pup is sick, need some good thoughts

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:06 pm

My 20 week old Husky Asha is in isolation at the vet since early this morning.

Saturday night and Sunday morning she was eating grass and puking. Normal for a dog so I didn't get too worried about it.

Seemed fine Sunday night and all of Monday.

Got home last night and she looked lethargic and was throwing up pure mucus, no bile or food. Then squirting it out, no stool or blood, just mucus. Decided to bring her to the vet the next morning (this morning).

Put her outside in one of the kennels.

Got up early this morning to check on her and saw the mucus had changed to blood...lots and lots of bright red blood dripping out of her.

Brought her to the vet ASAP and she left a trail of blood the whole way.

Stood with her at the exam table for an hour as it ran down her tail and legs. At first they said it was textbook parvo, 50% chance of recovery.

Parvo test came back negative so now they're culturing and testing and x-raying and doing ultrasounds

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:15 pm

I'm sorry man.. I hope your dog gets better..
Prayers sent.. poor dog..

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:20 pm

Count me in.

JAFO · Post by **JAFO** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:21 pm

Hang in there bud, keep your head up, I'm sure she's in good hands and will pull through just fine. Modern medicine can be amazing.
Post updates when you can, okey doke?

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:25 pm

Definitely in our thoughts. Keep us posted and hopefully everything will turn out ok.

9mmprincess · Post by **9mmprincess** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:27 pm

Keeping a good thought for your pup <3

triniwasp · Post by **triniwasp** » Thu May 01, 2008 1:09 am

Sorry to hear that. Good thoughts and prayers on the way.

Goliard · Post by **Goliard** » Thu May 01, 2008 3:28 am

...........MEGA good vibes sent Ashas and your way both.........
Sorry to hear it feel for ya, and while the thread is up I'd like to remind people of a not often thought of hazard to pets.

Antifreeze.. has a sweet taste and some pets will lapp it up like a candy.
Depending one weight, even small amounts of it can cause major damage or death

With summer comeing need to keep an eye out and clean up or hose away any sopts or puddles leaked on your driveway.

One other point some of the newer formulias are many times less toxic.
Keep in mind when you next change your antifreeze and wonder if should spend the extra two dollars a jug for it that it may save the life of a beloved pet possibly >yours<

I lost a black lab 2 years ago because a neighbor changed his and just let it run into the gutter

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:32 am

Humby, what is the vet looking for? Has he seen something like this before?

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:35 am

Prayers sent man. Glad to hear it wasn't parvo. I had a dog that went through that and made it out pretty good, but that's a bad one. Please keep us updated.

M1ssy8402 · Post by **M1ssy8402** » Thu May 01, 2008 8:53 am

I'm very sorry. Wishing only the best for you and Asha. Hope everything goes well.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:01 am

Humboldt wrote:My 20 week old Husky Asha is in isolation at the vet since early this morning.

Saturday night and Sunday morning she was eating grass and puking. Normal for a dog so I didn't get too worried about it.

Seemed fine Sunday night and all of Monday.

Got home last night and she looked lethargic and was throwing up pure mucus, no bile or food. Then squirting it out, no stool or blood, just mucus. Decided to bring her to the vet the next morning (this morning).

Put her outside in one of the kennels.

Got up early this morning to check on her and saw the mucus had changed to blood...lots and lots of bright red blood dripping out of her.

Brought her to the vet ASAP and she left a trail of blood the whole way.

Stood with her at the exam table for an hour as it ran down her tail and legs. At first they said it was textbook parvo, 50% chance of recovery.

Parvo test came back negative so now they're culturing and testing and x-raying and doing ultrasounds

I hope the best for her

tarpoon75 · Post by **tarpoon75** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:15 am

Good thoughts send.

I hope the pup sees a full recovery.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:20 pm

Debbie wrote:Humby, what is the vet looking for? Has he seen something like this before?

Something she ate most likely.

Hard to know whether it's a chunk of bone that she ate and caused her discomfort as it made its way through her system, causing her to eat the grass and try to puke it up, but only perferated the intestine wall on its way out.

or maybe some old fish skin out of the compost pile. She loves the compost ple damnit, and something like that can grow some pretty nasty bacteria.

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:55 pm

Humboldt wrote:Something she ate most likely.

Hard to know whether it's a chunk of bone that she ate and caused her discomfort as it made its way through her system, causing her to eat the grass and try to puke it up, but only perferated the intestine wall on its way out.

or maybe some old fish skin out of the compost pile. She loves the compost ple damnit, and something like that can grow some pretty nasty bacteria.

