wildpsychochick
11-10-2000, 11:48 AM
we are finally going to start Jasmine's heartworm treatment next week, if all goes well at the appointment and she has no other illnesses, they will keep her and begin the process. she vomited twice yesterday, and has began to cough a little.......i read somewhere that this could be from the heartworms, so i am a bit concerned. the vet recommended that we wait until now, so if she is in worse shape now i am going to be very upset with him. she generally seems healthy, when we first got her, she was way too ill to go through with the treatment.
i've read every page on here and lots of other places about the treatment, and to say i'm apprehensive is an understatement.........she is approximately two years old, and we have had her probably close to 8 months or so now; she's my baby girl, ya know, and it's just a bit scary to think that i will leave her at the vet, and maybe she'll come home and maybe she won't. i am trying to remain positive and not to think about what could happen, yet feel like i should be prepared for the worst. i think the hardest part will be that first nite, they have assured me that if she survives the first treatment, her chances of survival dramatically increase. it just gonna be strange to not have her here. if i want to pay A LOT more, i can have her stay at the vet the entire time, but not so sure i can justify that. i have already rearranged my schedule, so that she will always have someone with her during the entire process; just in case something does go wrong, she can be taken in if necessary. anyway, i am probably rambling, if anyone has any info about the coughing and if it could be related to the illness, i would appreciate the information. i'll post how things go.............shay
i've read every page on here and lots of other places about the treatment, and to say i'm apprehensive is an understatement.........she is approximately two years old, and we have had her probably close to 8 months or so now; she's my baby girl, ya know, and it's just a bit scary to think that i will leave her at the vet, and maybe she'll come home and maybe she won't. i am trying to remain positive and not to think about what could happen, yet feel like i should be prepared for the worst. i think the hardest part will be that first nite, they have assured me that if she survives the first treatment, her chances of survival dramatically increase. it just gonna be strange to not have her here. if i want to pay A LOT more, i can have her stay at the vet the entire time, but not so sure i can justify that. i have already rearranged my schedule, so that she will always have someone with her during the entire process; just in case something does go wrong, she can be taken in if necessary. anyway, i am probably rambling, if anyone has any info about the coughing and if it could be related to the illness, i would appreciate the information. i'll post how things go.............shay