I took Molly to the vet this morning.
Poor girl couldn't even walk from the car to the front door of the vet office. She walked as far as she could and then just laid down in the parking lot.
They had to come out and carry her inside (I'm sure the vet technicians appreciate this picture of their butts).
The vet immediately determined that she was dehydrated (I knew this because I hadn't seen her drinking much water in the last couple of days), but that they needed to run some tests.
The diagnosis is Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia. Essentially, it means that her immune system is attacking her red blood cells.
The doctor is very hopeful that with some steroids Molly will be back to her normal self soon. She's spending the night in the animal hospital and hopefully we can bring her home tomorrow.
Poor girl couldn't even walk from the car to the front door of the vet office. She walked as far as she could and then just laid down in the parking lot.
They had to come out and carry her inside (I'm sure the vet technicians appreciate this picture of their butts).
The vet immediately determined that she was dehydrated (I knew this because I hadn't seen her drinking much water in the last couple of days), but that they needed to run some tests.The diagnosis is Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia. Essentially, it means that her immune system is attacking her red blood cells.
The doctor is very hopeful that with some steroids Molly will be back to her normal self soon. She's spending the night in the animal hospital and hopefully we can bring her home tomorrow.
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