Hello Friends,
I haven't been on here much, because I've been grieving. Bowie passed away unexpectedly on October 30th. I'm still trying to make sense of it. My significant other and sent his remains in for a necropsy, and we are waiting on results. I put together a timeline, to try to make sense of it. I blame myself.
October 12th - Bowie showed symptoms of a sore right foot, as he was not putting weight on it. Made a vet appointment for him for Oct 14th.
October 14th - took Bowie into to see vet for lame foot, but unlike October 12th, he was putting weight on both his feet. Vet determined it could be a sprain and advised 0.07 mL Meloxidyl every 12 hours for 3 days. No outside cage time for 3 to 5 days.
Because Bowie seemed fine and was putting weight on both feet, I foolishly decided not to give him the medicine. Emailed vet on Oct 23rd that he seemed to be doing fine and maybe it was a fluke.
October 24th - Bowie was climbing down my significant other's shirt and let out a yelp of pain. We thought maybe his foot was sprained after all. We started the 0.07 mL Meloxidyl and started no outside cage time, except for 1 hour cuddle time on shoulder at evening.
Oct 28th - finished 3 day (technically 3.5 day) course of 0.07 Meloxidyl. Bowie seemed fine and was putting weight on both feet.
October 29th - Bowie stopped eating. He can be picky with his ZuPreem Fruit Blend and I just bought new bag the day before. Returned the pellets and bought a new bag of ZuPreem Fruit Blend for him.
October 30th - Bowie was lifting up his left foot this time and eating very litte. His poop was watery with no solids in it. Decided to give him 0.07 Meloxidyl that evening. My significant other and I made the decision that if he didn't respond to the Meloxidyl, we would take him to the ER that night. However, Bowie did respond to the Meloxidyl and looked better, so we decided that we would take him to the ER morning of the next day.
October 31st - Woke Bowie up at his usual wake time, and found he had passed sometime during the night.
I haven't been on here much, because I've been grieving. Bowie passed away unexpectedly on October 30th. I'm still trying to make sense of it. My significant other and sent his remains in for a necropsy, and we are waiting on results. I put together a timeline, to try to make sense of it. I blame myself.
October 12th - Bowie showed symptoms of a sore right foot, as he was not putting weight on it. Made a vet appointment for him for Oct 14th.
October 14th - took Bowie into to see vet for lame foot, but unlike October 12th, he was putting weight on both his feet. Vet determined it could be a sprain and advised 0.07 mL Meloxidyl every 12 hours for 3 days. No outside cage time for 3 to 5 days.
Because Bowie seemed fine and was putting weight on both feet, I foolishly decided not to give him the medicine. Emailed vet on Oct 23rd that he seemed to be doing fine and maybe it was a fluke.
October 24th - Bowie was climbing down my significant other's shirt and let out a yelp of pain. We thought maybe his foot was sprained after all. We started the 0.07 mL Meloxidyl and started no outside cage time, except for 1 hour cuddle time on shoulder at evening.
Oct 28th - finished 3 day (technically 3.5 day) course of 0.07 Meloxidyl. Bowie seemed fine and was putting weight on both feet.
October 29th - Bowie stopped eating. He can be picky with his ZuPreem Fruit Blend and I just bought new bag the day before. Returned the pellets and bought a new bag of ZuPreem Fruit Blend for him.
October 30th - Bowie was lifting up his left foot this time and eating very litte. His poop was watery with no solids in it. Decided to give him 0.07 Meloxidyl that evening. My significant other and I made the decision that if he didn't respond to the Meloxidyl, we would take him to the ER that night. However, Bowie did respond to the Meloxidyl and looked better, so we decided that we would take him to the ER morning of the next day.
October 31st - Woke Bowie up at his usual wake time, and found he had passed sometime during the night.
So Sorry...Hope you get some answers. It was all a bit sudden & mysterious.
