needle in now to try and release the air, if there is any.
Please keep my fuzzy baby bear in your prayers. I'm so worried about him.