Keppy continued to survive on the Magic Keppy Juice even though by the time she was three weeks old she did not want the feeding tube put into her tummy any more. When Momma K would try to pass it down her throat Keppy would go "ACK ACK!" and spit it back up. So Momma K had to draw the Magic Keppy Juice up in a syringe and feed Keppy that way. The problem was that Keppy's cleft in the roof of her mouth would let the Juice come out Keppy's nose and she could not swallow it. But Momma K found that if she put her pinky in Keppy's mouth and covered the cleft she could squirt the Juice into the side of Keppy's mouth, and Keppy could swallow and eat pretty well. And so this is how Keppy was fed 5 or 6 times a day.
Although Keppy drank much Magic Keppy Juice, she stayed small and thin. She walked around like a bug with a very big head. She did not look real. Momma K wanted to know if Keppy had other problems such as a liver that did not work right. She made an appointment at a far away vet who was a specialist in internal medicine. On the day of the appointment she bundled the Keppy up and took her for a long ride in the car. Keppy rode in her little travel crate and played with her tiny toys. Sometimes she would yack at Momma K and bite the wire on the crate door. But finally she fell asleep until she and Momma K arrived at the vet.
It was quite a long wait to see the specialist veterinarian. Momma K took baby Keppy outside where there was a little grass and bushes so Keppy could potty if she had to. Because Keppy was born in March it was still quite cool in the Spring and Keppy had not been outside to play yet. So when Momma K set her down near the bushes Keppy was in wonder at the leaves over her head. She jumped up trying to bite the bushes. Then she bounced around in the grass. Keppy was feeling FINE. Yet it was chilly, so after it became clear Keppy did not have to potty, Momma K took her back inside.
Finally Keppy and Momma K were called back to see the veterinarian. Momma K was not having a good feeling about this place and when the vet bent over the tiny Keppy who was happy and giving kisses and waving at the stethoscope Momma K said "I think this puppy is OK- other than her cleft -perhaps we should go home til she gets bigger". The vet looked at Momma K in puzzlement. "Don't you want this puppy examined?" "Well, she looks like she feels pretty good- maybe she is too little to stress". The vet gave Momma K a look and bent over the Keppy to listen to her heart. She shook her head. "This puppy has a very bad heart murmur". Momma K held her breath then said: "Maybe she will outgrow it- sometimes puppies have heart murmurs that go away". The vet shook her head. "No-this is diferent-we need to do more tests" and with that the vet whisked Keppy away from Momma K into the back of the hospital.
And Momma K had to wait and wait.
A VERY long time went by. "Where is Keppy?" Momma K would ask anyone walking by. "She is having tests" was always the answer. More time goes by. Now Momma K is worried Keppy has been hurt with all the tests. Momma K asks "How long until Keppy is done with her tests? It has been a very long time-Keppy needs to eat". "Keppy is still not done with her tests" came the answer.
FINALLY the vet calls Momma K into a room. But where is Keppy? The vet starts talking. "Where is Keppy???" Momma K cries. The vet's eyes get big and she runs out of the room. Momma K is sure something bad has happened. The vet and a technician come back with Keppy on a towel. She is just laying there. Keppy is exhausted. The once happy playful puppy is lying still and quiet on the towel. Momma K is so worried. "She is FINE" the vet says. "Why is she so quiet?" Momma K wants to know. "She is tired is all-she is a little sick puppy". "SICK?" cries Momma K. "This puppy has a very bad heart problem" and with that the vet pops an Xray onto the light box. "See here? she has fluid accumulating around her heart and lungs. Her heart is not working right". Momma K cannot see through her tears or hear what the vet is saying through her fear at the sight of the very still Keppy. "We also put a needle in her bladder to test her urine" says the vet. Poor Keppy! thinks Momma K. "We also took blood from her to test her liver function and do a cell count" Oh no poor Keppy was stuck by more needles! How did they stick needles in something as tiny as Keppy?
Momma K was getting upset that they would take a tiny puppy weighing 22 oz and stick her with so many needles in so many places plus hold her on an Xray machine. There was no sign of the happy Keppy that was playing with the bushes and with the stethoscope-just a quiet Keppy breathing very hard and curled into a ball. Momma K just wanted to get her out of there!
Momma K paid the bill and left the mean veterinarian. She drove Keppy home with Keppy curled on her lap-Keppy did not move. The whole long ride home Keppy did not wake up. Momma K was sure they had hurt Keppy doing all those tests. She worried and worried. She took Keppy home and put a hot water bottle with her to get warm. Keppy just slept and slept. After several hours Momma K got Keppy to eat a little Magic Keppy Juice. But then she went back to sleep.
For three days Keppy did not play in the usual Keppy way. She would eat a little juice then curl up and sleep. There was no light in Keppy's eyes. Momma K was so sure she had been hurt by the mean vet. She called the vet to find out if Keppy had been hurt or dropped or anything else to account for Keppy's sadness. "No nothing happened to Keppy" the vet said. Momma K was not so sure. "Oh and all the blood and urine tests on Keppy are normal" OK-some good news at least. "But a cardiologist needs to see this puppy when she gets bigger, as her heart is very bad". Fine thought Momma K-if she survives after all the hard tests you gave her.
