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Post by *Shannon on Jul 10, 2014 4:21:20 GMT
Thank you all so much for your advice and support. She is doing better. I'm going to wait and see on the emergency vet, she hasn't thrown up again and has eaten a little pumpkin pulp and had some water. She chased a couple of bugs on the patio when I took her out a few minutes ago - that was really good to see. She had been immediately running out to the grass and trying to poop.
She looks happier and more peaceful. If she throws up again or seems in pain, I will take her in tonight.
I'll update in the morning.
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 10, 2014 12:31:59 GMT
Lu is doing much better this morning. She was almost normal last night when we went to ed at 12:30. She slept as usual, no attempts to poop as far as I know - no messes. She didn't try to go when I took her out a bit ago, either, but did urinate and patrolled the yard as usual. She hasn't had anything to eat other than a spoonful of pumpkin for over 24 hrs, so there may no be anything for her to move along so to speak.
I'm still taking her to the vet at 8:00, just to make sure she's ok and to get good guidelines on how to restart her on her food. I'll report back after the visit.
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Post by annaintx on Jul 10, 2014 12:58:11 GMT
I hope it was just an isolated incident. Good luck at the vet this AM.
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Post by Jill on Jul 10, 2014 13:01:01 GMT
Glad to hear she is better. Hope you get answers at the Vet today.
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Post by blueeyedpups on Jul 10, 2014 17:32:01 GMT
Glad to hear she's better. Hopefully it was just a weird, isolated incident!
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Post by marianne on Jul 10, 2014 17:34:44 GMT
I'm glad she had a comfortable night. Good luck at the vet and I also hope it was just an isolated incident.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Jul 10, 2014 18:11:28 GMT
How is the pup today?
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 10, 2014 18:36:32 GMT
Just checking to see how the vet visit went and hoping all is well with her.
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 10, 2014 19:20:13 GMT
Hello ladies, thank you so much for checking in on Lu... I am happy to say that she is still doing well. Her appt went very well. A little background... we go to a vet hospital that is decades old (the office is very stuck in the 60's). We've taken our cats there for 15+ years. Lu hasn't been there yet - you may remember that we adopted her about three months ago from our former neighbor. The founder of the practice is also the patriarch of one of the founding families of our city, old as the hills, great vet, a wonderful guy. He retired last year and the vet hospital is now owned by a doctor that worked with the founder of the practice. This man also owns two other practices. All three clinics work together now as sister clinics. Our usual vet could not see Lu, she was booked solid. The receptionist told be about their new relationship with the two clinics and told me that I could have Lu seen at one of the clinics, so I called, got an appt, etc. I dreaded seeing a new vet. I love our reg vet, she's down to earth, very hands on with animals, makes all her calls herself, she's awesome. I felt like I was cheating on her! Anyway... the guy we saw this morning was awesome! He spent an hour with us, examining Lu, discussing her issues of late, discussing what she needed regarding vaccinations, heart worm prevention, paw licking, etc. I learned so much and never felt rushed or that I was annoying him with questions. It was awesome. The staff was great, just an all around good experience. I will be leaving reviews on Yelp and such. So on to Lu... He thinks her issues were probably caused by switching her food. Her exam was unremarkable, other than pretty full anal glands which apparently happens often when dogs have diarrhea. No fever, not dehydrated, etc. He explained that when dogs, particularly ones that are on a strict one-type-of-food diet, change food bacteria in their gut can get out of whack and sometimes bad bacteria can take a hold resulting in colitis, which results in the frequent straining and diarrhea. He performed a digital rectal exam to make sure there was no internal bleeding or crazy inflammation, that turned out fine. They have a stool sample and are testing for giardia and other nasties that could be playing a roll just to be on the safe side. She is on a twice daily antibiotic for a week and is on a bland canned food diet for several days. We are about to leave town for a week and my dad's watching her, so we're going to do the bland diet the whole time we're away and then will slowly start mixing in her regular food when we return. It was a very educational and busy visit... In addition to the above she also received her distemper vaccine, was dewormed, was micro chipped, and had a blood draw done for heart worm testing. Phew! She greedily ate her 1/4 of a can of food when we got home, drank a good bit and promptly went to sleep. She's almost 100%. I just hope my dad remembers to give her her medicine twice a day while we're gone. Thank you for your advice and support, I really appreciate it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 19:24:58 GMT
What a great update!
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 10, 2014 19:25:03 GMT
That is an awesome update! Don't you just love vets like that? Really happy to hear all is well in Lu land!
