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Location: Manchester
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Beware danger of asthma inhalers left about
I can now post about this as there is a good ending,
The other day Savannah managed to get hold of my asthma inhaler and destroyed it, in doing this she ingested the stuff inside, she became very lethargic, so I called the vets, the vet doubted wether she had actually inhaled the gas as it exited the little pressurised cannister, but I said she is not herself so she must have gotten some of it, the vet although polite gave me the impression I was being a bit over worried for something or nothing, but I left with the instructions that if there are any further developements apart from the "depressed" attitude then I am to get back on the phone to them again. so about an hour later, she was lay on the floor and her whole body was shaking with every heart beat, I could actually see her heart beating very very fast, then her front legs sort of shook, and her under belly which is still like a puppies (not too much hair) went bright pink on further investigation all her skin was this colour, so I phoned the vets and they said to get her to the emergency office straight away as they have more equipment there, so off we go, I drove like a bat out of hell. I get to the emergency vets, and the vet takes us in straight away, check Savannah heart and said yes it was too rapid and that she needs to be admitted and put on fluids and have bloods taken to check her potassium, if that drops too far she is in real trouble, so I had to leave her in their hands, I was worried to death, but thanksfully tonight I got her back, she has shaved patches on her leg from the IV etc, but boy she was as glad to see me as I was to see her. the vet told me that I was right to bring her in the way I did as it was life threatening, and her potassium did drop quite a lot which effects the heart, but thankfully she has come through, and no lasting damage. I have only been able to post this now as I didnt think she would pull through and I didnt want to jinx her chances. so tonight she gets special priveledges and gets to sit next to me on the sofa.
Mo