We all go to bed and around 1:45am we hear Toby vomiting in his crate. We get everything cleaned up and go back to bed, only to awake two hours later to hear him yakking again. Eventually he yakked 3 times in a 6 hour period. We took him to the vet in the morning as he wouldn't eat or drink, and later had the squirts. They first tested for Parvo which thankfully came back negative. He was fully vacinated but wanted to be sure it wasn't that, as it is deadly the longer you wait to treat.
Ran some blood tests and found out some things were low and it was suggested that he ate something that had Xylitol, a "sugar free" sweetener used in sugar free gum, candy, some types of peanut butter and most sugar free food.
It could have been anything, and we think it might have been some cotton candy that the kids had residue on their hands and face. Or he ate something when we were getting the kids in bed as he was fine when we left for the game.
$400 later he is home. They had him on IV's and gave us some special food to get him back on track. He's eating well, but is very tired. He's still not his usual self and hope it's just him being tired from all the poking and prodding yesterday.
We are on a wellness plan at Petsmart that is similar to insurance but doesn't cover everything like bloodwork and exrays. Our plan was to use this plan the first year since it covers shots, neuter, office visits, thinking Toby wouldn't be seen for anything serious at a young age.... Well that backfired.
What insurance do you use, and what should we look for?