Is there any way you can put fencing around the compost pile?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu May 01, 2008 4:06 pm

Debbie wrote:

Is there any way you can put fencing around the compost pile?

It's fenced in, 6 pallets wired together.

But she's already big enough to jump over the pallets and pull herself in.

So yes, I DO need to figure out some additional fencing to make sure it stays off limits.

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Thu May 01, 2008 4:24 pm

sorry to hear this Humby. I hope she gets better quick.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Thu May 01, 2008 4:38 pm

Any updates?
Hoping for the best...
Ken

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Fri May 02, 2008 12:34 pm

Yeah, what is the status of the pup?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri May 02, 2008 3:19 pm

Just got a call back from the vet.

She's doing much better, no hemorrhaging for 24 hours.

Kidney functions look good. Off the IV, able to drink water on her own. If she can hold it down I might be able to pick her up this evening after work.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

frostybear · Post by **frostybear** » Fri May 02, 2008 3:23 pm

Great news!!!

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri May 02, 2008 3:33 pm

Humboldt wrote:Just got a call back from the vet.

She's doing much better, no hemorrhaging for 24 hours.

Kidney functions look good. Off the IV, able to drink water on her own. If she can hold it down I might be able to pick her up this evening after work.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:36 pm

She is home

Picked her up after work, brought her home and gave her a quick bath out in the sun, let her and the 4 others check each other out, put her in her wire crate on fresh bedding and off to the side an inflatable electric thermostat controlled dog bed

Half dozen cans of Evangers 100% chicken for her, nothing but for a few days.

9mmprincess · Post by **9mmprincess** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:38 pm

that is such a beautiful dog

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sat May 03, 2008 2:06 pm

9mmprincess wrote:that is such a beautiful dog

Yes, she's awesome. Had me wrapped around her little paw since day 1.

This is still rough on her, I don't think she was ready to come home from the vet yet.

Big antibiotic horse pills for her to take twice a day but she has no appetite at all.

Made chicken and rice broth for her last night and she wouldn't even look at it. Tried again this morning and she still refuses.

She's drinking water and holding it down fine, went outside and peed for the first time so that's all good at least but she has no nutrients in her at all.

Going to try some chicken broth with butter and pedialyte.

MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Sat May 03, 2008 3:34 pm

I am surprised that the vet released her if she was not yet taking in any food

Pedialyte is a great idea however! I have nursed mine with ensure and boost believe it or not...a bit spendy for awhile but they are so worth it! Give her a pat for me please...and best of luck!

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:12 pm

MissTynker2 wrote:I am surprised that the vet released her if she was not yet taking in any food Pedialyte is a great idea however! I have nursed mine with ensure and boost believe it or not...a bit spendy for awhile but they are so worth it! Give her a pat for me please...and best of luck!

They said she was eating and holding down small amounts of wet food, but nothing I offered her worked last night, wouldn't even look.

We're trying some boiled chicken now and she went right for it. Tiny bites about the size of a quarter, 1 or 2 every 20 minutes.

She's holding it down but you can tell even in small amounts she's fighting some really serious nausea.

frostybear · Post by **frostybear** » Sat May 03, 2008 5:31 pm

Have you tried feeding her by hand with her on your lap? I know it sounds silly but I have had luck in the past with dogs that wouldn't eat because they were not well. I usually stroke and pet them while offering them food. Worth a shot, you never know.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sat May 03, 2008 5:42 pm

frostybear wrote:Have you tried feeding her by hand with her on your lap? I know it sounds silly but I have had luck in the past with dogs that wouldn't eat because they were not well. I usually stroke and pet them while offering them food. Worth a shot, you never know.

This is all by hand

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:29 pm

Humboldt wrote:....She is home ....

Great news, that’s too cool looking of a dog to lose.

M1ssy8402 · Post by **M1ssy8402** » Sat May 03, 2008 9:05 pm

she is so adorable, glad to hear she is better, and I definitely hope for a full recovery and for the best for her

frostybear · Post by **frostybear** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:36 pm

Humboldt wrote:This is all by hand

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun May 04, 2008 12:53 am

So she's doing much better now at least.

Eaten about 1/4 cup of boiled chicken, took her antibiotics earlier and kept them down.

JAFO · Post by **JAFO** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:48 am

Glad to hear the good news humboldt.
Give her a little scratch behind the ears for me.

triniwasp · Post by **triniwasp** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:37 am

Humboldt wrote:This is all by hand

So is the work I do with your mother

Glad to hear she's doing better. Now get some sleep for Christ's Sake!