Hey everyone, I joined this forum a few weeks ago with my 4-month-old Morkie. He was doing great until recently.
We noticed over the past few days he has had very dark poop and has been acting sluggish and tired all day, and also had a wet cough.
We brought him to the vet, and it turns out he is extremely anemic, and the dark poop is caused by digested blood. His red cell count is 16%, which the vet told me is HALF of what it should be. He said if it falls any lower, he will need a blood transfusion
The vet said it's commonly caused by hookworms or fleas, but he could not find anything on him or in him.
He gave us iron supplement and anti-biotics, as well as treatment for worms in case he has them.
We are worried sick because we don't have any idea why he's anemic, and we are just bracing ourselves for the worst
Please keep our Fitzy in your prayers tonight, and if anyone could offer some words of wisdom based on experience, we'd appreciate that.