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My girl Amber is very sick. She had a rare, adverse reaction to her annual booster shots, and as a result we fear she has lost her hearing. The vet was very puzzled and concerned, and he has reported her case to the vaccines' manufacturers. He thinks her brain swelled, resulting in disorientation, dizziness and deafness. She tries, but she hasn't been able to eat on her own. I don't know if she'll ever be able to hear us call her name again, which tears me apart. We startle her when we come home from work and when we touch her from behind, because she doesn't know we're there. The vet indicated there was a chance that the deafness would go away. I hope that's the case, but her hearing has not improved since last week.
It pains me to think that she was in perfect health just last week -- I almost feel like I did this to her by taking her in for shots, even though I know that no one could have known this would happen. I wish I would stop kicking myself over what's in the past -- something I can't control -- and focus on what I can do to make things better.
Current mood: Sad
Replies: 2 shoutouts
poor amber! I'm sorry. I hope she gets better soon.
Posted by tiff @ 09/25/2003 05:35 PM EST
:*(
Posted by Huff2 @ 09/24/2003 10:30 PM EST