5
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POSTED: | BY: Cheryl
Healthy Paws eased the stress!
It's been a rollercoaster of stress and emotions this week. Wednesday was Emma's birthday, and the worst day of three days of pain. Started out at her vet, took xrays and stomach was incredibly huge and distended. She sent us to a specialist for ultrasound. That completed, they suspected cancer. Adenocarcinoma or in the duodenal area. We were devastated and Emma looked awful, couldn't stand and in tremendous pain. They gave her pain meds, Cerenia and sent her home with us for surgery the next morning. Next morning, surgeon also thought cancer or mass based on image from the ultrasound. But she was too unstable for surgery and had to get her electrolytes and hydration better. Next morning just prior to surgery, the surgeon calls and says she's alert, playful, and stomach no longer distended. Seemed like a different dog. We opted to hold off on surgery and repeat ultrasound for comparison. That ultrasound was a much better view; the stomach was no longer blocking images of her organs and we could clearly see necrotizing pancreatitis, NOT cancer, but still very serious. Completely changed treatment plan and avoided surgery, literally at the last minute. She still had aggressive treatments and blood transfusion, but came out of it great. Completely scarey experience and it came out of nowhere! They literally told us it could gave been one fatty meal or something she got into.
We will make some dietary and medication changes and hopefully prevent any further recurrences. Knowing we had pet insurance at a time like this wad a HUGE relief; one less thing to worry about. Within a day of submitting her claim, Healthy Paws reached out to me to ask how she was doing and to give her a hug. Not your typical insurance company! I'm so glad for Healthy Paws and your caring staff! 💕🐾
Cheryl