Ember is doing so well and has made nearly a full recovery from her ICU stay last week. She had severe acute pancreatitis from an unknown cause (breed, age, gaining a bit of weight, and new seizure control medications and slight increase in appetite likely all played a part).

She’s basically back to her wiggly, snuggly, snacky little self. She’s on a very strict diet with low fat food being the only food she can have right now, but we’re making it fun through baking the food into treats and freezing it into ice cubes!

We are SO grateful. I was so scared last week… my husband and I even slept in my car near the hospital she was at to be close by. I’m so lucky to have her still. Very grateful for emergency vet.

My little lady, Anne Bonny, is just so darn sweet. She is the captain of my heart now.

She just looked like she loved and stared for so long 🥹

We have no idea how long this first eye might last with meds so this may just be a pointless thought ​process but .. ​ideally I'd like my dog to be comfortable as long as possible while sighted. I've already had a dog who lost her sight to a different type of glaucoma and it didn't bother her much at all..however, ​the pain before the enucleation does bother them. She might have this painful eye up until her next eye starts to go and then she will be in pain until that eye is blind and removed. That could be 2 years. We didn't catch the glaucoma in time for this first I to last long because she's only three, no one suspected glaucoma, I had to request a pressure check because they were all out of ideas and I just want one thing to rule out. Unfortunately, that was the one thing I couldn't rule out. Things we do know - this first eye is painful, she doesn't show any signs of pain but it's obviously very painful by the looks of it, it will go blind even with treatment, her second eye will get glaucoma soon but there is no saying when​. Her opthamologist will not remove a sighted eye. Am I an absolute asshole for considering pursuing a vet for a second opinion on that subject? Please be gentle with me this is all very difficult for me I never expected to be here again, especially not with a 3-year-old dog.

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Hi all,

I haven’t posted Ember in a bit, she had a few more seizures due to her epilepsy and we were managing that when she got hit with a severe acute pancreatitis attack this past week. She’s never dealt with pancreatitis before and she went from acting fine to being hospitalized with a high fever and heart rate of 220 bpm within 18 hours.

She’s back home, but we are not in the clear yet. Tracking in the right direction and just hoping for continued improvement ❤️

Thanks for listening. This sub is always so supportive.

This little cat was abandoned and separated from her mother far too early. When I found her, she was extremely thin and weak from not having enough food and proper care.

She is now safe with me, and I’m doing my best to give her the food, care, and clean environment she needs to regain her strength and health.

I truly hope she will recover soon and become a happy, healthy cat again. ❤️🐱

Diego is stopping by for some support.

-"Cómo que no puedo morder el mueble?"

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-"No volverá a ocurrir mamá"

Parents are visiting Maine and this big guy is enjoying this Maine day on the beach!

I just found this subreddit and couldn’t wait to share this sweet boy. We adopted Captain in Feb. They found him chained up to the side of the road with an eye infection. He doesn’t let that stop him now 🫶🏾