Xanadu
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(4/23/02 9:46 pm)
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=( Curley doesn't feel well
I just got home from the vets office about 45 minutes ago. Seems as though Curley hasn't been feeling well over the past 24 hours and refused to eat this evening..even snubbed his nose up at oats.
So, because he was acting so strange I gave him a raisin which he ate, and forced some water into him and got on the phone to have him seen. He checked out okay except his intestines are alittle mushy, which means he's a bit dehydrated and it was also found out he has a grade 2 heart mur-mur. =( I expected the dehydration thing, but the heart mur-mur was was a hard slap to the face which stung alot. 3 other pets of mine have them as well, but I never in my wildest dreams expected one of the boys to come up with one.
Are mur-mur's common in mutation chins? The logical part of my brain seems to think they would be a greater chance of them because of their genetic make up. Any time you mutate something, you lessen internal defenses and increase risks of health problems and disease.
Shemp will be going in at some point to have his heart listened to as he and Curls are biological brothers. In the meantime I'll be not only attending to Curly's needs (he's being treated at home with sub-Q fluids, and a nutritional supplement) but also keep a close eye on Shemp and Bubba as well. Both of which appear be be fine, but I don't need 3 sick chins either.
All of this is really strange. Nobody in the house is sick, and they haven't been around any other animals are strangers for that matter.
UGH....
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