A Fur Momma's Worst Nightmare

Last night as Steven and I were finishing up dinner we looked over at our sweet Kane and noticed something was wrong with his skin. He had what looked like large bumps covering his entire body. My first thought was that he was having a skin reaction and we needed to get him in the bath and wash off whatever it was that had irritated his skin. It was only after we put him in the bathtub that we noticed the swelling and the blood on top of his head. We knew he needed to get help. I was terrified that he had been bit by a spider or worse, a snake.

At 8:00 last night Steven and I hauled ass to the only emergency animal hospital in Birmingham. By the time we got there the swelling in his face and neck had gotten worse and the underneath of his belly was beginning to turn a blueish color. I was panicking.

The vet technician came right out to greet us and immediately took Kane to the back to be treated. About 15 minutes later (which felt like hours) we were brought back to see him and speak with the vet. They shaved his head to take a look at the bite and immediately gave him a steroid shot and a Benadryl shot. Thankfully it wasn't a snake bit.

After checking him over and giving him the shots they kept him in the back for another hour or so to observe him and make sure the hives were disappearing and the swelling was going down. The shots had worked. We were able to take our baby home.

We got home and in bed around midnight last night and I was up every hour checking on Kane. He slept in my arms all night long and hardly moved a muscle. By the time we woke up this morning the swelling in his face was completely gone and he was back to his old self (maybe a bit more drowsy than normal).

I'm so thankful that our baby is home safe and sound and that his bite/allergic reaction wasn't anything more serious. There is no worse feeling than seeing your animal hurting and helpless.