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| While we went to Sharae's for a 2 day visit, we left Chiquita in the care of Landon and Ashley. So Saturday night the 26th of January Chiquita was left at home and got into Landon's back pack and dug to the bottom till she came across a large amount of chocolate covered raisins. When Ashley and Landon got home, she greeted them at the door as she always does. They noticed she was really bloated and was kinda lethargic. When Landon got to his room he them figured out that she had got into the chocolate and ate over 1 lb. They watched her closely and could tell she did not feel good. The next day Ash gave her some rice with chicken and cream cheese and she would not eat anything. She kept wanting to go outside to pee and sometimes she couldn't. She threw up once and Ashley was disgusted cleaning up that mess. Her poops were all very dark. Landon and Ashley were worried. So they told me about it on Sunday before Bill and I came home. Of course, I was worried and thinking renal failure due to the toxicity of raisins and chocolate. |
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| So on monday morning I called the Vet and told them our story about the chocolate raisins. I made an appt for Chiquita that day at 2:30p.m. When I took her in this is how she looked, she kept hiding under the chair. She has never liked seeing the doctor. They checked her blood, did a urine test and chest X ray due to the cough she has had for awhile and has gotten worse. Well the blood test showed her kidney levels were high as well as her glucose and the Vet said "she is diabetic" WHAT!!!!! she also had glucose and protein in her urine. Plus showed elevated levels of kidney and liver problems. Her X ray showed a collapsed trachea which means she can not get air into her lungs which effects her heart. So they put her on a Benzapril tablets to take once a day, and tussicon for her cough every 12 hours. I wanted to come back in a week to re do her blood and urine tests to really see if she is diabetic. Until then, Chiquita is taking her meds with healthier foods. If is is diabetic we will have to give her insulin twice a day. ALL FOR THE LOVE OF OUR DOG. |
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| After the Vets appt I took Chiquita for a walk. |
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| We have had a lot of snow the past few weeks. |
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| Chiquita does not like the cold snow. She is a warm weathered Dog. |
