Bella ER Update

Thanks so much to our of new & our steady supporters who have contributed to Bella’s ER fund campaign.

The Dr’s initially told us there was a strong indication that Bella had the Leptospirosis virus...strong as in 99% sure.  All of her symptoms (vomiting, lethargy, joint pain, bloody stool, total loss of appetite + super high fever...especially the running brook in her back yard!) pointed in 1 direction:  LEPTO.

The ER vet in CT who saw her the 1st two visits was so nervous about her condition, he almost wouldn't us take the time to get her to CVC in NYC the next morning.

Once at CVC, Dr. Solomon felt so strongly that she had Lepto, he wanted her foster mom to seek ER medical testing for her & her husband that very day!  Shockingly, after her 5 days in the isolation unit, IV meds & fluids...her results finally came back negative last week!  

That is the good news.  The bad news is that we still have the vets bills to pay and Bella has to undergo more testing b/c that means the problem lay elsewhere. 

She is currently finishing out her double round of oral antibiotics (for another week and a half), in addition to the injectible antibiotics she received at the hospital. Then she will be getting a panel of blood work done again to see what may be wrong with her liver.  Her original bloodwork showed that her liver count was through the roof.  So she is not out of the woods until all functions are back to normal.

Bella is home with her foster family and back to her old self.  All of the meds & treatment were necessary to her surviving this ordeal. 

Although it is a blessing that Bella does not have Lepto, we are back to the drawing board with regard to finding the cause of her liver counts spiking. There are two new theories as to what caused it: the first is that she ate/ingested something toxic in the yard or on a walk and it is now being flushed out of her system. The second is that there is something more serious going on with her liver and she will need more care.

We truly won't know until she is off the antibiotics and her blood is re-tested. Bella’s foster pug sibling  is not sick so there is a bit of fear that something is internally wrong with her.

We will keep posted as we continue to learn more about Bella’s condition.

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Bella Emergency

Bella’s foster mom noted some odd behavior last week. All of the sudden, sweet Bella needed a little encouragement to eat her food which she typically devours. At this point she was still going to the bathroom and walking upstairs, hopping on the couch but her energy level was down considerably. There was no running or playing and she looked exhausted.

 At first her foster mom thought it may be the temperature as we are in the middle of a full blown heat wave here in New York / New Jersey area, but even after cranking up the air conditioning there was no change.

The next day, the only thing Bella would eat was a little bit of wet food in the morning and that was hand fed, no treats and no dinner.  She was drinking some water but walking around really gingerly, with her tail tucked and her eyes were a little glassy.

Things only escalated from there into an emergency situation - Bella stopped eating normally and her drinking waned as well. In addition; she had bloody stool, a wobbly gait, she was whining when picked up and a temperature of 105!!

Bella was taken to the ER and received fluids, bloodwork, and an Xray.

Unfortunately, Bella continued to decline and needed a 2^nd ER visit.

Her bloodwork and symptoms indicated the Leptospirosis virus. She needed more bloodwork, fluids, injectible medications and urine to confirm Lepto versus something else.

Bella currently needs to stay at the CVC for 3-5 days for fluids / meds and Isolation treatment.

This poor little girl has had a rough go of things so far. We are doing our best to help her pull through.

So far Bella’s first two ER visits were $600, and $1,400 for 5 days of hospitalization.

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