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08-16-2007, 02:17 PM | #1 |
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| Unknown Illness , Little Moe..any ideas? Saturday night hubby and I went away for the night, it wasn't planned a friend of his was in desperate need so we had to go. I put Moe and pippy in a blocked of area of the house that was fully doggy proof, and left it at that.Sunday we returned home, to find they had broken out somehow and had full run of the house! I looked around and nothing to my knowledge had been gotten into, except a sponge, a paper towel, and a plastic hinge off thier crate. By Sunday night I noticed Moe wasn't himself, his tail was dragging the floor, and he just seemed "different".Monday I took them with us thinking he was off due to being left, but still even after a full day of doggy pampering and full attention, he was dragging his tail, and by Monday night walking a bit stiff.Tuesday I worked all day, but fortunately hubby was off, so I had him take Moe in. Up to this point he had passed no stool either.Tuesday morning he was not only walking stiff but arched as well, he wouldnt jump on the bed as ussual or take the stairs....so hubby took him in.The vets gave him 2 shots one to relax his muscles and to tell you the truth I couldnt tell you what the other was meant to do.They sent us home with some paste stuff to give him to help his bowel movements soften up and start again.The vet said to watch him, and check any stool for objects or bits of objects.Wednesday Moe was much worse, too stiff to move, arched like a halloween cat, and so tired you'd think he was an old dog, when actually he turns 3 on Saturday.Wednesday at 5 we took him to the vets they did exactly the same as the day before and sent us home saying he could eat if he wanted it.Wednesday night he finally had a full bowel movement half dark and hard the rest normal and soft.Today we took him to the vets at 10am, he was still arched still stiff legged and still they did nothing more than to give him the shot and send us home, no bloods no x rays, nothing more to try to explore what this could be.Tonight he is vomiting, very very lethargic, not been awake much if any today, and still very arched and stiff, not walking as when he does his back end gives out.The vet wants him back again tomorrow, I am telling you I can scarcely afford another visit thats going to be the same as the others, it would be worth it if they would do other things, as in bloods or xrays..to try to pin point the problem..but they wont....oh yeah and all this time he has had a temp.I am fearful for my little guys life and his well being, he is suffering this I am sure of, Moe is by no means a calm dog, he is over the top active and full of life..these past few days he is just not the dog I know and Love......has anyone got ANY ideas of what his ailment sounds like?......oh yeah...he is constantly putting his head on me as a rest for it..this is not something he ever has done before....Any ideas would be great cause when i go to the vet tomorrow im going to throw out possibilities of what to look for...its a foriegn vet who I just dont think knows much...and in my town I am unfortunatley limited to vets.
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08-16-2007, 02:31 PM | #2 |
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| Oh, heavens. When I first started reading the thread, I thought maybe his bowels were obstructed, but then, as I read further I realized he had gone to the bathroom. I can't imagine what else it might be. Sounds like he's in pain. Is there any other vet within a reasonable distance you might visit to get a second opinion? My prayers are with you and your furbaby. |
08-16-2007, 02:31 PM | #3 |
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| Why don't you just request that they do x-rays and bloodwork? If they don't take you seriously, call a vet who will do the tests that you have requested. It sounds like it's possible that he may have an obstruction or he may have swallowed something that is harming his insides. I wouldn't take any chances. Or it could be something unrelated. Good luck!!
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08-16-2007, 02:37 PM | #4 |
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| My husband and I have BOTH been insisting and requesting they do further tests, there is another vets close to us, which is actually who we used to use, but they have since changed hands and are now the most expensive in our whole area.....out of reach for me financially.I am paying daily for each visit and the meds, and slowely it is mounting up ....I am quite sure it will cost tons by the time we get to the bottom of this....but in my view to diagnose his problem, and cut down on the cost it would have been best to run the tests and xrays first thing..then they would KNOW what it was causing this, they would then be able to have a plan of healing and go from there.....instead all this time later they are just guessing. while poor Moe suffers for it, I would take him to the other vets...as still might do, but as I said....thier prices are so extrordinairy the common person(such as me) cant afford them.
