Goodmorning all,
I am the proud mommy to Austin, a 5 year old golden. I'd first like to mention he is the light of my life, love him to death.
I am sorry to introduce myself seeking advice, but I am worried sick about Austin. Last Sunday am, Austin had emergency surgery to remove a wine cork from his small intestine. I realize this is a fairly common procedure, as my then 1.5 year old cat had this surgery 5 years ago to remove a miniature Christmas tree lightbulb and recovered without incident. The problem with Austin is he has been running a fever between 103.2 to 105 fahrenheit or 39.56 to 40.56 celsius far for the last 3 days. He has been seen daily, whether it be in emergency, regular office call, or a house call. His incision was leaking a lot, but they feel it is serous fluid and not to be concerned. His white blood count was elevated but not raging and they contributed this rise to natural defences kicking in to heal the trauma of surgery. He just started to truly eat yesterday, and is peeing and poohing fine. He is on antibiotics and Metacam.
My question is, should I be really concerned about this persistent fever, or should I just try and chill out?
Thank you in advance for any advice or thoughts.
With sincere appreciation,
Margo (mommy to Austin)
I am the proud mommy to Austin, a 5 year old golden. I'd first like to mention he is the light of my life, love him to death.
I am sorry to introduce myself seeking advice, but I am worried sick about Austin. Last Sunday am, Austin had emergency surgery to remove a wine cork from his small intestine. I realize this is a fairly common procedure, as my then 1.5 year old cat had this surgery 5 years ago to remove a miniature Christmas tree lightbulb and recovered without incident. The problem with Austin is he has been running a fever between 103.2 to 105 fahrenheit or 39.56 to 40.56 celsius far for the last 3 days. He has been seen daily, whether it be in emergency, regular office call, or a house call. His incision was leaking a lot, but they feel it is serous fluid and not to be concerned. His white blood count was elevated but not raging and they contributed this rise to natural defences kicking in to heal the trauma of surgery. He just started to truly eat yesterday, and is peeing and poohing fine. He is on antibiotics and Metacam.
My question is, should I be really concerned about this persistent fever, or should I just try and chill out?
Thank you in advance for any advice or thoughts.
With sincere appreciation,
Margo (mommy to Austin)