A scary day

On the 17th, Suki gave us a big scare. She stopped eating and drinking and became extremely lethargic. It was so out of character for this little energetic chow hound that we decided to take her to the vet. In the car it was getting difficult to keep her alert at all. So SCARY! They ran a couple tests and still couldn't figure out what it was. So they put her on antibiotics and said to call back today if she still wasn't taking food or water by Saturday.

We were worried about her getting dehydrated so we used a tiny syringe and would give her a few mililiters of water at a time. That evening she came out of her crate voluntarily, although only for a minute. On Friday, however, she was ready to play after only her second dose of antibiotics. Thank goodness it was something simple and she is back to her happy self. I couldn't sleep at all Thursday night, worrying about her.

Today the vet said she could restart the ivermectin medication for the mange so we've done that and are hoping that will help some of the itching that is bothering her.