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08-16-2007, 02:45 PM | #5 |
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| i hope you find out what it is really soon. that poor baby seems to be in a lot of pain. let us know if you go to the vets again.
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08-16-2007, 03:18 PM | #6 |
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| right now he is sleeping by me and hopefully his body is doing the work required to get him better.
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08-16-2007, 03:52 PM | #7 |
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| Oh my gosh, poor Little Moe and you's. You don't think he could have ate some of the sponge and now it's like getting bigger inside him? I know you've spent a lot of money already but it's so sad to say, it oviously hasn't helped him. I think he needs an x-ray and blood work like others have said. I would be so mad at that vet. Please take him to another vet, he still needs help.
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08-16-2007, 04:23 PM | #8 |
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| I'd have to take Moe to another vet or to an ER vet. Please update as you know more.
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08-16-2007, 04:28 PM | #9 |
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| My Kalani chewed up the edge of a plastic mat last week and all of the symptoms you're saying your baby have are what my vet told me specifically to watch for as they are signs of a blockage. I would have x-rays done ASAP!
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08-16-2007, 04:41 PM | #10 |
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| This particular vet doesn't seem to think he has a blockage, as his bowels did finally move yesterday.....I am still concerned myself about the possibility of maybe a bit of the plastic hinge having embeded in his stomach wall or somethingThe other concern, as this IS something noticed on one of many trips..his prostate felt "a bit" swollen, but when they learned he had been neutered 2 years ago they lost much interrest in this factor.Every visit they feel his insides by both palpating externally, and then the dreaded finger in the butt thing he hates......Each time they say they feel NOTHING that would warrent an xray or concern on my part......ok when my 3 years old doggy has lost his spark, can barely stand and refuses EVERYTHING that ussually gets him going mad.....it warrents concern on my part.
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08-16-2007, 04:48 PM | #11 |
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| i would take him to a diff vet and dont tell them he has been seen by anyone else . there is something wrong and if you vet isnt doing what you think he should i would get a second opinion for sure. just to be on the safe side.
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08-16-2007, 04:56 PM | #12 |
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| I have been through this!!! Hi, I am so glad I read your thread, You definatly need x-rays, see my pit bull a few years ago had ate something she was just a pup, and she had bowel movements and all, but she would not eat, was vomiting, and what had happened was the piece had logged in a way that had ....how do I say....um....stuck into the side of the stomach/intestine area, and still allow the bowel movement to move through but it was like....stuck into. Yes yes yes bad pain, sounds like this might be a possibility for you, we never did find out exactly what it was but it looked weird what ever it was. Let us know how the little guy does. |
08-16-2007, 04:56 PM | #13 |
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| If I were back in the states, I am sure my choices in vets wouldn't be as limited, but unfortunately I live in the UK and am in a smaller town, there are 3 main vets here one you can only take your pet to if THEY consider you too poor to afford a vet, then theres the one I go to now, then theres the EXTREMELY expensive one, I am on a very low income.....though I wasn't at the time I took on my babies....but now that I am on an extremely low budget the other vet..who probably would do a better job , is just simply out of my reach, even if I wanted to take him there I simply could not afford thier fees.It makes me so upset that the very welfare of my beloved Moe is down to cost.....but I am only just getting over a very lengthy illness myself, and 4 surgeries later financially I am left with the bare minimum to live off .....the UK is more expensive than one might think , but if tomorrow this vet doesn't do anything different I will be looking into the idea of a possible loan to afford the other vet...if the bank allows it.
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08-16-2007, 05:40 PM | #14 |
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| I'm in total agreement here. An arched back is a sure indicator of pain. He could have a piece of the plastic sticking in his stomach or intestines. He needs an X-Ray ASAP. |
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