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04-28-2005, 05:29 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oakdale
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| Please help me-not sure what to do Hi I am a first time dog owner and he is the cutest Yorkie ever. However we have had some problems with him over the past few months. He has had pancreatitis and a high bacteria count I think called cholosteridium(not sure that's spelled right) Anyway he was doing fine and then he had two vaccines, Lyme and Giardia and I was also instructed to give him his heart worm medication two days after that. Now he has blood in his stool. I need help because I talked to my vet and they think that this is probably just a reaction to the vaccines and to "ride it out" but I am worried because he has been sick in the past. It's weird because he sometimes has a little normal,formed stool but then the next time it will be half normal and half diarrhea. He is still eating and drinking, no vomiting or lethargy as of this morning. I don't know what to do or think. Please if anyone has ever heard about this type of reaction to vaccines that would help me to be more confident in the vet or if you have any other suggestions I would appreciate. I know this is a long message but I am worried and scared for him, please help. Thanks much. |
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04-28-2005, 05:34 AM | #2 |
The Royal Mommy Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California
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| If you aren't confident in what your vet told you, you could ALWAYS get a second opinion. It does sound to me like a reaction to the vaccines. Have you switched foods lately?
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04-28-2005, 05:53 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oakdale
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| We haven't switched foods exactly. When he was sick he was on a low fat diet and we have been in the process of slowly bringing him back to his normal diet. We started this process about 2-3 weeks ago and he is at a little more of his normal diet and a little less of his low fat diet really almost half and half. |
04-28-2005, 06:18 AM | #4 |
Got Mojo? Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami
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| I am sorry i can't help...but i hope he gets well soon!
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04-28-2005, 06:21 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas
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| i don't have any experience with any of those symptoms, but my advise would be to take him to another vet and get a second opinion. |
04-28-2005, 06:47 AM | #6 |
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04-28-2005, 06:50 AM | #7 |
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| Poor thing... My puppy also became ill with the second vaccination shot. Loose stool (though no blood) did not want to eat, constantly sleeping but by the second day, things went back to normal. I would look definitely get a second opinion. Blood in the stool would worry me a little, some times it nothing.. |
04-28-2005, 09:08 AM | #8 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beaumont, TX
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| Wish I new something that would help, but just posted to wish Tuffy feels better real soon. Our little furbabies are tuff little ones. Please let us know how he is doing.
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04-29-2005, 05:21 AM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oakdale
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| Hello all Just want to thank you for all your thoughts and good wishes for my baby Tuffy. He seems to be doing better. Still has some soft stool but NO blood so I am so thankful and hoping that this is something that he will just have to pass through. I also want to say real quick that I have learned so much from this site. This is truly a helpful place to be if you are new (like me) and have a Yorkie. So again I thank eveyone and am grateful that I have somewhere to go with my questions if I feel I need to know more. Thanks! |
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