| Lucky you took the cautious option and took her to the vet!
Here's what it means if a human has that condition ...
Main Entry: sep·ti·ce·mia
Variant: or chiefly British sep·ti·cae·mia /"sep-t&-'sE-mE-&/
Function: noun
: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection that is accompanied by chills, fever, and prostration and often by the formation of secondary abscesses in various organs called also blood poisoning | 
