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12-27-2008, 09:07 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: hopkinsville
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| sick mommy Hi i am new here i have a 2 yr old mom who just had 3 babies delivered by c-section on the 8th..she was fine yesterday and then last night she started acting strange and today she is sluggish wobbly rapid heart rate. shes eatting and drinking but shes not her normal self shes having trouble walking.. i have just given her nutri-cal. just heard of it today. shes alert our vet is out of town till tuesday.. and the closest one is 5 hrs away.. any suggestions on what to do? or should i start the drive? |
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12-27-2008, 09:30 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I would take her to your nearest vet asap. I would also post this in the Breeders section. You might get more answers there. |
12-27-2008, 09:51 AM | #3 |
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| I am not a breeder, but totally agree. I would be on the way to a vet ASAP! Hope your little Mommie will be OK. Please update us!
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12-27-2008, 11:04 AM | #4 |
Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi
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| Sounds like eclampsia. here's a link with info Eclampsia (Puerperal Tetany, Milk Fever, Hypocalcemia) in Dogs. You must get some calcium into your girl. There's a recipe for whelping pudding which is very good to help restore her. Do a search here on YorkieTalk for it. Eclampsia is also called milk fever and is recommended the pups be supplemented rather than nurse. She really should see a vet but if that's not possible get calcium in that girl NOW. Ice cream can be used also and there are calcium supplements available at pet stores. DO NOT let this condition go untreated. It is very serious. |
12-27-2008, 11:23 AM | #5 |
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| It does sound like eclampsia. I would not take the chance. She really needs to see a vet for her safety.
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12-27-2008, 11:36 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I just found another article on eclampsia. Pretty scary and nothing you should try to treat yourself. Mom needs to get to the vet asap. Eclampsia In The Dog, Milk Fever, Puperal Tetany, Hypocalcemia... At ThePetCenter.com |
12-27-2008, 11:40 AM | #7 |
Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi
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| I see the OP is logged off. Hopefully she is making the trip. Maybe she saw some of the posts and tried to get some calcium in her before leaving. Every hour without some kind of treatment only makes it worse. |
12-28-2008, 06:16 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Has anyone heard anything? Did she take the mom to the vet? |
12-29-2008, 07:51 AM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana
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| Assuming you are in Hopkinsville, KY as you write, there is definitely more than one vet located there. There are also emergency facilities in Evansville, IN and in Nashville, TN. It takes me 2.5 hours to get from Nashville, TN from Evansville, IN and I pass Hopkinsville mid-way. Hope mom is doing OK, sounds like eclampsia and that is definitely an emergency. |
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