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Post by elaine on Jul 10, 2014 19:30:33 GMT
. Our vet's office said to watch her for a bit to see if she's able to go. As long as she's drinking, she should be ok as long as she doesn't show any other symptoms. Any advice to offer? Pumpkin pulp? ------------------------------------------------------- Update: Thursday, ------------------------------------------------------- Update Thursday, 1:20pm Hello ladies, thank you so much for checking in on Lu... I am happy to say that she is still doing well. Here's more info than you probably wanted. Her appt went very well. A little background... we go to a vet hospital that is decades old (the office is very stuck in the 60's). We've taken our cats there for 15+ years. Lu hasn't been there yet - you may remember that we adopted her about three months ago from our former neighbor. The founder of the practice is also the patriarch of one of the founding families of our city, old as the hills, great vet, a wonderful guy. He retired last year and the vet hospital is now owned by a doctor that worked with the founder of the practice. This man also owns two other practices. All three clinics work together now as sister clinics. Our usual vet could not see Lu, she was booked solid. The receptionist told be about their new relationship with the two clinics and told me that I could have Lu seen at one of the clinics, so I called, got an appt, etc. I dreaded seeing a new vet. I love our reg vet, she's down to earth, very hands on with animals, makes all her calls herself, she's awesome. I felt like I was cheating on her! Anyway... the guy we saw this morning was awesome! He spent an hour with us, examining Lu, discussing her issues of late, discussing what she needed regarding vaccinations, heart worm prevention, paw licking, etc. I learned so much and never felt rushed or that I was annoying him with questions. It was awesome. The staff was great, just an all around good experience. I will be leaving reviews on Yelp and such. So on to Lu... He thinks her issues were probably caused by switching her food. Her exam was unremarkable, other than pretty full anal glands which apparently happens often when dogs have diarrhea. No fever, not dehydrated, etc. He explained that when dogs, particularly ones that are on a strict one-type-of-food diet, change food bacteria in their gut can get out of whack and sometimes bad bacteria can take a hold resulting in colitis, which results in the frequent straining and diarrhea. He performed a digital rectal exam to make sure there was no internal bleeding or crazy inflammation, that turned out fine. They have a stool sample and are testing for giardia and other nasties that could be playing a roll just to be on the safe side. She is on a twice daily antibiotic for a week and is on a bland canned food diet for several days. We are about to leave town for a week and my dad's watching her, so we're going to do the bland diet the whole time we're away and then will slowly start mixing in her regular food when we return. It was a very educational and busy visit... In addition to the above she also received her distemper vaccine, was dewormed, was micro chipped, and had a blood draw done for heart worm testing. Phew! She greedily ate her 1/4 of a can of food when we got home, drank a good bit and promptly went to sleep. She's almost 100%. I just hope my dad remembers to give her her medicine twice a day while we're gone. Thank you for your advice and support, I really appreciate it! Yay! I'm so relieved! I've been worrying about Lu. I'm glad that you had her thoroughly checked out and that there is a reasonable explanation for her tummy troubles. I hope that she is 100% by the time you get back.
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Post by jayfab on Jul 10, 2014 20:34:26 GMT
Yay! I'm glad she is feeling better. That vet clinic sounds awesome.
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Post by snappinsami on Jul 10, 2014 20:44:03 GMT
SO glad to hear that Lu is doing better and that the vet doesn't think it's anything major. I know what a relief that must have been. But I have to admit that I cringed reading about the digital rectal exam. Eeew... LOL!
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Post by marianne on Jul 10, 2014 20:46:37 GMT
Wonderful! So glad she's okay and been thoroughly checked out. Enjoy your vacation!
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jul 10, 2014 21:22:40 GMT
So glad your puppy is doing better. Nothing worse than a sick puppy.
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Post by azredhead on Jul 10, 2014 21:23:12 GMT
Yea so glad she's doing better!!
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Post by blueeyedpups on Jul 10, 2014 21:36:40 GMT
Yay! That's a great update. Since she's on antibiotics and her gut bacteria is already messed up, i'd suggest giving her FortiFlora. It is a powder that is full of probiotics that you can sprinkle on her food. We give it everyday to our 2 senior dogs...no Rx needed, we get it from Amazon.
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 11, 2014 15:26:08 GMT
Thanks so much ladies, she's back to her old PITA self now.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 11, 2014 15:55:44 GMT
Glad she is doing well!
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Post by peppermintpatty on Jul 11, 2014 16:25:45 GMT
Great news!
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 11, 2014 16:30:31 GMT
SO glad to hear that Lu is doing better and that the vet doesn't think it's anything major. I know what a relief that must have been. But I have to admit that I cringed reading about the digital rectal exam. Eeew... LOL! Yeah that. lol. My sweet dog who has never ever EVER tried to bite anyone, has never even snapped at anyone, tried to bite the vet tech who was silly enough to try to get Simba's temperature without anyone else to help him. He apologized to Simba and admitted it was his fault. hahaha Anyway, OP so glad your dog is doing better and that you had her checked out. Now you can go on vacation and not worry the whole time you're gone.
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Post by alibama on Jul 11, 2014 17:23:40 GMT
Glad to hear Lu is better. It sucks when we can't figure out what is bothering them.
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