Late last week Reggie got sick again with another bout of pancreatitis. It's probably my fault...I was thinking he was doing great! Silly me for thinking that way. Luckily we caught it earlier and he didn't get as sick as last time, which is great. However, the vets decided he needed to be on an IV again. Since Reg wasn't as sick, Reg didn't want to just lie around and Reg wouldn't calm down when the vets put him in a crate. After listening to him whine, cry, pace, dig, and howl for a little while, the vets decided I should take Reggie home and keep him on the IV here. Since Reggie wasn't as sick as last time, Reggie didn't want to lay in the crate here either, so keeping him still was a big challenge and at one point when I was taking him out he charged away from me yanking his IV so hard it bleed. It was not an easy time.
Thankfully, since he wasn't as sick, the IV stayed on for less than 24 hours and he was switched to oral anti-biotics. The vets are hoping that these frequent bouts of pancreatitis are because of the prednisone, which we hope to lower his dosage again late next week.
Oh, when they decide to hook Reg to an IV, they really wrap him up. Here he is in the car on our way back to the vets to have the catheter removed. They practically put his leg in a cast...a good thing I guess since he yanked it so hard.
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