Santa Cruz, Galapagos.
Eskay is a very energetic and happy puppy; he is always wanting to play, has a face that lights up when he smiles and generally loves life. So when Eskay became very lethargic and stopped eating, his guardians knew that there was something wrong. They brought the little pup to the Darwin Animal Doctors’ clinic to see if there was anything the Doctors could do for him. A strange case with not much background information, the Doctors decided to hospitalize Eskay for a few days to monitor his condition. With the treatment, Eskay began to improve and was soon sent home again to stay with his family.
Within a few days, Eskay’s condition began to slowly degrade. He, once again, stopped eating and became more and more lethargic. Concerned, his guardians brought him to the clinic once more. The Doctors gave Eskay a complete check up once again, but this time felt some painful enlargements in his abdomen. Without any ability to see into the abdomen and with suspicion of a foreign body, surgery was the only option.
Dr. Stella and Dr. Justin conducted the exploratory surgery, searching for any sign of a foreign body or the cause of Eskay’s condition. Strangely enough, there was no foreign body present and Eskay’s intestines were undamaged; in normal working order. They did discover, however, that all the lymph nodes in Eskay’s abdomen were enlarged, which is what the Doctors had felt during the examination. Due to this discovery, the Doctors knew exactly how to treat Eskay.
Eskay stayed in the clinic a few extra days to be monitored during his treatment to ensure that he got back to his old self. Eskay was loved and cuddled by all the volunteers, making sure that he felt happy and comfortable and had the best chance at improving. Lucky for the little pup, he did not just have the team of volunteers as friends, but made friends with another inpatient at the time; Scott. The two pups would roam around the clinic together and eventually began playing as their conditions both improved. Scott and Eskay became fast friends and helped each other through their healing process.
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