Hello everyone and thanks for your kind messages. I have my Maddie home now and she's by no means well, but the vet said I should notice an improvement by tomorrow. All her tests were negative so it turns out to be colitis again. He said there was a lot of blood and bacteria in her poop. Poor Maddie had accidents while there...she just couldn't hold it in...she's such a mess, but I love that stinky puppy! He said she is in a lot of pain and that is probably why she has been throwing up. He told me from now on if she's up all night sick to just call him at home. He is such a great vet and I'm thankful for him. He put her on what he called a human antibiotic called metronidazole, 2X per day for 8 days. He also put her on a different food...Hills Prescription W/D. I hope she likes it. She cannot eat until tomorrow and she's so hungry...hasn't eaten since yesterday. The vet said he doesn't know why she's having problems like this...that it could be a food allergy or just that she is very sensitive and her body can't process like it should. He also said it could be whipworms...have any of you ever heard of that? He said whipworms can be easy to miss in studies, so he isn't ruling that out. Normally he gives a dewormer regiment, but he doesn't want to do that right now with Maddie being so sick. If she doesn't get better or comes down with this again, then he will do the worm thing, but for now, just the antibiotics, pepto bismol and lots of TLC. He (my vet) wants me to call him tomorrow to let him know how Maddie's doing. He's such a dear man! I feel just sick that I have to work tomorrow and can't get out of it. I have a neighbor who will check on her and my mom will come and check on her also, plus I'll be home for my lunch hour. Anyway, hopefully Maddie is on the mend! I'm so glad to have her back home with me! |