[Magdalen] Milo again

[Susan Hagen]

Wishing Milo comfort and you peace of mind.
Susan

On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:
> Poor little Milo is back in the wars again...
>
> We came back from a lovely weekend away, no reports of problems from our
> house sitters and Milo came out to greet us. But he was off his food this
> evening and then started vomiting bloody stuff. It settled briefly then
> started again, by which time I was worried enough to call the emergency
> vet.
>
> We now have him home after an antibiotic injection and an anti-nausea
> injection...not the vet's first preference which would have been for
> hospitalisation on a drip and running blood tests in the morning. The cost
> of that is prohibitive so I've opted for symptomatic treatment and will try
> to get some fluid into him with a syringe, hoping it will stay down. We
> have to call the vet tomorrow and re-assess. If better, Milo can try some
> boiled chicken and rice, if not better, I'm not sure what comes next.
>
> The trouble is we don't know the cause of the bleeding - could be a gastric
> ulcer, an infection, or even a tumour. He's in a lot of discomfort and
> fussing constantly so we have him in his box inside.
>
> Off to try some vetinerary night nursing....
>
> Sally D



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