Lucy is resting this weekend after having a severe allergic reaction to something outside (pollen, bee sting, spider bite). We haven't been able to pinpoint the source. It all started on Wednesday when she all of a sudden couldn't control bodily functions, then immediately threw up (gross, sorry!). After she threw up, she wouldn't move. I picked her up and she went limp then sort of collapsed in the house. After checking her gums and seeing that they were completely white (the severity of this is equivalent to you turning blue because you can't breathe), we rushed her to the vet.
After a day of platelet tests, clotting tests, full blood panels, IVs, shots and Benadryl, she was improving. We took her home, and she immediately went to the bedroom dresser where we had left her ball that morning. I believe she must have been thinking about her ball all day.
Today, we had a follow-up to make sure her platelet count was back to normal. Good news is her platelet count is perfect, but one of her liver enzymes is still high. No big deal, but we have to go back to get that checked in a month.
Because this is the second time she has had an allergic reaction, the vet seems to think it will be a pattern. The reaction this week was so severe, it is highly likely she would not be here if we had not taken her to the vet. All of this means she will be on Benadryl for the rest of her life.
At 4 years old, Lucy's medical history includes two severe allergic reactions, an obsessive compulsive disorder, an infected toe and an intolerance to cheap anesthesia (the kind she requires is significantly more expensive).
Lucy is a special dog indeed.
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