Return Visit to ER Clinic--Potential Relief

I know---it's getting old, but this evening I took the advice of Mary Tipping and took Buford back to the emergency clinic because things were "just not right" and I was a wreck. I called first, explained the situation--filling with gas/air to the point of bloat each time he ate ANYTHING--and they said to immediately bring him back for re-evaluation. I'm thinking "running out of money but what can I do? I don't want him to die because I was stupid."

We met with yet another doctor (4th one so far) who re-examined him, and reviewed his entire file from soup to nuts. It was perhaps the most exhaustive session I have yet to have with a vet. When all was said and done it was agreed that we're all just grasping at straws and guessing what could be wrong. Granted, he has early heart disease and I never would have known that if it were not for all the tests done these last couple days--but that did not explain all the gas he was getting. This doctor agreed.

So, we're treating him for three things: a possible gastrointestinal motility problem, a possible inflammatory condition of his gastrointestinal tract, and a possible reaction to his food and/or gastroesophageal reflux. Also knowing that something else could be in play, he will be seeing an internal medicine specialist as soon as I set up the appointment tomorrow morning.

We came home with Reglan, Carafate, Zantac and Hills Prescription Z/D food to go along with his Trilostane for Cushings and Enalapril for his heart. The way everything has to be given with regard to how often, how much, how soon before meals, how soon after meals, how soon after all oral medication....my head is still spinning! I had to write everything down twice to get it organized correctly and I'm still scared that I'll screw it up. Tomorrow I will pick up one of those pill boxes that spreads things out for a week, etc. YIKES!

**BUT** here's the GOOD news: we survived dinner tonight with ZERO bloat!!! Heck, the boy is so jazzed up with anti-this and anti-that it's a wonder his body even knows it ate food! But he's sleeping soundly on the couch right now and that's the best sound I've heard from him all day.

I hope we get through the night with ease as well as tomorrow morning's meal. I'll be a wreck all day because I have to take my mother to NY for her oncologist appointment, but he will be at his regular vet's for boarding and I'll make sure they know EVERYTHING that's been going on--I'll pay extra for someone to check on him every 30 minutes if I have to!