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I'm waiting on the lab & Piddles' results. She's had bad diarreah & I tried home remedies but it just got worse :(. So I talked to my vet & they sounded a little concerned, they did an in-house test & found something & said they wanted to send it to their other lab. I'm worried because they have a very good lab & they said the sample was just fine so idk why they had to send it out... I'm hoping nothing is wrong & it might take up to 2 days to get the results back. I hate waiting for things like that...
Oh no! I hope she's able to make it through whatever. Do you have any ideas of what it could possibly be? Like a few likely culprits?
Seems like the doggie diarrhea is running rampant!
My dog had something similar two weeks ago. His white blood count was super high, and we tested it twice at the vet. I was a wreck, but it was food allergies that turned into an infection! And we hadn't changed his food or anything, so it just sprang up. We take him back for a checkup on Saturday but he is doing much better with the meds they gave him to calm his tummy and antibiotics, plus special i/d food for now. :)
A friend of mine had a similar problem with her dog, and it was an attack of pancreatitis. She had to put her dog on a special diet, but her doggie is also okay.
Meanwhile, one of my bridesmaid's dogs just had the diarrhea but it was a good old fashioned tummy ache that resolved itself.
Fingers and paws crossed for you!
Maybe it is just something minor like parasites in the stool... crossing my fingers for you!!
They've tested for parasites before (other animals) & they've found them. I just have no clue what it could be. I mean they didn't sound too worried but they also strongly recommended to send it out.
I've checked her symptoms online but I keep getting really scary "guesses" & its hard because some of the symptoms also go along with a dog with puppies.
The puppies all look healthy at least. She's producing milk & its the right color. Her gums don't feel dehydrated. I can't find the dog thermometer to see if she has a temperature.
I just hate waiting, it could be something really simple or a "what if" horrible thing that requires a lot more :(
Oh Serabell! Piddles will be in my thoughts! Can you give her some chicken broth? Good luck to you!!!!
Awh, I hope she's okay! Reading forums and other "guesses" is the WORST, I've decided. Our dog dug a small corn cob out of the trash a few weeks ago and ate the whole thing, so I googled it and every search came up with scary outcomes or people basically saying your dog is doomed. So definitely just listen to your vet and don't scare yourself with online "guesses!" Diarrhea could mean a lot of things, just as @omgsprinkles was saying.
Keeping you and mama dog in my thoughts! Agree, keep us updated!
I've been adding pumpkin to her food the past 2 days & today I noticed a difference & think it helped so that's kinda a relief but I'm still waiting on the vet. I've decided no more googling about this! I'll just wait & see what happens, I'll hope for the best & maybe their equipment was malfunctioning or something & that's why they sent it off. I have to go to the vet tomorrow (for my other dog) so I'll talk more in detail about it.
I'm keeping my eyes on the pups & they all look fine, healthy, rambunctious & no "warning signs" of sickness in them.
I just know that whatever she has, she could give to the pups, so I think I'm worried by about x10!
When did then symptoms start? I worked for a family who started feeding their dog raw meat after she whelped because it was recommended to them by someone. Not a good idea. A day later she was vomiting and had diarrhea non-stop. Has anything changed in her diet recently?
It's possibly worms? They're super common in dogs, and for preggers dogs even more common because the hormones trigger the eggs to get born or something.
Have you had the puppies dewormed yet?
Again, when ours had the diarhea it was 'possibly' due to the worms (which are nothing to worry about, but the diahrea is certainly worrying and needs to get cleared up). Our vet had us give her pepto bismol (bought from the regular drugstore). We had to give her 4.1mL 3 times a day (for a 43 pound dog). Plus the vet had us deworm her (and we ended up having to deworm her probably 4 more times because the puppies had worms too). And from the diarea contaminating her, she got a bladder infection.....so try your best to keep her butt clean if you can. (We bought a waterless wash spray).
Good luck!! I totally know how this is the yuckiest thing to deal with ever!
I could be completely wrong but I was told when my dog had something similar to give him rice cooked in chicken broth... can someone confirm or deny this?
It worked for my dog but I know things work different for different breeds...
@firsttimemom It's called a bland diet. It's rice and boiled meat. You boil the meat to get all the fat out of it. Usually either chopped chicken or ground beef. It's supposed to settle the stomach.
Yeah, bad idea to google diarrhea in dogs since it can be caused by 5 million different things! ;) Is she eating? Is she vomiting? Is she lethargic? If not, I would just continue on a bland diet until you hear from the vet regarding her stool sample, and go from there. She may have gotten into something that isn't agreeing with her. If stool is negative and she's acting normally otherwise, i.e. no anorexia, vomiting, lethargy then I would maybe just get some Metronidazole (Flagyl) from the vet and keep her on a bland diet (boiled chicken or hamburg and rice) until the symptoms are gone. Good luck! :)
Back from the vet & they think its coccidia. They said the lab found a few coccidia organisms but nothing else. They got me an antibiotic but a low dosage because of the pups. So if nothing changes within 2 or 3 days they'll want to do another test. Its pretty common if its that, but they're not 100% sure that's what is causing Piddle's issue.
