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July 3, 2009

Ginko is HOME!!!! We may never know why he was vomiting so much. Tom only got to talk to the doc for a few minutes, so I don’t have much info, but It seems that since the bloodwork was clean, then we’re not looking at pancreatitis. He’ll be on antibiotics for a few more days since he did have a fever and did have a slightly elevated white cell count. He also will take some pepcid each morning (we’ve learned it’s a better/safer choice than pepto for vomiting) for a few days. Ginko is only allowed tiny spoonfuls of special bland food every once in a while and only sips of water.

The first thing he did when he got out of the car was pick up a ball. Silly!

He also has had several very LONG pees since he got home, in addition to two on the way home. Tom stops frequently because Ginko gets VERY carsick coming up the canyon.

SO, that tells me perhaps he did NOT get to go outside much, even though they were pumping him full of IV fluids. Poor boy just held it.

That’s it for now. Must kiss the big boy.

Thanks to everyone for support and encouragement!

About the Author Roxanne Hawn

Trained as a traditional journalist and based in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA, I'm a full-time freelance writer for magazines, websites, and private clients. My areas of specialty include everything in the lifestyles arena, including health and home, personal finance and other consumer interests, relationships and trends, people and business profiles ... and, of course, all things pet related.

I don't just love dogs. I need them in my life. Seriously.

  1. I had a scare like that and it turned out my dog ate a toad. Didn’t agree with him at all! Next time he has to let me fry it in batter after it is dead! Ugh.

  2. Hurrah! Oh, that’s great news! Did the vets ever arrive at a diagnosis?

    Several years ago Dinah was stricken like lightning with something that just left her limp and whimpering–of course it was late at night when it happened, so she ended up at the ($$$) emergency vet. Three days she was there, deathly ill (blood not clotting, other weird numbers), then suddenly she was fine. No one ever figured out what was wrong with her, and she has never had another episode of it. Airedales are tough. In retrospect, I wonder whether she ate a bad mushroom from our large and woodsy back yard, but all that matters, of course, is that she came home well and safe.

    So happy Ginko is okay and Lilly has her buddy back. Hug your wooly beasts for me–and get some sleep!

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