Bit by bit Keppy started feeling better. She still acted sore when she moved. But Keppy had lived her first 6 weeks even though no one thought she would and Keppy was still fighting. In another week Keppy was back to playing and being her Keppy self. Momma K was very relieved. But she would not take Keppy back to that mean vet again.
Next: Keppy Plays in the Great Outdoors!
Although Keppy drank much Magic Keppy Juice, she stayed small and thin. She walked around like a bug with a very big head. She did not look real. Momma K wanted to know if Keppy had other problems such as a liver that did not work right. She made an appointment at a far away vet who was a specialist in internal medicine. On the day of the appointment she bundled the Keppy up and took her for a long ride in the car. Keppy rode in her little travel crate and played with her tiny toys. Sometimes she would yack at Momma K and bite the wire on the crate door. But finally she fell asleep until she and Momma K arrived at the vet.
It was quite a long wait to see the specialist veterinarian. Momma K took baby Keppy outside where there was a little grass and bushes so Keppy could potty if she had to. Because Keppy was born in March it was still quite cool in the Spring and Keppy had not been outside to play yet. So when Momma K set her down near the bushes Keppy was in wonder at the leaves over her head. She jumped up trying to bite the bushes. Then she bounced around in the grass. Keppy was feeling FINE. Yet it was chilly, so after it became clear Keppy did not have to potty, Momma K took her back inside.
Finally Keppy and Momma K were called back to see the veterinarian. Momma K was not having a good feeling about this place and when the vet bent over the tiny Keppy who was happy and giving kisses and waving at the stethoscope Momma K said "I think this puppy is OK- other than her cleft -perhaps we should go home til she gets bigger". The vet looked at Momma K in puzzlement. "Don't you want this puppy examined?" "Well, she looks like she feels pretty good- maybe she is too little to stress". The vet gave Momma K a look and bent over the Keppy to listen to her heart. She shook her head. "This puppy has a very bad heart murmur". Momma K held her breath then said: "Maybe she will outgrow it- sometimes puppies have heart murmurs that go away". The vet shook her head. "No-this is diferent-we need to do more tests" and with that the vet whisked Keppy away from Momma K into the back of the hospital.
And Momma K had to wait and wait.
A VERY long time went by. "Where is Keppy?" Momma K would ask anyone walking by. "She is having tests" was always the answer. More time goes by. Now Momma K is worried Keppy has been hurt with all the tests. Momma K asks "How long until Keppy is done with her tests? It has been a very long time-Keppy needs to eat". "Keppy is still not done with her tests" came the answer.
FINALLY the vet calls Momma K into a room. But where is Keppy? The vet starts talking. "Where is Keppy???" Momma K cries. The vet's eyes get big and she runs out of the room. Momma K is sure something bad has happened. The vet and a technician come back with Keppy on a towel. She is just laying there. Keppy is exhausted. The once happy playful puppy is lying still and quiet on the towel. Momma K is so worried. "She is FINE" the vet says. "Why is she so quiet?" Momma K wants to know. "She is tired is all-she is a little sick puppy". "SICK?" cries Momma K. "This puppy has a very bad heart problem" and with that the vet pops an Xray onto the light box. "See here? she has fluid accumulating around her heart and lungs. Her heart is not working right". Momma K cannot see through her tears or hear what the vet is saying through her fear at the sight of the very still Keppy. "We also put a needle in her bladder to test her urine" says the vet. Poor Keppy! thinks Momma K. "We also took blood from her to test her liver function and do a cell count" Oh no poor Keppy was stuck by more needles! How did they stick needles in something as tiny as Keppy?
Momma K was getting upset that they would take a tiny puppy weighing 22 oz and stick her with so many needles in so many places plus hold her on an Xray machine. There was no sign of the happy Keppy that was playing with the bushes and with the stethoscope-just a quiet Keppy breathing very hard and curled into a ball. Momma K just wanted to get her out of there!
Momma K paid the bill and left the mean veterinarian. She drove Keppy home with Keppy curled on her lap-Keppy did not move. The whole long ride home Keppy did not wake up. Momma K was sure they had hurt Keppy doing all those tests. She worried and worried. She took Keppy home and put a hot water bottle with her to get warm. Keppy just slept and slept. After several hours Momma K got Keppy to eat a little Magic Keppy Juice. But then she went back to sleep.
For three days Keppy did not play in the usual Keppy way. She would eat a little juice then curl up and sleep. There was no light in Keppy's eyes. Momma K was so sure she had been hurt by the mean vet. She called the vet to find out if Keppy had been hurt or dropped or anything else to account for Keppy's sadness. "No nothing happened to Keppy" the vet said. Momma K was not so sure. "Oh and all the blood and urine tests on Keppy are normal" OK-some good news at least. "But a cardiologist needs to see this puppy when she gets bigger, as her heart is very bad". Fine thought Momma K-if she survives after all the hard tests you gave her.
Bit by bit Keppy started feeling better. She still acted sore when she moved. But Keppy had lived her first 6 weeks even though no one thought she would and Keppy was still fighting. In another week Keppy was back to playing and being her Keppy self. Momma K was very relieved. But she would not take Keppy back to that mean vet again.
Next: Keppy Plays in the Great Outdoors!
1 comment:
Awwwwww Keppy! I know all about all those rotten tests. I can't wait to read the next installment!
Rebel
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