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10-24-2010, 06:50 PM | #1 |
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| Ecoli We are having bouts of ecoli and I was wondering if anyone else has had ecoli before and how it was treated. Also, if anyone knows of any home remedies to help fight it? Thanks, Sylvia |
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10-24-2010, 06:56 PM | #2 |
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| Not sure what you mean by bouts of E. coli; but I can tell you that it is a bacteria that must be treated with antibiotics!
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10-24-2010, 07:04 PM | #3 |
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| Not sure about home remedies...you should see a vet for treatment. |
10-24-2010, 07:08 PM | #4 |
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| EColi is a gram-negative bacteria treated only with antibiotics. If you are having "bouts" then you must find the source and treat it. If you live on a farm then there are endless possibilities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli
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10-24-2010, 07:44 PM | #5 |
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| Ask your vet about putting your pup on Probiotics... along with antibiotics.
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10-24-2010, 08:40 PM | #6 |
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| Sorry, sometimes, well most of the time, I forget to add enough details. We have been to the vet and the best idea of where we got it from was my daughter feeding moldy food to the dogs. We are using antibiotics but I was looking for something like home remedies to go along with it. I have one sick girl who just isn't coming around like she should and I am afraid we are going to have to take her and leave her at the vets. I hate to do that because if they will teach me how to do what needs to be done, she is better off at home with one on one care. We lost several puppies and 2 adults from this. We still have some that are slightly sick and this one girl who is driving me nuts trying to bring her back to health. Sylvia |
10-24-2010, 09:43 PM | #7 |
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| You are talking about a serious bacteria. You have already lost dogs to it and you don't want to leave the really sick one at the vet? I personally think you need to rethink your position on that!
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10-24-2010, 10:06 PM | #8 | |
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How was it diagnosed? If you are losing dogs to it, then it's probably time to go to an internist/vet school. Something doesn't sound right at all.
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10-25-2010, 02:09 AM | #9 |
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| Are you still Breeding? If so I would stop until you solve the problem. Please take your baby to the vet, this is a deadly bacteria that will kill her and possibly you and your family. Another thing, how do you store your dog food? You can buy dispensers at Walmart that will keep the food sealed for freshness. Do not use home remedies for this deadly bacteria. For the sake of your Yorkies and your family please do what your vet says. |
10-25-2010, 05:11 AM | #10 | |
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E coli must be treated ith the right antibiotic for the right amount of time (usually weeks) Sounds like you are not using an antibiotic that would clear e coli.
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10-25-2010, 05:16 AM | #11 |
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| If you dont want to lose another dog you may need to leave it at the vets
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10-29-2010, 12:02 AM | #12 | |
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It was diagnosed by a stool sample. I don't know why it hit us so hard but at this time I only have one still not right but she is eating and moving around again. I do not want to sound overly optomistic cause that seems to jinx things and I get smacked in the face. She is doing better, let's leave it at that for now. | |
10-29-2010, 12:10 AM | #13 | |
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It takes about 3-4 days to empty a bag so we don't bother putting it in another container. I think what happened was for a period of about 4 days it rained and my daughter didn't cover the food in the outside cages. She let them out in the yard and only put dry food on top of the wet food. I am using the antibiotics and any other meds the vet gives us but I do believe in home/herbal remedies. Most home/herbal rememdies are simple and won't hurt when added along with the medicines. | |
10-29-2010, 12:12 AM | #14 |
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| I don't know myself. I go to a vet clinic where there are about 5 vets and we usually see one of two. They have both seen our dogs going through this and both prescribed the same meds. |
10-29-2010, 12:22 AM | #15 | |
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You know.......I totally understand this but what makes me angry is that she shouldn't have let herself be put on rotation if it was going to be a problem. I did not complain to the owner or the office manager. I don't want to get her fired but we had been in contact for several days with the vets at the clinic over having parvo. As it happened we couldn't get to the er before the puppy died. It was an hour drive to the er and about a 10 minute drive to the clinic. We probably would have lost him anyways but we'll never know. BTW, the dog that hasn't been doing so well is doing better. | |
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