[Magdalen] Milo again

[Grace Cangialosi]

Sally, when my Gracie was sick a couple of weeks ago and not eating or drinking, I had some success giving her small pieces of ice. 

> On 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