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07-13-2009, 01:38 PM | #1 |
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| My son's beagle is very sick...need any advise! Okay...my son has a 5 yr old female Beagle who's not spayed. She just finished a heat and began showing odd symptoms. Lack of Appetite X 4-5 days Increased Lethargy Clear (but smelly) Vaginal Discharge Pale Gums Today, we took her to the Vet and after running preliminary blood tests, her HCT was 11.2! A smear of her vaginal discharge appeared normal and her uterus does not feel abnormal. The Vet is puzzled because he doesn't see other symptoms that could be associated with a reason for her to be in such bad shape. Something my son & I are wondering about is if Sammy's recent interest in eating "DIRT" is a clue. I know the Vet is leaning towards a lymphoma of some sorts but, I was just wondering what anyone else thinks. Sammy has been in excellent health and became very sick in a short amount of time. I will try to attach her lab results but, just in case it doesn't work...here are her (abnormal) lab results: RBC 1.82 HCT 11.2 HGB 5.9 MCH 32.46 WBC 17.33 NEU 14.56 EOS 0.08 BASO 0.10 Thank you for any thoughts or suggestions that you might have for us!
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07-13-2009, 02:01 PM | #2 |
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| bump....and I hope someone can help!
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07-13-2009, 02:09 PM | #3 |
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| pale gums can be a sign of intestinal parasites blood loss due to something even fleas any infection fever can cause loss of appetite smelly discharge could be and infected uterus but you said it "felt" normal??? Hematocrit (HCT) or Packed Cell Volume (PCV) - Provides information on the amount of red blood cells (RBC) present in the blood. Decreased levels means anemia from hemorrhage, parasites, nutritional deficiencies or chronic disease process, such as liver disease, cancer, etc. . Increased levels are often seen in dehydration.
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07-13-2009, 02:14 PM | #4 |
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| Thank you for the bump...you're sweet!
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07-13-2009, 02:18 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | Please call your vet immediately and ask if they specifically checked for "pyometra". It often appears a few weeks after a heat cycle - can be an open or closed pyometra - and you list almost ALL the symptoms. Pyometra is an infection in the uterus and in most cases the female needs an emergency spay. Five is a little young for this to happen......but I just had it happen to my 4 1/2 year old silky about 60 days ago and she had an emergency spay and is doing well now.
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07-13-2009, 02:19 PM | #6 | |
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He's at a loss due to the lack of other significant indicators that you might see with levels like this. Other things that he was thinking of was if Sammy has ingested rat poison, rodents, or metal (Zinc) of any type. The only thing that crossed our minds was the eating of the "dirt" and also that Sammy is a "poop-eater" (ick!) and that possibly she has some kind of parasite. Our dogs do not have access to any wilderness areas and for the most part are indoor doggies & have access to a well manicured back yard. The Vet is sending out her blood for a further work up and was pretty blunt about suggesting that we may be looking at a diagnosis of a rare lymphoma. He also said that they didn't want to start an IV just yet because they do not want to dilute her blood. They will start her on a course of doxycycline & a steroid and if necessary she may need a blood transfusion.
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07-13-2009, 02:23 PM | #7 | |
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Should I request any different exam? Do they do a vaginal? Xray? Help!
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07-13-2009, 02:24 PM | #8 |
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| shes still at the vet right? the infected uterus will give a yellow puss discharge from vagina not clear and uterus would be swollen and hard . eating dirt sign of missing minerals
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07-13-2009, 02:27 PM | #9 | |
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Her vaginal discharge although it was odorous, it was "clear". The Vet said her uterus felt normal. I thought the same thing about the dirt eating (Pica) but, my son also read that parasites can also be in the dirt an in turn cause anemia when they enter the blood.
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07-13-2009, 02:31 PM | #10 |
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| Something else that was different in Sammy's usual routine was that a few weeks ago her appetite was not it's normal...she wasn't interested in her food without encouragement. So, my son began adding carrots & broccoli to her kibbles...the carrots are the kind that come peeled in the little snack size bags & the broccoli is frozen (thawed). I had just read somewhere here in the Nutrition section about those carrots being treated with Chlorine which is a carcinogen.
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07-13-2009, 02:40 PM | #11 |
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| I know this isn't pertinent...but, I just had to post a picture of Sammy with two of my Yorkies (Abby & Bella) about a year ago. She is the sweetest Beagle with the most velvety soft ears that you have ever felt, too. I am just sick to see her "the pack leader" not even lift her head when my Yorkie girls go into my son's room to wake them in the morning. Usually...Sammy will let out a howl for each of them and sniff them to pieces to make sure they are part of her company before permitting them access to her room...lol!
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07-13-2009, 02:47 PM | #12 |
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| aww I hope Sammy gets better soon and what a cute little pack you have!!
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07-13-2009, 02:49 PM | #13 |
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| Thank you!
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07-13-2009, 02:52 PM | #14 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | Here is what we saw...... Thursday night - ate fine, but not her playful self, noticed clear discharge, wondered if she might be going back into heat, noticed her drinking more water Friday - she woke up and could not get enough water, laying around more than normal, discharge still clear but increasing in volume, continuing the excessive thurst, ate fine again that evening, noticing her peeing very frequently and slightly bloated - opted for a visit to the emergency vet that evening to have her checked for a urinary infection - the vet could not get any urine to test, but expressed immediate concern over the amount of discharge and discussed pyometra with us - we opted for antiobiotics and would bring her back in the morning to test for a urinary track infection. Saturday morning - she woke up a BIG mess, her discharge had increased terribly overnight and turned yellow/greenish in color, tummy was bloated and she had no energy - so we took her back to the emergency vet (Friday night and Saturday morning were both spent researching pyometra, so we were better informed as we had not heard of it before)........the vet discussed options with us but felt without a doubt it was pyometra.....after much discussion with our co-owner and him with his vet, we agreed to the emergency spay - only if they agreed to check her carefully once they had her in surgery to verfify - and they did use a needle to pull some of the fluid from her uterus before proceeding - and found her uterus was 4 times normal size.) I hope and pray this is NOT what is going on with your son's beagle.....and the vets can find the real problem soon!
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07-13-2009, 03:02 PM | #15 | |
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The Vet was going to do an Xray or Ultrasound to double check for the Pyometra even tho' her vaginal discharge was clear earlier today. He had done a swab of her discharge and it did not show signs of infection (pus) so, that was one reason he was veering away from Pyometra. At this point, I kind of wish that is what we were looking for...seems the prognosis would be a better one.
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