Well, if we want to put a positive spin on this, we're going to have one more night without Daisy begging to go out to the bathroom every half hour when really she just wants to go smell the grass for the fresh breeze.
So the good news is that she's no longer twitching, her lips aren't pulled back, and she's no longer rapid-fire blinking her eyes (alternating between one and the other). She's up, moving around, and very responsive.
The dr was a little concerned that Daisy pulls back a little at the beginning of her "cranial nerve exam", but I told her Daisy pulls back a little when you reach for her face anyhow - and that might be because we've had to give her allergy eye drops and treat her ears for little scratches because she fusses with them sometimes (long ears = problem ears I guess!). So the doctor felt that was good to hear.
Her bloodwork all comes back good.
The concern is that they took two radiographs (I assume that's dr speak for x-rays!) today, and it shows that she's still got a lot of "stuff" in her that's not moving through fast. She hasn't puked or pooped or anything. Now that could be because she's just still irritated inside, and/or because of yesterday's trauma. I also figure it's because she hasn't been fed anything solid today - anyone with a dog knows that as soon as you put something in, something has to come out!
So the plan is to keep her another yet (cha-ching!), and they'll feed her solids in the morning, and then will see what happens. The hope is things will start moving in her and begin to find their way out. Yay for whoever gets to deal with THAT mess! The concern is that there could be something binding her up more seriously, and that they'll have to go in....(that DEFINITELY concerns me - call me cheap or heartless, but that would be expensive!).
So she stays the night, they keep her on IVs and electrolites, gets fed in the morning, gets another x-ray or two (let's hope for one), and hopefully comes home tomorrow afternoon. Oy.
Aw crap...and I have an allergist appt tomorrow afternoon...just remembered that. Well, this should time out nicely. We'll have to see how it all plays out.
Thanks to everyone for all their positive thoughts, well wishes, and humorous (?) stories of experience/sympathy. It really is appreciated!
Image by Rachel Tayse via FlickrLately I've had a growing interest in having backyard chickens. (Ok, how many of you just went "ew"?) I still have to do more serious investigation as to whether or not I'd be allowed - I've found some confusing info in the township's online documents, PLUS I live in an incomplete development with no Home Owners Association (but odds are the paperwork would say no), plus I haven't done any real calling around yet.
Image by Rachel Tayse via Flickrwho live in Kent, where I work, are hoping to get the rights to have chickens in the small backyards of Kent. Right now the rule is you have to have a much larger parcel of land than most anyone in Kent owns. So a group formed, calling themselves Cluckent (great name!), and they're preparing to make a presentation to the city to allow no more than 6 hens (no roosters!) in their backyards, with the understanding that the coops will be kept at least a particular distance from neighboring residential buildings, coops will be kept clean and tidy, etc. If you're interested, follow their story...
Image via WikipediaI attended their meeting at Lucky Penny Creamery in Kent this past Saturday (even found out another person from the KSU Library was in attendance with his wife!), and they're all very nice people hoping to get the rights to have backyard chickens for the people in Kent. Heck, not even all the folks who were there WANT their own chickens - they just want people to have the right to decide whether or not to have chickens! It's not like they're fighting for the right to have noisy roosters - they just want up to six quiet hens in their own backyards to provide fresh, healthy eggs. Here's the follow up article to Saturday's meeting...
