[Dailydrool] Difficult days

[Sally King]

It's been a rather worrying few days in the King household.
On Saturday night, I was woken by Clara being sick. The next morning I found she'd also had diarrhea on all three  levels of the house. She didn't want her breakfast, so Rolph obligingly ate it for her.
The upset continued all day, but in the evening, she wanted a bit of Rolph's food, not her own. He ate both.That night she continued with the upset tum, with Rolph joining in, due, I thought, to the unfamiliar food. 
It carried on until Tuesday morning when, worried it might be connected to her kidneys, I got her to the vet.While we were waiting to be seen, Rolph pooed out pure blood on the waiting room floor. Luckily, they were able to jiggle appointments to get him seen too.
The vet was very worried about Clara, fearing this was her kidneys shutting down. I had the choice of admitting her, or taking her home following three injections and returning her today (Wednesday), for blood tests. I felt she'd be happier at home, so that's what we did.
Thankfully, she improved noticeably by the evening (they both did) and ate her bland dinner. I will take her for the blood test today and am quietly optimistic.
Nowadays, it feels as though I am running a palliative care unit, but as long as they have a reasonable quality of life, I will keep "riding the mop" as Debbie would have said.
I'm sure a little drool wouldn't go amiss.
Hugs and drool to all who need it.
Sally, with Rolph and CLara, UK
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