Poor Piddles!! Hope she (and you) feels better soon. I'm pretty sure I've said it on a previous thread but she is so lucky to have you!
Well nothing's really changed yet. She started the meds on Wednesday & I know its only been 1 day but if it doesn't change by tomorrow/possibly Sat than its something else, likely more serious, more extensive tests. She still has the liquid diarreah & its been like a week. That's serious stuff & it could be life-threatening. She recently vomited a little (new "development"), but she got into all the puppy food mush that was for her pups from this afternoon, so that may be why? She still needs good thoughts/prayers sent her way.
Ok I'm getting worried again. I don't know what else to do :(. I'll call my vet 1st thing tomorrow, but Piddles has vomited a few times now (didn't do that until, of course, after vet hours), its a little food but mostly water. Maybe its the meds causing it? Or maybe she threw those up already? But then, they won't work & she won't get any better without meds. I'm sorry this is TMI but I'm so worried & know this can be very serious & I can't afford a lot of tests & the owner has like no money now. Piddles isn't improving, she's panting a little but its barely anything & she's eating some grass. I'm checking on her all the time (dehydration is a risk) but she's drinking water at least. I've taken away her food for the night to help settle her stomach. I'm feeding the pups puppy-mush food so its ok she doesn't make as much milk. I emailed the owner to let her know something serious may be coming up. I'm thinking I might have to surrender her to a rescue to fix her, but I haven't told the owner that just yet, it all depends on what my vet says in the morning. How will I bottle feed 10 puppies?! Things just aren't looking good for poor Piddles :(.
Idk if I'll be on my computer again tonight, but I will keep you updated tomorrow!
:(
C'mon Piddles, pull through!
I hope it's nothing that the puppies can get. That would just make this all extra sad.
I hope she turns around soon.
Good thing she is beginning to wean; things will be easier for her body to take care of the problems now that the puppies aren't relying on her so much. It is normal for her to eat less (or even nothing) when she weans to stop the milk production, but of course this sickness is NOT normal. My prayers are with you.
Did they test her for worms?
I'm waiting on the vet's return call, I called not too long ago so we'll see what they suggest...
@serabell: poor Piddles!!!! Sending good thoughts your way!!!! Hope it's something that can be cleared up quickly and soon! :( lots of hugs for you both!!!
The vet changed the medicine to something else 1st. I'm hoping she just had a bad reaction to that specific med & that the other med resolves everything. She was on a pill but this new stuff is liquid, its easier to get her to take at least.
Times like this I wish Doug's collar (from Up) was "real".
I hope she feels better soon--the poor girl has been through a lot lately with giving birth to all those pups. Keep us updated on how she is doing. Give her a hug for me?
Poor Mama Dog! I hope she gets to feeling better, soon, for her sake, your sake, and the sake of her puppies! It's really important for them to stay with her and each other until at least eight weeks of age, because they get so much critical socialization from each other at that age.
Well, she stopped throwing up at least, not once since I gave her the new meds :). So at least she's not getting worse. I really don't want to split up the mom & pups either, that would be the last resort.
Oh no - after all you went through with her pregnancy! Fingers crossed and lots of love x
@serabell: yay? glad to hear she's better, well... sorta :) Yeah, that collar from UP would be awesome, or even the one from Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs!!!
Not much has changed :(. Very slight change yesterday but its back to bad again. I'm calling my vet tomorrow to see what they say. So not good news or a good sign at all.
I'm sorry to worry you all, I just don't know what to do. I emailed the owner 3 days ago & no word from her yet, I'm hoping to hear back very soon...
I'm waiting on a call back from my vet. The vet tech (just talked with her) sounded like I needed to wait it out because she may have had it really bad. However, when I talked to my vet about the results last week, they said it may be something more than the coccidia. & still no word from the owner :(.
Oh no! Poor momma pup!!! Sending lots of love and happy thoughts her way!!! You're amazing for doing all this Serabell!
Oh no! You are so awesome for doing so much for the dog & these puppies. I hope everything is okay and that the original owner of this dog is never allowed to have another pet as long as she lives ('cause it sounds like she doesn't give a crap!)
Still waiting on the vet. I'll probably call them in an hour if I haven't heard by then.
I did hear from the owner's sister. The owner doesn't have a phone so all the communication we've done is over Facebook. She went out of town with her fiance, left before I sent her the message & she's not coming home til Thursday & has no internet while gone :(. The sister found the fiance's mom's number & called & they weren't home but will hopefully hear back soon.
@serabell: Who are these owners?!?!?! I seriously want to kick them for leaving you to deal with their mess!!!! They should never be allowed to have pets again! It's all so irresponsible. They have a dog but no money to help with said dog, but can go away for a trip? Grrrr!!! You have the patience of a saint!!!
@bakerella: agreed!
@serabell: hope piddles does okay! You've done soooo much! I'm so sorry you've gotta go through all this! :(
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